Sláine: Lord of the Beasts

Sláine #9

by Debbie Gallagher

THE LOST YEARS!

Having united the Tribes of the Earth Goddess to battle the hoards of Fomorian sea demons determined on enslaving them, Sláine was appointed as the first High King of Ireland. After protecting the tribes for seven years, he was put to death so that he could serve Danu in the afterlife.

This exciting collection features a series of adventures which took place during Sláine’s seven-year reign – a period where he spent time as a near-mindless beast stuck in a warp spasm, was reunited with his son Kai and was forced to defend his lands against the Secret Commonwealth of demons led by his old enemy, Medb!

Collects:

- Lord of the Beasts (Prog #1100)
- Kai (Progs #1104-#1107)
- The Banishing (Progs #1108-#1109)
- The Triple Death (Prog #1111)
- The Swan Children(Progs #1112-#1114)
- Macha (Progs #1115-#1118)
- Beyond (Prog 2000)
- The Secret Commonwealth (Progs #1183-#1199)
- The Arrow of God (2000AD Annual 1989)

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Comic Book

256 pages, Paperback

First published May 8, 2014

Reviews

[Chris Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a patchy collection of short tales, some good, some not so good. The artwork is at times quite atrocious, though there is some nice work from Greg Staples.
I don't know why Pat Mills isn't credited by Goodreads here, because Debbie Gallagher co-wrote only a few of these stories.
So... this isn't the best Slaine book. The series appears to be running out of steam.

[ComicNerdSam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of it was good? Gerres' contribution was extremely bad ass, the exact type of art I wanted to see more from in this series. And while the rest of it wasn't terrible, it didn't get that good again after the first 8 pages were done with. At best mediocre, at worst boring as fuck.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art side saves whole lot here. It is much better than the storytelling side which teeters undecidedly between I-want-to-be-funny and I-want-to-be-exiting-and-violent.

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of lesser story arcs of the eponymous Celtic hero. The stories are not that special with a few memorable exceptions. The art is also a step down from previous volumes.

[Annette Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up at random on a trip to the library and I am glad I did. Enjoyable stories with a good dash of Irish mythology, and some really interesting artwork. I particularly enjoyed "Macha" and the retelling of the Children of Lir