Vindsådd

by Claes Reimerthi, Per Gyllenör (Illustrator)

Genres: Comics

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Fredrik Strömberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gustav Vasa is a historically-based book series about the famous Swedish king Gustav Vasa and his time (i.e the 16th century). The series consists of four albums and was written by the experienced scriptwriter Claes Reimerthi. The illustrations were done by Per Gyllenör, one of few Swedish artists who works in the realistic tradition of French-Belgian comics, more specifically his art looks a lot like that of Hermann.

The second volume is the first in a self-contained trilogy, consisting of volume 2-4. The theme here is the cataclysmic events that occurred during the so called Dackefejden (a revolt against the king, who in the former volume was the one organising a revolt...).

Reimerthi here, sadly, does away with the great idea of relating tings through the chronicler Swart, something that made you question just about everything in the former volume, and here tells a more straight historical tale. We follow a number of actors, ranging from the one-eyed mercenary Olof to the king himself, and their actions during a time of war when strife and misery was commonplace for the Swedish population.

This book is not as engaging as the first volume, and it feels a bit like Reimerthi wants to communicate a number of historical facts about what led up to Dackefejden, rather than tell a story. The characters becomes pawns in his play and acts out his wishes, rather than becoming characters of flesh and bones, that I as a reader care about.

Still, it is a very well done, based on solid historical research and depicted with bravado by Gyllenör, which is why I end up with a ranking of three stars never the less.

[The_Mad_Swede · Rating 3 out of 5]

Efter ett första, närmast fristående, album om Gustaf Vasas väg till tronen - Peder Swarts krönika om Gustaf Vasa - återvänder författaren Claes Reimerthi och tecknaren Per Gyllenör till den svenska regentens epok i det första albumet av en trilogi som skildrar Dacke-fejden.

Detta första album skildrar upptakten till upptakten till upproret, och gör det genom en snygg inramning i året 1545 där berättelsen här både inleds och slutar, även om den som helhet sträcker sig från 1534 till denna tid. Det är en intressant skara figurer och historiska personligheter som Reimerthi och Gyllenör valt att fokusera sig på i serien, och det skapar en god narrativ dynamik.

Det ska bli mycket intressant att läsa trilogin som helhet, men detta är en god början.