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Rex Mundi Book 6: Gate of God [Paperback]

Arvid Nelson (Author), Juan Ferreyra (Author)
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Rex Mundi January 26, 2010
Doctor Julien Sauniere's quest for the Holy Grail has led him to a wild mountain valley in the remotest corner of France. The power-mad Duke of Lorraine wants him dead, but Julien finds an unlikely ally in Isabelle, the duke's own daughter. And no one, not even the duke himself, is aware of the Grail's ultimate secret. It's a truth so shocking it will literally cover the earth in blood! Bittersweet goodbyes, magical duels to the death, and miracles both great and small await you in the final installation of the Rex Mundi epic.

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Gate of God brings the six-volume Rex Mundi saga to an ambiguous close. The series, which follows Dr. Julien Saunière's quest to find the Holy Grail, is set in 1930s Europe, but a still-feudal Europe where the Protestant Reformation was crushed by the Catholic Church. The final installment invokes the magical plot elements, Christian legends, and dramatic plot twists that have attracted fans since the series debuted in 2003. In addition to Saunière, Genevieve Tournon, the duke of Lorraine, and Lady Isabelle play a critical role in the action. Saunière, along with the readers, finds the answers to mysteries that have been building over the years, although the ending leaves some questions unaddressed. A summary at the beginning of the book will help get newcomers up to speed, but the story will have the most resonance with those who are caught up already. Ferreyra's artwork manages to look ethereal and realistic in the same moment, an appropriate complement to the tale. The volume concludes with a gallery of Rex Mundi–inspired images by Dark Horse artists, including Joseph Michael Linsner, Mike Mignola, and John Cassaday. (Feb.)
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Nelson concludes his alternate-history graphic rival to The Da Vinci Code with the principals—Indy Jones–like hero Julien Saunière; the ruthlessly Hitleresque Duke of Lorraine (or David I, emperor of the Franks, as he now styles himself); the duke’s rebellious daughter, Isabelle; and his duplicitous wife, Genevieve—converging on the palace in the Pyrenees in which the Holy Grail is ensconced. Several other main players retake the field, either from out of hiding or, more portentously for the final revelations about the grail, from the grave. Needless to say, the action is furious and, for a couple of principals as well as many from the duke’s entourage, lethal. A climactic cataclysm of satisfying scale; a quiet, weighty denouement that cracks the door for a sequel; and the collapse in exhaustion of the pan-European war the duke started wrap the package up. Ferreyra’s flair for moody lighting and coloring stays the course, ably supporting Nelson’s Hollywood-costume-drama imagination. Framing short stories drawn by Brian Churilla and the more caricatural Guy Davis (B.P.R.D.) add charm as well as value. --Ray Olson

Product Details

  • Paperback: 248 pages
  • Publisher: Dark Horse (January 26, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1595824030
  • ISBN-13: 978-1595824035
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Arvid Nelson worked on a couple of films after college, ranging from Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks to Troma Productions' The Toxic Avenger Part IV. As much as he enjoyed fetching coffee and sleeping in rat-infested warehouses, he decided to drop out and write comics, and he hasn't looked back.

Ten years later, he's finally delivered the coup de grâce to Rex Mundi, his first published work, as well as Zero Killer, another comic he's been working on for a Really Long Time. He's written for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment.

Arvid lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with a loving wife and a large television. He enjoys lifting weights and writing about himself in the third person. His next big project is a young adult fantasy novel based on his love of Scandinavian and Celtic mythology, and heavy metal music. You can get in touch with him at arvidland.com.

 

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Series Not So Great Ending, February 3, 2010
This review is from: Rex Mundi Book 6: Gate of God (Paperback)
I have been a loyal follower of the Rex Mundi series since the beginning. I have always found it intriguing, and part of the fun of the series was seeing where they were going with the whole thing. Without giving too much away, I feel like they really flubbed the ending. It had everything that a loyal reader expected to see at the end...that is the problem. The series was just so good at being different, and not being predictable, that the ending was kind of lame because it gave us what we expected. In the end there were so many cool elements that Rex Mundi laid the groundwork for that they didn't end up exploiting. The whole thing just felt like the authors were ready to move on and did the quickest most predictable way to end up the whole thing. I am sad to see it come to a close, but more because it felt like there was still more story to tell than because the ending was satisfying.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The story is told, February 8, 2010
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Rex Mundi's story is told now. It was a good ride, but a bit of a letdown at the end, as most of these holy grail stories tend to be. After all, the author is faced with a choice between writing of a truly changed world, or one that just had an adventure and came out roughly the same way as it started. It is more the latter than the former. The art is superb, as it has been throughout the series, but the characters don't look the same as in earlier books, which makes it disjointed. Perhaps that's because of the change of artists mid-stream. All in all, a good story, but one that had run its course.
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rex Mundi is the Best Comic in Print, February 8, 2010
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Rex Mundi ends with a bang. I won't give anything away, but the end is satisfying and the writing only gets better with each issue. The art is beautiful as always.

Arvid Nelson created a universe that continues to live in my mind.



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