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blchandler9000's review
4.0
The last of my nostalgia-fueled re-read of the F&GM books by Mignola, Williamson, and Chaykin.*
This one features great art like the others, and Chaykin is cheeky as ever with the dialogue. The first story features a little satire on religion, which, oddly enough, involves the least amount of fantasy of all of the stories in the series. The second story allows the two heroes a stroll on the ocean floor, seeking a night of romance with two sea-maidens. This story is obviously more fantastic than the other, and also a great deal of fun.
But they're both too breezy, I think. Chaykin's script whittles the tales down to bare bones and some of the smaller elements of storytelling get lost. For example, Fafhrd and Grey Mouser find a barrel of brandy at a story's end and discuss it as if it resolved some mystery, but I wasn't entirely sure about its significance. I really wish these comics were twice as long as they were to let them breathe a bit.
*I have very fond memories of reading this comic miniseries on my bed as a teenager.
This one features great art like the others, and Chaykin is cheeky as ever with the dialogue. The first story features a little satire on religion, which, oddly enough, involves the least amount of fantasy of all of the stories in the series. The second story allows the two heroes a stroll on the ocean floor, seeking a night of romance with two sea-maidens. This story is obviously more fantastic than the other, and also a great deal of fun.
But they're both too breezy, I think. Chaykin's script whittles the tales down to bare bones and some of the smaller elements of storytelling get lost. For example, Fafhrd and Grey Mouser find a barrel of brandy at a story's end and discuss it as if it resolved some mystery, but I wasn't entirely sure about its significance. I really wish these comics were twice as long as they were to let them breathe a bit.
*I have very fond memories of reading this comic miniseries on my bed as a teenager.
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