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Scurry #3
The Shadow’s Curse
Deep in the woods, Two mice make a terrible discovery and rush home to stop their elders from making a mistake that could lead to the destruction of the entire colony. But a ruthless gang of traitors, fed up with the elders’ dithering, plot to take control and force the desperate colony to move to the city, where they are convinced that riches beyond imagining await.
But the city is dead, as well as anyone foolish enough to venture near it.
Meanwhile, ravenous wolves stalk through mud and debris in search of helpless prey left exposed by recent flooding. A small band of surviving wild mice, washed out of their homes by the raging waters, huddle in an abandoned building, hoping they aren’t discovered by predators.
Behind the scenes, a strange trio of witches study the vines and listen to the winds, hoping to divine the future and rid the land of a deadly curse that was caused by forces even they can’t understand. They know the little mice have a big role to play, but can the witches’ prophecies be trusted?
But the city is dead, as well as anyone foolish enough to venture near it.
Meanwhile, ravenous wolves stalk through mud and debris in search of helpless prey left exposed by recent flooding. A small band of surviving wild mice, washed out of their homes by the raging waters, huddle in an abandoned building, hoping they aren’t discovered by predators.
Behind the scenes, a strange trio of witches study the vines and listen to the winds, hoping to divine the future and rid the land of a deadly curse that was caused by forces even they can’t understand. They know the little mice have a big role to play, but can the witches’ prophecies be trusted?
128 pages, Hardcover
First published November 25, 2020
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May 5, 2021
Great conclusion to the main story! There were a few parts that I felt could have used slower pacing, especially toward the end, but overall I really liked it. The artwork was fantastic, and I loved seeing these massive creatures like moose and bears from the perspective of tiny little mice.
I can't wait to read more!
I can't wait to read more!
December 27, 2024
Well, can I say "this is the end" (I'm pretty sure you Adele's song popped in your head).
No, might be the last tome for now, but surely, more is to come!
The pace isn't as fast as in the previous book, but still, it's nice to... oops, I almost spoiled the whole thing!
No, might be the last tome for now, but surely, more is to come!
The pace isn't as fast as in the previous book, but still, it's nice to... oops, I almost spoiled the whole thing!
September 14, 2023
Het beste boek in de trilogie. Alle antwoorden worden gegeven en opnieuw prachtige illustraties.
January 4, 2023
In dit derde en laatste deel komen we eindelijk te weten wat er met de mensen gebeurde en hoe de dieren al dan niet een toekomst kunnen uitbouwen in deze post-apocalyptische wereld.
April 21, 2024
Une trilogie lumineuse malgré un monde post-apocalyptique, Scurry a largement conquit mon cœur !
Avec cette dystopie à hauteur de petite souris, on plonge dans un monde où la nourriture est difficile à trouver et où la forêt n’est plus un endroit accueillant, tout comme les animaux.
Grace à des dessins magnifiques et pleins de couleurs, on s’attache très vite à Scurry et Pict. Même si ici on suit des souris, c’est une belle illustration de ce que pourrait être la vie des humains dans un monde post apocalyptique. Si l’intrigue est un peu prévisible, on se laisse toute fois pleinement emporter dans les quêtes de Scurry et l’envie de sauver la colonie de Pict. Avec des complots, des affrontements avec des chats tout sauf mignons, des légendes d’animaux et de l’entraide, c’est un très joli tryptique. L’humour saupoudré intelligemment, le stress bien dosé et des personnages attachants nous font défiler des pages qui sont rapides à lire mais qu’on peut admirer longtemps.
Si vous aimez les graphiques, le post apocalyptique, les animaux qui parlent et avez envie d’une histoire vraiment sympa alors n’attendez plus pour faire la rencontre de Scurry. Je suis sûre qu’il saura vous conquérir et vous embarquer avec lui jusqu’au bout de la forêt pour sauver la colonie.
