Valhalla: Den samlede saga 3

Valhalla: Den samlede saga #3

by Peter Madsen, Henning Kure, Hans Rancke

I myterne må guderne igennem mange prøvelser. Men det må forfattere og tegner også, før de kan stå med et færdigt tegneseriealbum i hånden. Det tager det meste af et år at skrive, tegne og farvelægge en Valhalla-historie. Hvordan det egentlig går til, fortælles i dette bind.
Dette bind indeholder historierne:
7: Ormen i dybet
8: Frejas smykke
9: Den store udfordring

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Mythology, Fantasy, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Danish

193 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Peter Madsen is a drawing artist and illustrator, an author, a filmmaker and a lecturer. He was born on 12 May, 1958 in the city of Århus, Denmark. As a boy he moved around Denmark with his family until they settled down in the city of Roskilde. Peter Madsen had his first strips published at the age of fifteen, then chose to study medicine. During the years 1980-84 this was his main occupation until he gave up his studies to be able to concentrate on directing the animated feature film Valhalla. He is probably best known for the series of comic albums called Valhalla (1979 -), humourous comics about the gods of Norse mythology. You can read the history of Valhalla here. In 1995, Peter Madsen published The Son of Man, a graphic novel of 136 pages in water colour, based on the four Gospels in the New Testament. In 1999, he contributed to the interpretation of The Book of Job by publishing an expressive graphic story for adults, The Story of Job. In cooperation with Johannes Møllehave, Peter Madsen wrote Signe's Christmas (2003), which is a familiy book on Christmas, illustrated by Peter Madsen. In 2004, Peter Madsen published a new interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Story of a Mother" in the form of a graphic novel called The Story of a Mother, based on a tale by Hans Christian Andersen, in water colour and gouache. In 2008, Peter wrote and illustrated The Journey to Jersualem, a book about Easter. In 2009, the first books in the picture book series, Troll Life were published. Troll Life is co-created by Peter Madsen and his wife, Sissel Bøe. So far 9 books have been published.
On top of this range of comic albums and graphic novels, Peter Madsen has created a lot of artwork for book and LP/CD covers, posters and illustrations for magazines and periodicals, newspapers and associations; storyboards,T-shirt designs, stamps and murals. He has illustrated several books, among them the Troll Story, (Troldehistorien) by Henning Kure (1989, rhymes by Rune Kidde) and the School Bible by Bodil Busk Sørensen from 2000. Peter Madsen is also a prolific lecturer. Over the last fifteen years, he has given more than 700 lectures. He is married, lives in Silkeborg, Denmark, and has two children and two step-children.

Reviews

[Carl Bacher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gode historier, min yndlings af de tre er "Ormen i Dybet", men de andre er også gode.

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a lot of love for this series overall, it always brings me a lot of nostalgia, even when reading volumes I have never read before. Being in this universe just makes me happy. Also I am a major fan of anything related to mythology, and specifically norse mythology will always hit a little closer to home, so the additions included for these editions are really great and they enhance the overall experience a lot, at least to me. I love having immediate access to the original myths, to compare and contrast.

This particular volume wasn’t my favorite altogether. I found some of the stories a bit slower, but it did also contain what is probably my favorite issue of the series as a whole: “Valhalla 8: Frejas  Smykke”. The art and coloring appeals more to my personal taste than most of the rest of the issues, and I also really appreciated  the female centered story. 

A fun quick read nevertheless. I would highly recommend it.

[KSena · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Same review on all 5 parts)

These comics are absolutely fantastic! They were what drove me into my huge interest in nordic myth and legend. Here you’ll meet them all! Odin, Tor Loki (mostly), but also all the other gods and goddess! And the two human servants living with Tor and Sif.

It’s clear to see how the creators have gone from the very bulky drawing style in the beginning to the refined and beautiful drawings that quickly show up the more of these stories you read.

And the stories don’t follow the myths and legends perfectly, it’s mostly Madsen and his team and their take on them. So they are a bit kinder than they really were, but that is an understandable change.

These are some HIGH QUALITY comics that everyone should read! Especially in these luxury collections, where you got so much behind the scenes stories!

[Gjertrud F · Rating 4 out of 5]

- for Frøyas smykke
+ for Ormen i dypet

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yea okay, the representation of Heimdal is starting to seriously rub me the wrong way, but still, a masterpiece.

[Thorbjørn Sølver Lange · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic.
A collection of graphic novels from my child hood.
My path into norse mythology

[Søren Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again i had a blast reading this!
As always, there is a lot of extra material and this time around it is regarding “how” to draw a comic.
The 3 stories are all strong entries, with perhaps “Frejas smykke” as the weakest link and “Ormen i dybet” as the unforgettable masterpiece.

[Marlene Bentsen (Boggrippen) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Valhallas tredje samlebind fortæller lidt om, hvem der har lavet hvad i forbindelse med tegneserierne. De har været fem mand om at lave Valhalla, men fordi Peter Madsens rolle har været uændret gennem forløbet, er det hans navn, der repræsenterer holdet bag serien. Jeg synes det er ret spændende at læse om hvordan tegneserierne blev lavet og det får man rigtig meget at vide om i det her samlebind. Fx. om manuskript og farvelægning. Det er ret teknisk, men helt sikkert kræs for dem, der tegner meget.

I dette album findes 'Ormen i dybet', som udkom i 1991 og handler om en kappestrid mellem Tyr og Thor (og der er en ret så morsom scene med Tyr og en frisør). Anden historie hedder 'Frejas Smykke' og udkom i 1992. Den handler om Loke, der skal stjæle Frejas halsring til Odin. Den sidste historie er fra 1993 og er en actionmættet en af slagsen. Den hedder 'Den Store Udfordring' og er en vældig morsom fortælling om en tvekamp mellem Thor og jætten Rungner. Og vi møder Thors uægte søn Magne, som Tjalfe mildest talt ikke er begejstret for.

[Kitty Red-Eye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bare en liten kommentar til en detalj i ekstramaterialet, om Thor/Rugne og Tjalve/Mokkurkalve og hvordan navnene "speiler" hverandre; Thor og Rugne har begge med torden, brak, lydmessig enormitet å gjøre, og som Tjalve er en som løper rundt, er det i moderne ører festlige navnet Mokkurkalve faktisk en tåkebanke. Jeg skulle gjerne sett noen skisser på en Rugne som "speilet" Thor, som de nevner som en mulighet i ettertid... om de hadde kjent til navnenes betydning da de lagde historien.

Når det er sagt, syns jeg jotnene i Tvekampen er svært morsomme, og jeg vet ikke om jeg ville hatt dem på noen annen måte. Men det er kult å se hvordan serieskaperne har tenkt. De har tenkt MYE. Ingen overraskelse der.

[Pippii]

A wonderful comic book series about the Nordic Gods and Valhalla ♥