Saga Valta - Volume 1 (Saga Valta

Saga Valta #1

by Jean Dufaux

In times of yore did a forbidden love arise between Valgar of Valta, son of Halgerr the Golden-Haired, and Astridr, daughter of Thorgerr, and to them a son was born, Gunnar. But Thorgerr was a mighty lord, and with his hundred warriors hunted the couple down, ensorcelling his daughter and banishing her husband. Now, to rescue his true love, Valgar must embark upon a long and perilous quest that will take him into the forest depths to meet the monster called Ogerth the Serpentine, and the far south to fight the beastly devourers alongside Skarperdinn. But Skarperdinn's wife has other plans...

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Ebooks

Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2012

About the author

Jean Dufaux is a Belgian comic book writer. Beginning his professional career as a journalist for "Ciné-presse", Dufaux started writing comic books in the 1980s. Perhaps his most well-known, and certainly his most long-running, series is Jessica Blandy.

Reviews

[Yuna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Aïe.

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ein überraschend spritziger Wikinger-Comic, der nicht die langweiligen Plünder-Szenen aufwärmt, sondern sich am Vorbild der tragischen Intrigen isländischer Sagen seine eigene in einem phantastischen Norden zusammenschreibt. Gelungener Auftakt mit atmosphärischen Bildern (wobei sich die eine oder andere Splash-Seite mit noch mehr Natur gut angeboten hätte) und verwickelter, spannender Geschichte.

[Andrei · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sword-and-a-little-sorcery story inspired by Icelandic mythology, with a familiar yet engaging plot and great artwork. The main character is Valgar, a warrior who marries a young girl only for them to be separated by her father, who happens to be a bloodthirsty warlord. Valgar the goes on a series of quests as he attempts to get help from other clans in order to achieve his goal. This first volume has fights, drama, sex, betrayals and supernatural elements, all mixed together to create an very enjoyable story.

While originally written in French, it can also be found in English on the Kindle store (although the translation is a bit iffy at times).

What I liked: The art is gorgeous to look at. The concept behind this isn't new, but the writing makes everything flow very naturally, and I wasn't bored for one second reading this.

[Mark]

I read this via DPL hoopla and in English.

It needs a new edition added to GR but I am not checking it out again just to do so.

[Uri · Rating 3 out of 5]

... nie spodziewałam się, ale to jest całkiem ciekawe, chociaż póki co nie zachwyciło