March 28, 2022
When prophesy comes to pass
Ending the main story of Scurry (I don't believe any other stories were added later on regardless of the message "more to come....") we see Wix and Pict continuing their journey which leads us to the truth about why the world has become how it has (no humans) and the truth of what happened to the guardian named Empress after the great cataclysm. With the city being a place where death rules it is fortunate (really lucky really) that a source of food could be found conveniently much closer by as the pair return home to discover Resher's vile acts that will lead to changes in everyone's lives.
This is another fine instalment with gloriously drawn creatures that easily show emotions and deal not only with problems such as dangerous animals but also things such as betrayal, murder, and how to adapt to survive. I found the ending was satisfying and as the fallout of human folly begins to fade I can imagine the circle of life will start picking off some of the extra mice before they grow to big and consume all the food they have now.
Ending the main story of Scurry (I don't believe any other stories were added later on regardless of the message "more to come....") we see Wix and Pict continuing their journey which leads us to the truth about why the world has become how it has (no humans) and the truth of what happened to the guardian named Empress after the great cataclysm. With the city being a place where death rules it is fortunate (really lucky really) that a source of food could be found conveniently much closer by as the pair return home to discover Resher's vile acts that will lead to changes in everyone's lives.
This is another fine instalment with gloriously drawn creatures that easily show emotions and deal not only with problems such as dangerous animals but also things such as betrayal, murder, and how to adapt to survive. I found the ending was satisfying and as the fallout of human folly begins to fade I can imagine the circle of life will start picking off some of the extra mice before they grow to big and consume all the food they have now.
October 14, 2023
Finally I know what happened to the humans!
The final installment of Scurry brought the story to a satisfying close. Not a happy one, per se, but a hopeful one.
Through prophecy and destruction Wix and Pict strive to protect their colony. They return to the house amongst dissent and eventual destruction. Fleeing from the ruins of their haven they move towards a new place of safety.
But the wheels of destiny keep turning and the witches (I love the witches) make sure that Wix and Pict are in the right place at the right time. With the help of Atlas (another favourite) and the Empress a promising ending is reached.
I also HAVE to say that the explanation of the nuclear apocalypse was arresting. The description coloured by the animal's understanding of the world was beautifully highlighted through Smith's imagery. It was an interesting and fitting personification of a nuclear bomb.
The final installment of Scurry brought the story to a satisfying close. Not a happy one, per se, but a hopeful one.
Through prophecy and destruction Wix and Pict strive to protect their colony. They return to the house amongst dissent and eventual destruction. Fleeing from the ruins of their haven they move towards a new place of safety.
But the wheels of destiny keep turning and the witches (I love the witches) make sure that Wix and Pict are in the right place at the right time. With the help of Atlas (another favourite) and the Empress a promising ending is reached.
I also HAVE to say that the explanation of the nuclear apocalypse was arresting. The description coloured by the animal's understanding of the world was beautifully highlighted through Smith's imagery. It was an interesting and fitting personification of a nuclear bomb.
August 5, 2024
besides killer art and a good story, this is very interesting conceptually. From the characters (mice) perspective they are experiencing a mythologized apocalypse (in the biblical sense even) of the world, but for the audience, who is familiar with the Cold War zeitgeist, this is just a Nuclear Winter scenario, just told from a non-anthropomorphic pov. So this means that depending on the level of familiarity of either the characters or audience with the setting/world, the story can be read as dramatic irony (from anthropomorphic audience pov) and/or cosmic horror (from non-anthropomorphic character pov).
this is mainly not my idea, just expanded a bit from this, watch it
https://youtu.be/wDEi3_j4D1Q?si=wz3nP...
this is mainly not my idea, just expanded a bit from this, watch it
https://youtu.be/wDEi3_j4D1Q?si=wz3nP...
