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內容簡介 重新挑戰史詩故事及視覺新境界 北歐神化貝武夫傳奇經典再現北歐神化貝武夫的故事，激勵了許多經典的史詩創作，同時也成為英國文學史的必讀作品之一，同時也激發世世代代的作家靈感，包括托爾金完成巨作《魔戒》及好萊塢電影劇作。貝武夫的故事述說斯堪的納維亞半島的英雄貝武夫的英勇事蹟，包括他如何擊敗吃人怪物格蘭戴爾。作者Santiago Garcia及插畫家 David Rubin忠於原著內容，以全新的面貌述說世人讚揚的偉大英雄貝武夫，精選共有3,182行的英雄敘事長詩內容，將貝武夫的故事轉化為內容精彩及畫風細緻的當代漫畫作品。跳脫傳統的魔法及英雄崇拜故事情節，將這個遠古時代的作品以現代角度重新演繹，重新打造精湛的貝武夫傳奇。 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.
