Peter Panzerfaust, Vol. 4: The Hunt

Peter Panzerfaust #4

by Kurtis J. Wiebe, Tyler Jenkins (Illustrator)

In the aftermath of the assault on The Sticks, the team is fractured and Lily's father is dead. Parsons returns to Lily to learn her side of the story for the first time. It is the story of one woman giving up everything to avenge her family. Tiger Lily will honor her father's memory with one final hunt.

Collects PETER PANZERFAUST #16-20.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, War, Comic Book, Retellings

136 pages, Paperback

First published June 11, 2014

About the author

Kurtis 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.

Reviews

[Kitty G Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

By far my favourite of the #GettingGraphic Peter Panzerfaust reads I did as this is Tigerlily's volume and not only is she fierce and commanding and rebellious, she's also beautifully illustrated to look strong and skilful throughout. She's a warrior through and through and the artwork within this volume is stunning. 4.5*s overall :)

[Lost Planet Airman · Rating 4 out of 5]

So angry that the artist has stalled on this story for lack of support, with (as I understand it) only two issues left to go.

This is probably the most mature and will-executed volume to date. Tiger Lily seeks revenge for the death of her father, while Peter learns more of Kapitan Hakken's mad purpose and sets out to find the Darlings.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wiebe and Jenkins deliver another great volume of their re-imagining of Peter Pan. This volume changes the status quo a little as Parsons looks into another side of a story he's already heard. Lily's hunt was haunting and believable. Jenkins does a great job of distinguishing between characters even though their looks are similar. His art style is perfect for the book. Overall, another very good read.

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best volume yet, focusing on Tiger Lily as she tracks down the German "hunters" who killed her father.

[Chad Jordahl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel a lot of affection for this book. The story and art felt a bit rushed towards the end of this volume though.

[AvidPasserby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best one in the series so far- I'm pretty sure I've already said that before but now it's different! With all the events that have unfolded in the last volume, including the death of Big Chief, continues with Tiger Lily taking revenge on Haken's Hunters spread out in France, each having a different difficulty for Lily to face. The most interesting Hunter of course is Emmerich Koch as he sort of holds Peter "captive" on his spring time property. He keeps him there against his will but treats him nicely and only punishes Peter when he tries to escape, but he's willing to play chess and fish with him. He recounts how Haken was during the Great War and how similar him and Peter are only for Peter to refuse that he's anything like Haken. Emmerich seemed to have more humanity in himself than any of the other Hunters as he was willing to try and see that if there was a possibility that Peter might turn into another Haken and hopefully change his mind, which in the end wasn't needed. I was of course a little heartbroken when Emmerich feels like he's made progress with Peter only to be abruptly shot by Tiger Lily but of course it was coming, it was only a matter of when.
I am so addicted to this series right now and I have absolutely no shame for having done so, I only hope that the next volume comes out soon!

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

Focused on Lily (and Julien), vol. 4 is a story of revenge. And I like it.

Separately, I have to say I like vol. 4 a lot more than 3 because we get to spend some time with Peter in the middle here and get to know him a little bit better.

Peter: "... I only have friends to save. If they live long, happy lives... that'll be my legacy."
It's at this point I start to get nervous for Peter's life... Are they trying to hint/have me get used to the idea now (if they haven't yet already) that Peter will die at the end of this series? Oh no! Is that how Peter Pan will stay young forever?? :(
That's now my guess...

Series ends in the next vol Peter Panzerfaust, Vol 5: On 'Til Morning.

[Michiel Cootjans · Rating 5 out of 5]

*This review contains slight traces of spoiler, read at your own risk*

“She did not believe he could have really gone, because for her, to leave the person you loved was impossible.”

Barely escaping from their hideout in the Sticks, the 4th chapter of Peter Panzerfausts temporarily shifts its focus to Tiger Lily and her husband, Julien, as she is on a war path to take revenge against Hook's hunters and to find Peter, who is now in their hands.

While this chapter doesn't focus as much on the present day, it does fill in the blanks on how the surviving members of the Braves and Lost Boys got away and an insight on Captain Haken and his men, the Hunters, during their previous war. Although Peter does re-appear halfway in this volume, I still feel that the main focus is on Tiger Lily as she takes revenge on the men who destroyed a part of her life.

[Paul Allard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tiger Lily's revenge – very much her story

In this fourth volume of a comic collection which runs to at least 5 volumes, we meet Peter Panzerfaust as he helps the group against the Hunters and Tiger Lily takes her revenge. Taking place in 1940, the group continue to fight the Nazi occupiers in France.

The story told in sepia tones is engaging and nicely-illustrated . I've got one more volume to work through and it should be worth the journey. Recommended for its novel perspective, continued action and developing characters.

[Nate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this was the best volume in the series so far. It's interesting to see Peter Pan's story turned into a story of French resistance. Tiger Lily is definitely my favorite character.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome!

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

An absolutely fantastic work of historical fiction/retelling of the story of Peter Pan.

[Nate Reitz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fourth volume and the penultimate takes the narration in different direction. The narration is done by Lily but not through an interview like the others. Instead it is done through a diary as she goes on a hunt for the hunters who assaulted the sticks. This is the most Quentin Tarantino style book of the series so far. This depiction of Tiger Lily is just awesome. I flew through this volume so fast as she just went on this vengeance journey. The end of this volume was so satisfying I am really hoping this series sticks the landing.

[tony dillard jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

The World War II twist on the Peter Pan legend continues with Peter's team in disarray. After Hook's ambush in volume 3, some teammates have disappeared, some retired, and some died. Why I can't even tell you where the Darling family wandered off to. Even worse- Peter's been captured by the Nazis!!!

The focus of this volume is on Tiger Lily and her husband Julien. Lily's father died in the assault. So, it's up to the young woman to avenge his death by rounding up and disbursing with Hook's men in a most violent fashion. As revenge turns into dogged obsession, a rift in the relationship between husband and wife forms. Will Tiger Lily end up losing more than her father in this second war to end all wars?

This fantastic series by Image just keeps surprising me. There're so many similarities to the Pan legend. Yet, Panzerfaust is not a modern war rehash of everything I know, seen, and read about Peter and his Lost Boys.

The last two volumes ended in such a way that I would've been okay if that was the end to Peter's story. That's not the case here. No, I didn't hate this book. It's just that this chapter doesn't have a satisfying enough conclusion for me to say 'It can end here!" Unfortunately, I can't find any evidence of when volume 5 will drop and I just can't wait to know what happens next.

I may have to buy some back issues...

[Joe · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series seems to be running out of steam a little bit. This volume was about Tiger Lily getting revenge on the men who killed her father one by one. There were portions of this that were emotional and compelling, to be sure, but this isn't quite the journey that I signed on for. It felt like a detour when I want to see the resolution of the story.

[Caitlin Snyder · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is my favorite of the first 4 volumes. I really like Tiger Lilly's characterization in these. She's fierce and haunted and I think identifiable. There's a lot of love in her but that is not all she is.

[Raelynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall I really enjoyed this series. It had its moments of poor writing and "where is this going" (as all series do) but I never questioned continuing on. Again the art was a shinning gem and the use of original characters in a new light makes giving Peter Panzerfaust a shot worth it.

[Albert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still offering that great fast-paced action, and the art by Tyler Jenkins has improved in this volume.

[Nomad nimrod · Rating 1 out of 5]

I kinda liked first volume but after that , it went downhill.