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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
I appreciate that the art was going for a certain style. I didn't really go for this brand of cute and clever and most of this story was just lost on me because of that.
I'm certain I've never seen such a tender and gorgeous comic adaptation before, and more than half sure I'll never see anything to equal it.
This was a charming short story. Simple and straightforward. I also enjoyed the illustrators piece at the end, which may have been more words than the entire short story.
I love “Chivalry.” The story is magnificent, dreamy, thought provoking, and humorous. I’d expect nothing less from N.G. The art is equally dreamy, respectful, and also very playful. I’m taken with the character in each face, and especially the eyes. There is so much humanness and emotion there. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
Neil Gaiman rocks. I love fairytales and I don’t know how I’m gonna handle living till 93 unless I also find the holy grail in a thrift shop.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was an enjoyable funny listen - incredibly short but lovely vibes
For me it is Doran's art that makes this graphic novel. It's honestly not my favorite Gaiman short story but it is bittersweet for all of that. The story I think was written thirty years ago and there is some of Gaiman's lack of age at the time showing in this (more of how someone in their late 20s/early 30s might see what being 70 is like). Doran's art is just this luminous watercolor (in her afterword she talked about the joys and terrors of creating this work and said some of it went for sale. I would have loved to have seen that)
Mrs. Whittaker is a pensioner who stops at the local OxFam store whenever she cashes her pension check and gets a little something, usually romance novels. This time she picks up a chalice that she takes home and puts on her mantle after giving it a thorough washing (There is something of a chill that goes with that knowing this is the Holy Grail).
She knows what it is and doesn't even bat an eye when the beautiful young man in full plate mail rides up on his equally beautiful war horse. Galaad (Galahad) wants the Grail so he can finally end his quest but the Grail looks so good on her mantle amidst the pictures of her late husband.
There is such a delicate sweetness to their interactions as he tries to find just the right thing to convince her to give up the grail but there is also a bitterness there when she is tempted to take one special item and realizes what she might have to give up.
I really did enjoy these characters who are truly elevated by Doran's art. I did recognize Galaad's face from A Distant Soil and now thanks to the afterword I know the sad history there. It's a treat if you like the Arthurian legend.
Mrs. Whittaker is a pensioner who stops at the local OxFam store whenever she cashes her pension check and gets a little something, usually romance novels. This time she picks up a chalice that she takes home and puts on her mantle after giving it a thorough washing (There is something of a chill that goes with that knowing this is the Holy Grail).
She knows what it is and doesn't even bat an eye when the beautiful young man in full plate mail rides up on his equally beautiful war horse. Galaad (Galahad) wants the Grail so he can finally end his quest but the Grail looks so good on her mantle amidst the pictures of her late husband.
There is such a delicate sweetness to their interactions as he tries to find just the right thing to convince her to give up the grail but there is also a bitterness there when she is tempted to take one special item and realizes what she might have to give up.
I really did enjoy these characters who are truly elevated by Doran's art. I did recognize Galaad's face from A Distant Soil and now thanks to the afterword I know the sad history there. It's a treat if you like the Arthurian legend.
Beautiful art. A really fun reimagining of Arthurian legend. And did I mention the unbelievably beautiful art?
Now I need to go thrifting...
Now I need to go thrifting...
One of my favorite short stories by Gaiman and the art makes it even better.