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November 28, 2014
Gustav Vasa is just as the title indicates (the subtitle translates as: "Peder Swart's Chronicle about Gustaf Vasa"), 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.
This is the very last volume in this series, also ending the trilogy that is made up 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...).
Here Gyllenör here seems to have regained some of his inking and colouring chops, or maybe he simplyhad more time to finish this album. It's not as detailed as the first volume, but a lot better than the disastrous third volume.
The storytelling by Reimerthi works, even though some parts still feels too much pasted in to convey the historical facts behind the conflict. This volume contains the strongest scene of the whole series, though, with one of the main character, en enlisted man, experiencing how his his group is ordered to rape and pillage in the village where he grew up.
I would have loved for there to have been more of these well-crafted, historically based adventure stories, but I can also see that time quite literally left this format behind in Sweden at this time.
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.
This is the very last volume in this series, also ending the trilogy that is made up 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...).
Here Gyllenör here seems to have regained some of his inking and colouring chops, or maybe he simplyhad more time to finish this album. It's not as detailed as the first volume, but a lot better than the disastrous third volume.
The storytelling by Reimerthi works, even though some parts still feels too much pasted in to convey the historical facts behind the conflict. This volume contains the strongest scene of the whole series, though, with one of the main character, en enlisted man, experiencing how his his group is ordered to rape and pillage in the village where he grew up.
I would have loved for there to have been more of these well-crafted, historically based adventure stories, but I can also see that time quite literally left this format behind in Sweden at this time.
September 6, 2016
Det här är det tredje och avslutande albumet i författaren Claes Reimerthi och tecknaren Per Gyllenörs serietrilogi om Dacke-fejden. Efter det föregående albumet,
Stormskörd
, som framför allt skildrar året 1542 (inom händelserna i en sorts ramberättelse år 1545, som även används i första albumet,
Vindsådd
), knyter Blodsmäld ihop säcken och skildrar både året 1543 då upproret vänder för Dacke och hans medkämpar, och avslutar den löpande ramberättelsen år 1545. Greppet ger trilogin ett gott övergripande intryck.
Den skara figurer och historiska personligheter som Reimerthi och Gyllenör valt att fokusera sig på är fortsatt intressanta, och den narrativa dynamiken de hjälper till att skapa i serien håller verkligen hela vägen.
Jag hade helt missat den här trilogin, och det fristående albumet Peder Swarts krönika om Gustaf Vasa som föregår dem, men jag är ypperligt glad över att ha snubblar över dem på biblioteket. Välgjord historisk fiktion i serieformat.
Den skara figurer och historiska personligheter som Reimerthi och Gyllenör valt att fokusera sig på är fortsatt intressanta, och den narrativa dynamiken de hjälper till att skapa i serien håller verkligen hela vägen.
Jag hade helt missat den här trilogin, och det fristående albumet Peder Swarts krönika om Gustaf Vasa som föregår dem, men jag är ypperligt glad över att ha snubblar över dem på biblioteket. Välgjord historisk fiktion i serieformat.
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