October 20, 2022
J'adore cette trilogie et ce 3ème Tome est aussi génial que les 2 précédents. Les illustrations en mettent plein la vue, je passerai des heures à les regarder tant je suis impressionnée par les détails. Au niveau de l'histoire, j'aime beaucoup cette intrigue et le post-apo vu du côté des animaux. La fin arrive assez vite mais elle m'a bien plu ! J'ai hâte de voir s'il y aura d'autres "saisons" dans cet univers, je ne serais pas contre des suites ! Série coup de cœur pour moi !
May 6, 2025
E dopo tanto tempo son riuscita a mettere insieme i tre volumi in modo da riuscire a leggerli uno dopo l'altro.
E... che delusione!
È un finale che mi ha lasciato con un po' di amaro in bocca, nonostante siano arrivate un po' di spiegazioni alla fine. Tutta la storia delle Guardiana, le volpi che mi ricordavano - non so perché - le streghe del Macbeth.
Niente da ridire sui disegni, per carità. Anche se un po' troppo digitali per i miei gusti.
E... che delusione!
È un finale che mi ha lasciato con un po' di amaro in bocca, nonostante siano arrivate un po' di spiegazioni alla fine. Tutta la storia delle Guardiana, le volpi che mi ricordavano - non so perché - le streghe del Macbeth.
Niente da ridire sui disegni, per carità. Anche se un po' troppo digitali per i miei gusti.
January 2, 2022
Closing out the story of Wix and Pict, "The Shadow's Curse" is another thrilling entry in the Scurry saga. It's fun, engaging, and exciting. While the story borrows heavily from films and TV, it remains engaging enough on its own to keep you enthralled. The artwork continues to mesmerize, and the story will lead you to flip through the pages at a rapid pace.
October 21, 2022
Bon, je trouve qu'après toutes les péripéties et épreuves des deux tomes précédents, ça se termine un peu facilement bien (même si je me suis rendu compte que j'étais en apnée par moment^^), peut-être simplement l'ai-je dévoré un peu vite, en tout cas, cette trilogie dans son ensemble est juste formidable narrativement et graphiquement. Graphiquement, vraiment, c'est wow !
April 5, 2021
A well ending to a great story
The story, the art, the entire thing was dripping with greatness. I finish the book faster than I would have liked because it was just that good. Can't wait for anything else to follow!!
The story, the art, the entire thing was dripping with greatness. I finish the book faster than I would have liked because it was just that good. Can't wait for anything else to follow!!
November 1, 2022
The art is as good as it was the first two times while the writing is still a flat, saccharine mess without even a splinter of creativity or wit with every character and story-beat telegraphed from 10.000 miles away.
January 29, 2024
J’ai découvert cette bande dessinée sur Bookstagram (si tu passes par là, merci Gil), on m’a promis une trilogie terminée dans laquelle on retrouve un univers post apocalyptique, des souris en tant que protagonistes et des magnifiques planches.
Alors forcement j’ai dit banco, surtout quand j’ai vu le prix des BD, 13,50€ pièce pour plus de 100 pages à chaque fois (imbattable honnêtement).
Dès les premières pages ce fut un coup de coeur pour moi, déjà parce que j’aime trop les souris (depuis petite, merci cendrillon) et que le plot est vraiment prenant. Il y a un petit côté the walking dead qui m’a beaucoup plu. J’ai pas lu la trilogie d’une traite, pour essayer de la savourer le plus possible, alors je suis partie sur un tome par jour (je ne pouvais pas attendre plus). Et franchement c’était trop bien ! De ce que j’ai compris l’auteur prépare autre chose en ce moment, en lien avec Scurry, donc j’ai hâte !
En attendant, et si c’est pas déjà fait de votre côté, je vous encourage vivement à découvrir cette trilogie.
Alors forcement j’ai dit banco, surtout quand j’ai vu le prix des BD, 13,50€ pièce pour plus de 100 pages à chaque fois (imbattable honnêtement).
