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Peter Panzerfaust #3
Peter Panzerfaust, Vol. 3: Cry of the Wolf
Having faced the wrath of The Hook, Peter and the Lost Boys join forces with the Braves in guerilla warfare from their secret hideout in the Sticks. This time, Felix is the man with the memories, and as Mr. Parsons soon learns, he’s not eager to revisit that life.
Collects PETER PANZERFAUST #11-15.
Collects PETER PANZERFAUST #11-15.
136 pages, Paperback
First published February 26, 2014
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Kurtis J. Wiebe
181 books768 followersKurtis Wiebe is a Vancouver, Canada based author. The founder and CEO of Vast Vision Publishing, he comes from a two decades long career in comics and games. He is the co-creator of over ten original comic series and a content creator spanning podcasts, live streams and other digital media. His stories have garnered multiple industry awards including two coveted Shuster’s for best writer.
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February 19, 2017
Another #GettingGraphic read and one I really started to enjoy. This boosted up from the second volume in terms of plot and artwork for me, and I felt like I was really immersed in this story over the second so I gave this 3.5*s
May 20, 2021
This one's starting to grow on me. I finally realized this time out that the artist is the same guy who later did Matt Kindt's Black Badge series, which shares a lot of similarities with this one. Neat use of the Peter Pan story against a World War II backdrop. I want to find out where this goes...
May 24, 2024
An absolutely fantastic work of historical fiction/retelling of the story of Peter Pan.
January 7, 2016
The World War II retelling of the legend of Peter Pan continues with Peter and his team of resistance fighters continuing to bring the fight to the Nazis in occupied France. The notorious Hook has supposedly been vanquished but when the Braves intercept a communique with a familiar signature, Peter is in more danger than believed imaginable. Could there be a traitor in the Lost Boys midst?
I was more than happy with the ending to volume 2. Though I knew that Peter's story wasn't over, if that was how co-creators Kurtis J. Wiebe and Tyler Jenkins chose to end the series, I would have been satisfied with it. I was a little uncertain as to if I thought to continue the story of Panzerfaust was a wise choice. But with by the end of this volume, I not only was glad that Peter's tale progressed, I began to long for it to not stop. Thankfully, at least 2 more volumes of this compelling series are waiting for me to find them.
The art is still pretty rough. But it's gritty and fanciful at the same time. With the spoils of war unfolding the way they do in this book in so many unexpected ways, it actually fits in with the subject matter perfectly.
A must read for fans of fantasy reboots, Peter Pan, or just darn good war tales.
I was more than happy with the ending to volume 2. Though I knew that Peter's story wasn't over, if that was how co-creators Kurtis J. Wiebe and Tyler Jenkins chose to end the series, I would have been satisfied with it. I was a little uncertain as to if I thought to continue the story of Panzerfaust was a wise choice. But with by the end of this volume, I not only was glad that Peter's tale progressed, I began to long for it to not stop. Thankfully, at least 2 more volumes of this compelling series are waiting for me to find them.
The art is still pretty rough. But it's gritty and fanciful at the same time. With the spoils of war unfolding the way they do in this book in so many unexpected ways, it actually fits in with the subject matter perfectly.
A must read for fans of fantasy reboots, Peter Pan, or just darn good war tales.
February 14, 2016
Peter and crew continue to fight Hook and the Nazis. "Peter Panzerfaust, Vol. 3: Cry of the Wolf" was much more somber than the first two but this is not surprising given that Felix was the narrator this time. He has always seemed like a loner and an outsider and that is definitely reinforced here. His story is tragic with a final bit of story told without any words, told only with pictures that I'm slightly embarrassed to say made me tear up a little.
I just love how this book mixes the sad with the sweet. Because of the interview framing device, it makes sense that this feeling permeates everything. These characters are nostalgically looking back on a very important time in their lives. Sometimes it's about the love of their lives. But sometimes it's about mistakes they made as a kid that are so horrible that they can't let it go, even as an old man.
This story has drawn me in and I feel so invested in the whole crew. I know it can't end well for everybody but a boy can dream can't he?
P.S. I know we haven't talked about this yet, but the interviewer is clearly going to turn out to be Peter, right?
I just love how this book mixes the sad with the sweet. Because of the interview framing device, it makes sense that this feeling permeates everything. These characters are nostalgically looking back on a very important time in their lives. Sometimes it's about the love of their lives. But sometimes it's about mistakes they made as a kid that are so horrible that they can't let it go, even as an old man.
This story has drawn me in and I feel so invested in the whole crew. I know it can't end well for everybody but a boy can dream can't he?
