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A review by travisantoniog
The Hedge Knight, Issue 1 by Ben Avery, George R.R. Martin, Bill Tortolini
Having initially read the hedge knight novella In my opinion I believe that this graphic Novel adapted by Ben Avery does justice to the endearing characters of Dunk and Egg created by George R R Martin's.
As in the novel, the first page of the novel depicting the burial of Ser Arlan sets the tone well for the novel. Also like the bright colour palette which conveys the sense of Dunk's naive impression of knighthood. The story is resolved with Dunk realizing that while "Ser Duncan the tall" can be beaten "Dunk of flea bottom" endures. However the weakness of the artwork is that it makes the battles less compelling than in the novel where the tournament drawn from 19th Century novels such as Ivanhoe of the Medieval Romanticism genre is contrasted with the graphic portrayal of violence of the novel.
Overall, the cover art is gorgeous and it has managed to stay true to the original source.
As in the novel, the first page of the novel depicting the burial of Ser Arlan sets the tone well for the novel. Also like the bright colour palette which conveys the sense of Dunk's naive impression of knighthood. The story is resolved with Dunk realizing that while "Ser Duncan the tall" can be beaten "Dunk of flea bottom" endures. However the weakness of the artwork is that it makes the battles less compelling than in the novel where the tournament drawn from 19th Century novels such as Ivanhoe of the Medieval Romanticism genre is contrasted with the graphic portrayal of violence of the novel.
Overall, the cover art is gorgeous and it has managed to stay true to the original source.