Beowulf
Subtitle: a graphic novel
By: by Santiago García and David Rubín ; edited by Image Comics ; design, David Rubín ; layouts, Manuel Bartual ; translation, Sam Stone and Joe Keatinge ; lettering, Jared Fletcher
Contributors: Rubín, David, 1977- author; Stone, Sam, translator; Keatinge, Joe, translator; Image Comics
Published: 2016
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781534301207
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Epic poetry, English (Old); Comic books, strips; Modernized versions; Beowulf; Adaptations
Description: BEOWULF HC SANTIAGO GARCIA and DAVID RUBIN unite to bring forward the myth of Beowulf, which has endured for a thousand years and inspired an epic poem of the same name, became a foundational piece of English literature, and inspired generations of authors, from Tolkien to a good number of Hollywood screenwriters. BEOWULF tells of the tale of a Scandinavian hero in lands that would become what is now Denmark and Sweden: A monster, Grendel, has arrived in the kingdom of the Danes, devouring its men and women for 12 years until Beowulf arrives to save them. GARCIA and RUBIN faithfully follow the original story for a new version that is neither revisionist nor postmodern, but captures the tone and important details of the poem, translating its potent, epic resonance and melancholy into a contemporary comic that isn't standard swords and sorcery or heroic fantasy fare, but rather an ancient story with a modern perspective that remains respectful of the source material.
Notes: Translation from the Spanish of: Beowulf.

Rated M/Mature.