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Peter Panzerfaust #5
Peter Panzerfaust, Vol. 5: On 'Till Morning
A coming of age tale told through the eyes of a group of French orphans during World War II who were saved by a brave and daring American boy named Peter. As they travel together, they get tangled up in the French Resistance in Paris.
A story of intrigue, love and heroism and a final goodbye to Peter Panzerfaust.
Using the Peter Pan story as a touchstone, Peter Panzerfaust reinvents familiar character and plot elements in a unique and creative way.
Collects issues 21-25.
A story of intrigue, love and heroism and a final goodbye to Peter Panzerfaust.
Using the Peter Pan story as a touchstone, Peter Panzerfaust reinvents familiar character and plot elements in a unique and creative way.
Collects issues 21-25.
152 pages, Paperback
First published March 21, 2017
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About the author
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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May 29, 2017
I think any quality review would give too much away.
Here's my not-so-quality review, minimum spoilers.
The volume is fitting conclusion to the series, both for the WWII story line, and the surrounding story of the journalist researching the war (yeah, he has been in most every issue, but you haven't really been thinking about his story much, have you?) There is a lot of exposition at the beginning of the volume, and again at the end. I think the first is set-up for readers who may have forgotten what action has been occurring, and the second to provide a clear ending to the series.
There are two shifts in artistic style. First, the art spends some time becoming more... impressionistic, I guess? Backgrounds fade, and the action goes to watercolor. This did not take away from my enjoyment of the storytelling; in fact, it gave it a more abstracted feel appropriate to the events. (Your mileage may vary, however!) As the action closes, the writing style becomes much more an exposition, mysterious and slow. Not sure how much I liked this... but overall, it was half of one issue, so I can live with it.
Here's my not-so-quality review, minimum spoilers.
The volume is fitting conclusion to the series, both for the WWII story line, and the surrounding story of the journalist researching the war (yeah, he has been in most every issue, but you haven't really been thinking about his story much, have you?) There is a lot of exposition at the beginning of the volume, and again at the end. I think the first is set-up for readers who may have forgotten what action has been occurring, and the second to provide a clear ending to the series.
There are two shifts in artistic style. First, the art spends some time becoming more... impressionistic, I guess? Backgrounds fade, and the action goes to watercolor. This did not take away from my enjoyment of the storytelling; in fact, it gave it a more abstracted feel appropriate to the events. (Your mileage may vary, however!) As the action closes, the writing style becomes much more an exposition, mysterious and slow. Not sure how much I liked this... but overall, it was half of one issue, so I can live with it.
December 29, 2017
4/4.5
Wow! What an ending!
I've had trouble with the art throughout the series. Even with the pretty watercolor, it gets a little harder for me in the last two issues (24 & 25)... Which is why this volume gets 4 stars and not 5.
Nothing is perfect. ;)
Also, .
All in all, a really fun and well-done series. I like this version of Peter Pan way better than the original book, and totally recommend it!
Wow! What an ending!
I've had trouble with the art throughout the series. Even with the pretty watercolor, it gets a little harder for me in the last two issues (24 & 25)... Which is why this volume gets 4 stars and not 5.
Nothing is perfect. ;)
Also, .
All in all, a really fun and well-done series. I like this version of Peter Pan way better than the original book, and totally recommend it!
December 24, 2016
It took the last two issues long enough to come through, but it ended well, however, I was disappointed that Haken's crocodile was never directly addressed.
September 21, 2020
*One last review that contains spoilers. Read at your own risk.*
"Second star to the right and straight on 'till Morning."
While Tiger Lily and Julien are out hunting Hook's Men, the other survivors have gone back to Paris, in the hopes to disappear of Hook's radar. Everyone has felt that the war changed them. The war is weighing through on them. All seems sort of lost. Peter must be dead, is concluded by Gilbert. But, as he has a way of making appearances, Peter returns. But he's not the only one to deliver a shock, as he discovers that Wendy is expecting.
In the present day, Mr. Jim Parsons meets with Maurice Rousseau, one of the Twins, his final interviewee.
