We start on another tangent of the vast world of Dungeon, one that relates the origins of it. In this first story of the Early Years, you will see the Keeper barely an adult and leaving his family to go find fortune in a time of chaos and darkness.
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Thrilling action and gentle whimsy nestle comfortably together in this charming import by a trio of French comics superstars, a swashbuckling fantasy starring anthropomorphic animals. A boyhood in the country didn't prepare idealistic, bird-headed Hyacinthe for his move to the city. He soon recognizes how corrupt the place is. His scheming uncle is oppressing the underclass elves while organizing a civic festival where a towering arboress will be burned alive. Little Hyacinthe feels helpless to intervene directly, and he even develops a crush on one of his uncle's minions, a cold-blooded snake-woman assassin. He escapes his moral frustration by becoming the Night Shirt, a masked fighter for justice who behaves like a mixture of Errol Flynn and Opus the penguin. Sfar and Trondheim's script creates a marvelous world in which the characters can startle readers by being genuinely strange but also human. Blain's loose but highly skilled art makes silly scenes poignant or exciting. When, after rescuing the arboress, the Night Shirt must urge his steed to leap across a polluted canal, his silhouette against the moon is simultaneously absurd and heroic. Somehow, the parody actually reinforces the adventure. (Nov.)
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Grade 9 Up–In this Robin Hood-type adventure, a masked bird finds himself in a corrupt place and seeks to fight for justice and rid the city of corruption. The dialogue is fresh, witty, and well paced; the art is dark and helps set the tone of the story. However, the design is poor. The print is too small and uses a font that is hard to read; in several places there are too many cells on the page, which detracts from the story. Also, many of the illustrations are too similar. If not for the layout, this book would be comparable to other satirical comics such as Jeff Smith's Bone series (Scholastic).–Scott La Counte, Anaheim Public Library, CA
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Slightly Disappointing, But Still Better Than Most,
This review is from: Dungeon: The Early Years - Vol. 1: The Night Shirt (Paperback)
I love the main books in the Dungeon series, but had somehow never gotten around to reading the Early Years series despite the art being handled by Christophe Blain, who I am a big fan of. Unfortunately, the writing here is oddly not consistent with the quality found in the rest of the series. It starts out a bit disengaged from the reader and stays that way all the way through. Everything here seems to be a slightly diluted version of what is found in the other volumes of the Dungeon series. Despite being chronologically the first book in the series, I cannot really recommend this book as a starting point for some somebody interested in reading the series (for this I recommend Dungeon Zenith 1: Duck Heart, which is amazingly good.) Also, the book is not really for kids despite its all-ages appearances as there is a bit o' the sex in it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A day in the life...,
By Sean Poppe (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dungeon: The Early Years - Vol. 1: The Night Shirt (Paperback)
A more focused Dungeon tale, it follows the evolution of the vigilante 'the night-shirt'. The book showcases the ever charming art of French artist Lewis Trondheim. The focused local and diverse cast of characters helps this tale stick out amongst an already impressive string of Dungeon collections. Erotic and dangerous, fantasy fans would do well to check out The Night Shirt.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
somewhat silly, but still very enjoyable,
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This review is from: Dungeon: The Early Years - Vol. 1: The Night Shirt (Paperback)
I am very occasional reader of comics, but I thought this one
was quite entertaining. The series was recommended in a recent NYT article, so I decided to take a look. The art does not compare to the French greats like Moebius, but it fits the story. My understanding is that this is not representative of the other entries in the series, but I'd still recommend it.
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