Dès les premières pages ce fut un coup de coeur pour moi, déjà parce que j’aime trop les souris (depuis petite, merci cendrillon) et que le plot est vraiment prenant. Il y a un petit côté the walking dead qui m’a beaucoup plu. J’ai pas lu la trilogie d’une traite, pour essayer de la savourer le plus possible, alors je suis partie sur un tome par jour (je ne pouvais pas attendre plus). Et franchement c’était trop bien ! De ce que j’ai compris l’auteur prépare autre chose en ce moment, en lien avec Scurry, donc j’ai hâte !
En attendant, et si c’est pas déjà fait de votre côté, je vous encourage vivement à découvrir cette trilogie.
January 27, 2021
What a great conclusion to the story (so far)
I’m glad that more ideas came to Max while finishing this because I can not say enough great things and am absolutely onboard for whatever comes next!
I’m glad that more ideas came to Max while finishing this because I can not say enough great things and am absolutely onboard for whatever comes next!
April 26, 2021
good story but brutal and full of death, a dangerous world.
September 1, 2022
Une saga magnifique où je suis triste de quitter les personnages
May 14, 2023
The thrilling conclusion to the trilogy. Some Shakespearean stuff gets mixed in and some welcome vengeance. Artwork remains oustanding.
December 27, 2023
Les dessins sont toujours aussi beaux mais l'histoire va beaucoup trop vite dans ce tome. La fin est un peu précipitée, dommage.
April 15, 2025
I like the final chapters and how the animals evolve...
October 3, 2022
THIS. IS. A. MASTER. PIECE.
Fr tho, this is truly amazing! Mesmerizing! Each page, each panel, is so full of detail, painted with so much love, you could stare at it for hours! You could literally use each panel as a poster to hang in your room! I’m not kidding.
Apart from the art, the story is nice as well. Dark fantasy, post-apocalyptic. Humans are gone, animals turned mad or just hungry. Really well done, I was always in this post-apocalyptic feeling; the art of course underlined that, with the well used color grading and/or atmosphere.
The protagonist is a mouse, so there are lots of predators and our heroes can never rest. But there are friends as well. I loved the foxes the most, but it's hard to decide. The deer was cool too, I loved his chillness. All characters – on the good side – were nice, but even the ones on the bad side were well thought-through as well. Everyone felt very real.
The perspective from the mice was super great. Probably as well through the art and the camera angles, but more times than not, I felt myself transformed into a mouse and left alone in this large forest. The wolves were pretty creepy, especially at the beginning (I read it at night the first chapter, and I seriously was too afraid to do anything because of the realism and creepiness of the wolves, and generally everything in this comic). Even the cats were creepier than they should be (as a human).
I really really loved that comic, read it in one day on tapas and i hope to buy the physical copies, if they are still available. I can't believe how few likes/comments there are on Tapas; that's criminally shocking and unbelievable. Go read it, now!
Fr tho, this is truly amazing! Mesmerizing! Each page, each panel, is so full of detail, painted with so much love, you could stare at it for hours! You could literally use each panel as a poster to hang in your room! I’m not kidding.
Apart from the art, the story is nice as well. Dark fantasy, post-apocalyptic. Humans are gone, animals turned mad or just hungry. Really well done, I was always in this post-apocalyptic feeling; the art of course underlined that, with the well used color grading and/or atmosphere.
The protagonist is a mouse, so there are lots of predators and our heroes can never rest. But there are friends as well. I loved the foxes the most, but it's hard to decide. The deer was cool too, I loved his chillness. All characters – on the good side – were nice, but even the ones on the bad side were well thought-through as well. Everyone felt very real.
The perspective from the mice was super great. Probably as well through the art and the camera angles, but more times than not, I felt myself transformed into a mouse and left alone in this large forest. The wolves were pretty creepy, especially at the beginning (I read it at night the first chapter, and I seriously was too afraid to do anything because of the realism and creepiness of the wolves, and generally everything in this comic). Even the cats were creepier than they should be (as a human).
I really really loved that comic, read it in one day on tapas and i hope to buy the physical copies, if they are still available. I can't believe how few likes/comments there are on Tapas; that's criminally shocking and unbelievable. Go read it, now!
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