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Shadowmancer

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This comic was everything i hoped it would be. The art was excellent & the story was a good adaptation of the novels.

G.P. Taylor's best-selling fantasy novel comes to life in graphic format from Markosia enterprises. Taylor's tale is set 1700's England and center around an epic battle between good and evil. The evil is deliciously represented by the wicked Parson DeMurral. DeMurral is after two small angelic statuettes known as the Keruvim. If he can obtain them both, he will have the power of God! Standing in his way is young Thomas Barrick whose mother was killed when her home caught fire, leaving Thomas to fend for himself, living in caves along the shoreline.

While DeMurral can call upon the dark arts to aid him, Thomas has allies of his own. Raphah is a young man from Africa who is after DeMurral for an object that he stole from his people. Then there is spunky Kate,the daughter of the tax collector who aids the pair for her own reasons. They will find more allies in the unlikely form of the well-known smuggler Jacob Crane as well as a mysterious family that lives in the mysterious Boggle Mill.

I didn't read Taylor's novel but the adaptation by Tony Lee does a great job of moving the storyline along although there are a lot of characters to get to know in a relatively short period of time. The art in Shadowmancer truly stands out. Pedro Delgado's art has an anime look to it that is very clean and expressive. I also have to mention the colors of Eva De La Cruz that perfectly complement Delgado's art and capture the look and feel of the period extremely well. You feel like your watching an animated feature while reading the book.

Perhaps the only drawback is that the book is to be continued but I guess you can't expect to adapt an entire novel in one 128 page graphic novel. I will certainly look forward to reading the next part.

Reviewed by Tim Janson