With the help of la Sirène, the patreon of the Mermaid Lagoon - a bordello, in trade of one of Hook's men, the group discovers Haken is aboard his ship in Cherbourg, along with Mr. Monnier, his prisoner and key figure for the French Resistance. But before going in for the final chapter of Peter's adventure, another last character needs a backstory. A rather special one, in my opinion. But it somehow works.
Moving their operations to Cherbourg, they make the plans for one last adventure. When an argument breaks out between the Twins, Peter and Wendy leave for a calm night, to be accompanied by Maurice. And even though the war might have seen forgotten for one evening, the Hook quickly brings the reminder that it is not over. As Peter confronts his nemesis for the last time, the story comes to an end.
In the present, Jim wraps up his interviews and his puzzle is complete. The questions he had about his past, have now connected. The ending of the story is one I'm not going to spoil.
Personally, I loved the whole story from beginning to start. The setting was a unique one to begin with. When people say: "Peter Pan", World War II wouldn't be one of my first thoughts (except if I think about Disney's sequel to the story: "Return to Neverland"). While it is not completely faithful to its original (The Neverland aspects, like flying and pixie dust and missing some key characters like Tinkerbell), it does an amazing job of storytelling. I must admit, I was confused with certain characters to begin with, mainly because I couldn't tell them apart. But the more I re-read it, the more I can tell them apart.
The wait for the final 2 chapters (because the original story came out in 25 chapters, the volumes are merely a collection of them) was a long one. I was afraid they wouldn't come out and the story's final ending would never come. The relief when it was eventually announced that they would come, however was big and I must admit that a tear was shed when I finally got to wrap it up.
While it is still a question what happened , I'm sort of glad this was left open to interpretation.
To finish this review to one of my favourite stories, another quote from the original: "To live, would be an awefully big adventure."
"Second star to the right and straight on 'till Morning."
While Tiger Lily and Julien are out hunting Hook's Men, the other survivors have gone back to Paris, in the hopes to disappear of Hook's radar. Everyone has felt that the war changed them. The war is weighing through on them. All seems sort of lost. Peter must be dead, is concluded by Gilbert. But, as he has a way of making appearances, Peter returns. But he's not the only one to deliver a shock, as he discovers that Wendy is expecting.
In the present day, Mr. Jim Parsons meets with Maurice Rousseau, one of the Twins, his final interviewee.
With the help of la Sirène, the patreon of the Mermaid Lagoon - a bordello, in trade of one of Hook's men, the group discovers Haken is aboard his ship in Cherbourg, along with Mr. Monnier, his prisoner and key figure for the French Resistance. But before going in for the final chapter of Peter's adventure, another last character needs a backstory. A rather special one, in my opinion. But it somehow works.
Moving their operations to Cherbourg, they make the plans for one last adventure. When an argument breaks out between the Twins, Peter and Wendy leave for a calm night, to be accompanied by Maurice. And even though the war might have seen forgotten for one evening, the Hook quickly brings the reminder that it is not over. As Peter confronts his nemesis for the last time, the story comes to an end.
In the present, Jim wraps up his interviews and his puzzle is complete. The questions he had about his past, have now connected. The ending of the story is one I'm not going to spoil.
Personally, I loved the whole story from beginning to start. The setting was a unique one to begin with. When people say: "Peter Pan", World War II wouldn't be one of my first thoughts (except if I think about Disney's sequel to the story: "Return to Neverland"). While it is not completely faithful to its original (The Neverland aspects, like flying and pixie dust and missing some key characters like Tinkerbell), it does an amazing job of storytelling. I must admit, I was confused with certain characters to begin with, mainly because I couldn't tell them apart. But the more I re-read it, the more I can tell them apart.
The wait for the final 2 chapters (because the original story came out in 25 chapters, the volumes are merely a collection of them) was a long one. I was afraid they wouldn't come out and the story's final ending would never come. The relief when it was eventually announced that they would come, however was big and I must admit that a tear was shed when I finally got to wrap it up.
While it is still a question what happened , I'm sort of glad this was left open to interpretation.
To finish this review to one of my favourite stories, another quote from the original: "To live, would be an awefully big adventure."
