Sláine: The Lord of Misrule

Sláine #6

by Pat Mills, Greg Staples (Illustrator), Clint Langley (Illustrator)

Sent on a quest by the earth Goddess to destroy the Blood God, Sláine has now been reborn in the time of the Normans as Robin Goodfellow, King of the Greenwood. First he has to seek out his beloved Niamh (herself reborn as a Christian nun called Marian) and together they must learn the secret name of the beast so that Sláine can destroy it as the Lord of Misrule!

Collects:

- Name of the Sword (Progs #950–#956)
- Lord of Misrule (Progs #958–#963)
- Bowels of Hell (Prog #1000)

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Comic Book

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Pat Mills, born in 1949 and nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since.

His comics are notable for their violence and anti-authoritarianism. He is best known for creating 2000 AD and playing a major part in the development of Judge Dredd.

Reviews

[ComicNerdSam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pat Mills' writing is still good, as is Clint Langley's art (Staples just isn't really for me). But no matter how well done it is, I can't shake the feeling of watching a well dressed corpse dancing before me. It's hard to really care about what's happening. Slaine's history just keeps getting more and more muddled with each volume, and it's not really fun to read these books anymore. I'm not really looking forward to the rest of the series.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were moments when this was good. Then there were moments, when this was funny. Also, there were moments, when I hated to read this. But I kept going. Mainly because the art on this one is so beautiful.

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Lord of Misrule is Slaine’s encounter with medieval Britain. Just this clumsy fusion of Celtic and Anglo Saxon history make the story painfully inconsistent. One of the worst arcs for the Celtic warrior.

[Laurence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great