Millennium #2: The Skeleton of Angels

Millénaire #2

by Richard D. Nolane, François Miville-Deschênes (Illustrator)

Stunning and intelligent Medieval detective adventure that infuses The Name of The Rose with The X-Files. PUBLICATION IN 5 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. As the first Millennium approaches, Middle Ages Europe is torn apart by violence and unrest. Ghoulish creatures prowl the land, strange lights are seen blazing through the sky, and sinister machinations threaten to destabilize the Continent's entire political and religious structure. Holy relics merchants, Raedwald the Saxon and Arnulf, travel these brutal roads, surviving by brains and brawn. The world is about to catch the original millennial fever!

Genres: Fantasy, Comics, Graphic Novels

57 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 27, 2004

About the author

Pseudonym of Olivier Reynaud

Reviews

[Mirnes Alispahić · Rating 4 out of 5]

It seems Raedwald can't keep himself out of trouble, or trouble has a way of finding him. This time he ends up in England as an envoy of pope in search of a coffer that contains bones of angel, as it turns out. It's either he'll find it or he'll be excommunicated. Of course, his old "buddies", Hounds of God, didn't forget what he did to them in previous issue so they're after him also.
Another good story and good art, although drawing can be faulty at times.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Setting sail for new adventure

The second volume of the Millennium series does not disappoint. The melding of Medieval Christian history with apparently modern paranormal phenomena is enough to propel me through this volume and headlong into the next one.

[Czterysta Czterdzieścicztery · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ten tom dużo bardziej spójny od poprzedniego i robi się z tego porządne czytadło fantasy. Parę głównych bohaterów można naprawdę polubić, tworzą dobry duet.

Scenariusz: **
Rysunki: ***

[Andrew Hale · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Intrigue Thickens.

Raedwald and Arnulf take on a mission for "Pope" Vladimir, a shady vampiric man who is rumored to have murdered the last pope, partnered with a possible dark sorcerer, Thanner. Raedwald will search for the coffer of St. Peter, supposedly holding the skulls of two angels of Sodom. Political subterfuge abounds in the guise of religion and royalty. The vampiric Pope and the saavy detective also have a common annoyance in the cultic Cluny hounds who worship a dark cross. Do angels walk among us?

The storytelling is keeping me quite interested, between the historical, regional, and religious details. Arnulf and Raedwald are relatable though Raedwald will surprise me on occasion with his sly intentions, even going so far as to sound pious to commit a killing.

The art is great. The details and the characters and the pain and the expressions, so forth and so forth. I look forward to continuing the series.

Millennium:
Part 1: Hounds of God
Part 2: The Skeleton of Angels
Part 3: The Devil's Breath
Part 4: The Poisoned Ministers