February 7, 2024
My view of this book was like most of the previous volumes but that ending was very fitting for a the tale of Peter Pan. I really liked how this turn out. There were some shifts in the art style throughout this book and it was jarring at first it was fairly easy to adapt to it. Most of the story threads are tied up quite nicely. This feels like a tiny story against the giant canvas that is WWII and I think that works in its favor. The characters feel larger than life but they still feel human as well. I wouldn't mind seeing this series get adapted as a single season television show. If you are a fan of the Peter Pan story, I highly recommend picking this series up.
November 16, 2017
The mermaids appear and our story ends
In this fifth and final volume of a comic collection , we meet Peter Panzerfaust as he confronts Hook / Hagen for the last time.. Taking place in 1940, the group continue to fight the Nazi occupiers in France, trying to liberate a high-ranking member of the Resistance.
The story told in sepia tones is engaging and nicely-illustrated . A good final volume, bringing everything ot a reasonably satisfactory end. I recommend the series to all comic book lovers.
In this fifth and final volume of a comic collection , we meet Peter Panzerfaust as he confronts Hook / Hagen for the last time.. Taking place in 1940, the group continue to fight the Nazi occupiers in France, trying to liberate a high-ranking member of the Resistance.
The story told in sepia tones is engaging and nicely-illustrated . A good final volume, bringing everything ot a reasonably satisfactory end. I recommend the series to all comic book lovers.
November 18, 2021
What a beautiful conclusion to this story. About the only thing I saw as a drawback, and it's a strange one to call out, was the sudden shift to Jenkins' watercolors about midway through the book, after everything up to that point had been colored in ink. The watercolor work is beautiful and something he's continued with to the present day, but it is a stark difference from the rest of the book and what came before. Otherwise, a very strong recommendation. This was a really good book from start to finish.
October 10, 2018
I'm not ready for this to be over!! I enjoyed every moment of this series. I can't recommend this enough. One of the best Peter Pan retellings I've ever read, and I have read a ton.
The mermaids play a huge part in this one. Sadly not very much Tigerlily. I was a little disappointed in this volume just some of the war strategy I thought wasn't the smartest. I don't want to give spoilers so I won't get to into it. Overall this series was a 5/5 for me.
The mermaids play a huge part in this one. Sadly not very much Tigerlily. I was a little disappointed in this volume just some of the war strategy I thought wasn't the smartest. I don't want to give spoilers so I won't get to into it. Overall this series was a 5/5 for me.
June 7, 2017
A stellar ending to one of the finest comic series to come out in the last decade. This re-imagined telling of Peter Pan, set against the backdrop of Nazi occupation of France, is exciting and heartbreaking. The only thing I didn't like was that it signified the end of a story I was really enjoying, but the best works always leave you wanting more.
August 11, 2019
A perfect ending to a fabulous series. Parsons' journey continues as he gets the story he's looking for and its epic. There is so much heart and soul in this entire story. Yes, its a war story but its so much more. Kurtis Wiebe is someone I will look for now. His concept was 100% realized. Overall, a tremendous book.
April 19, 2022
I read this four years ago. I knew how it was going to end. I don’t recall getting overwhelmed with emotion like I did on this reread. Maybe it is because I am a father now. I hope I get to meet the author one day, so I can thank him. This is now in my top ten comic series of all time. So, so good!
October 24, 2017
Solid end to an interesting re-imagining of Peter Pan. This would be a really good graphic novel intro series for someone looking to get into them. It's short yet well-written & graphics are great. Highly recommend.
June 4, 2017
Satisfying end
June 25, 2017
Um excelente fim para uma excelente série...
July 14, 2017
I'm not crying, you're crying!
July 10, 2021
The end was great, although not what I hoped for but th great!
September 14, 2022
Fantastic series. Great artwork. Great retelling of a classic story. Nice little twist at the end that leaves you satisfied.
May 24, 2024
An absolutely fantastic work of historical fiction/retelling of the story of Peter Pan.
April 26, 2017
This series finished strong. I really enjoyed the take on the characters and setting. Would love to see a movie
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