P.S. I know we haven't talked about this yet, but the interviewer is clearly going to turn out to be Peter, right?
August 2, 2016
"To die would be an awfully big adventure."
Volume 3 takes Peter and the Lost Boys to the French mountains in winter, where Kapitan Haken (Hook) and his band of ruthless Hunters begin a tireless battle of deception and explosives. Schmei's identity is a big reveal and game changer in this volume. We also learn more about Felix, as he relates his story to Mr. Parsons the writer in the present. He was an "angry boy with a rifle" almost begging for death, so as to avoid dealing with any memory of the war. But as he says, he was cursed to survive. There's more action, tragic love, and brotherhood to be seen in this greatly told and wonderfully illustrated third volume.
February 25, 2017
Okay it's official, I'm in love with this series! Can you really blame me though? Not only has the story improved but so has the complexity of the characters as you switch back and forth between narratives and the art work as well since it's become so much more engaging than in the first few issues that there were. My intrigue has been caught by not only the return of a certain character (who will go unnamed for the moment so as not to spoil anything) but by the introduction of a very enigmatic and, for lack of other words, oddly placed character.
Whatever may come next in this series I can't wait to see!
Whatever may come next in this series I can't wait to see!
August 5, 2020
I think I would actually give this 4.5 stars. It's much more focused on war stuff and less about the swashbuckling, high-energy, stressful-but-fun Peter Pan/WW2 hybrid that formed the bulk of the other volumes. The Lost Boys seem more like a regular military unit in this one, which kind of takes away from the Peter Pan premise (although they are apparently still supposed to be 16, which was news to me that required a level of suspension of disbelief I haven't exercised since pretending clearly-30-year-old Tobey Maguire was a high schooler in the first Spider-Man movie). It's still an enjoyable story, but I didn't always track who characters were which hampered my enjoyment. The narrator this time is a character much more grimly affected by the war, and that perspective seeps into the overall feel of the volume. I like that each narrator infuses some of their own personality into the volume, it's a framing device that feels like more than just a gimmick framing device. A couple chapters in, the suspense ratchets way up and the tension remains for pretty much the rest of the book. I was audibly tense, much to the confusion of my family, and then at one point I experienced the most satisfying Deus -ex-machina I have ever encountered. Overall very enjoyable, I hope I get to see more soon, and I hope the next volume has a lot more Peter being snarky and reckless and wonderful.
September 21, 2020
*Review contains traces of Spoiler, read at your own risk*
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.”
1942. Peter and his group have moved with the Braves to the Sticks (the hiding place of French Resistance fighters in the mountain areas), to train and become better soldiers in their own war.
In the present day, it is Felix Belanger's time to (reluctantly) tell his side of Peter's story. Whereas Gilbert (Tootles) and Julien (Curly) were rather talkative about their past and their adventure, Felix is more holding back and even partially wanting to forget it all, due to personal reasons.
When the Resistance steals supplies from the Germans, it turns out the Hook is still very much active in his search to find and destroy Peter and his friends. He even has sent out his own hunters to find them. When the group tries to get ahead of them, all goes wrong and the game between Peter and Haken raises the stakes very highly.
When Felix tries to help Guy Monnier, he too discovers that not all is what it seems. But when all seems lost to him, fate shows that time will catch up with all of us eventually.
Part 3 of 5 in Wiebe's retelling of Peter Pan.
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.”
1942. Peter and his group have moved with the Braves to the Sticks (the hiding place of French Resistance fighters in the mountain areas), to train and become better soldiers in their own war.
In the present day, it is Felix Belanger's time to (reluctantly) tell his side of Peter's story. Whereas Gilbert (Tootles) and Julien (Curly) were rather talkative about their past and their adventure, Felix is more holding back and even partially wanting to forget it all, due to personal reasons.
When the Resistance steals supplies from the Germans, it turns out the Hook is still very much active in his search to find and destroy Peter and his friends. He even has sent out his own hunters to find them. When the group tries to get ahead of them, all goes wrong and the game between Peter and Haken raises the stakes very highly.
When Felix tries to help Guy Monnier, he too discovers that not all is what it seems. But when all seems lost to him, fate shows that time will catch up with all of us eventually.
Part 3 of 5 in Wiebe's retelling of Peter Pan.
July 4, 2017
It's been years(!) since I last read Peter Panzerfaust, and I was certain that I would need to re-read vols. 1 & 2 before continuing with volume 3, but I'm surprised and happy to say I was able to pick right up where I left off.
I enjoyed reading this grim war story from Felix's point of view/memories. Pretty gritty and sad...what I think of as a good representation of a WWII comic.
"Croc?"/maybe a gypsy(?) was a cool introduction & I hope we get to see more of "him" in the story.
I'm having a hard time with the art, which is why this loses a star in my review.
I enjoyed reading this grim war story from Felix's point of view/memories. Pretty gritty and sad...what I think of as a good representation of a WWII comic.
"Croc?"/maybe a gypsy(?) was a cool introduction & I hope we get to see more of "him" in the story.
I'm having a hard time with the art, which is why this loses a star in my review.
November 10, 2017
The “crocodile” enters into the story – betrayal and more wartime activity
In this third volume of a comic collection which runs to at least 5 volumes, we meet Peter Panzerfaust as his group of Lost Boys and the Darlings are betrayed by one of their group.
The story told in sepia tones is engaging and nicely-illustrated as warfare continues as the Germans advance through France. I've got the next two volumes to work through and it should be worth the journey. Recommended for its novel perspective, continued action and developing characters.
In this third volume of a comic collection which runs to at least 5 volumes, we meet Peter Panzerfaust as his group of Lost Boys and the Darlings are betrayed by one of their group.
The story told in sepia tones is engaging and nicely-illustrated as warfare continues as the Germans advance through France. I've got the next two volumes to work through and it should be worth the journey. Recommended for its novel perspective, continued action and developing characters.
August 11, 2019
Another fantastic entry into a great series. Seeing Parsons talk to one of the group who isn't as chipper about his time in the war makes sense. The mystery at the end is a head-scratcher but I'm down for it. Felix is a tragic character and I can't wait to read more. This series is a hit!
July 10, 2021
Just finished number 3. Love it, great story.
February 15, 2024
In this third volume things seemed to slow down a bit. The narrator of this one is Felix. Where Julien was more of a daring and patriotic in the previous book, Felix has more of a death wish. Overall I thought this was an okay entry into the story because I thought the introduction of the crocodile and the ticking clock seemed to forced and convenient. But that final reveal at the end the story that Felix said he would never tell John made up for that convoluted addition. Overall it is a great middle of the story it will be interesting to see how Kurtis J Wiebe wraps this up.
May 21, 2016
Graphic novel set in WWII in France, featuring the French Resistence.
I only gave this one four stars because I noticed in this volume that all the heroes faces look very much the same, except with different hair. I think I only just noticed because volume 2 was all about Julien (aka Curly) who had a big curly affro, so you could tell him apart easily from the others. In volume three, it's all about Felix's story, and that guy... man. Unless he's standing with an older fellow, or with Curly, I had severe issues telling him apart from the others when he wore a hat - and considering it's set in winter... that was often.
I only gave this one four stars because I noticed in this volume that all the heroes faces look very much the same, except with different hair. I think I only just noticed because volume 2 was all about Julien (aka Curly) who had a big curly affro, so you could tell him apart easily from the others. In volume three, it's all about Felix's story, and that guy... man. Unless he's standing with an older fellow, or with Curly, I had severe issues telling him apart from the others when he wore a hat - and considering it's set in winter... that was often.
December 28, 2013
3.5 stars. The comic has great potential which is met half of the time. The story line and artwork combine to give you something truly amazing. Other times the story line infuriates you, i.e. Jacques. That was probably the worst, drawn out secret in literature history. The artwork also falls short in some issues.
January 11, 2014
This TPB isn't actually out yet, I had to go onto Comixology and download the actual floppy's.
Which I never do. I always wait for the trade.
That in itself should be proof of how incredible I find this series. I'm just sad that I am all caught up now and have to wait like a normal Muggle.
Which I never do. I always wait for the trade.
That in itself should be proof of how incredible I find this series. I'm just sad that I am all caught up now and have to wait like a normal Muggle.
January 29, 2014
Still worth reading, but I think they're muddying up the series a bit. Hook and his hunters play a much bigger role in this volume, but Hook is still held back a bit, keeping some of the mystery behind him. I'm hoping they redeem themselves in the next volume.
April 16, 2022
This series just keeps getting better and better. I read the whole series a few years back, and wanted to revisit it because I remember loving it. The writing is top notch. Super exciting and emotionally powerful.
June 20, 2014
This volume was darker, but the series is still quite good. The "crocodile" was a major deus ex machina, and we met Smee.
December 1, 2014
Just incredible.
July 13, 2015
Still worth reading! Very invested in these characters.
August 22, 2016
Really nicely done.
May 24, 2016
Still a mess. The story doesn't really seem to make sense at times. I finish up the next volume but I just wish this had been more.
March 5, 2015
Felix doesn't seem to elucidate his part of the story nearly as well as the others do.
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