There is no shortage of King Arthur reimaginings, adding some twists here and there to freshen up the story of the prince of Camelot, beloved of Merlin, wielder of Excalibur. Changing up names and adding in lore from another medieval hero, The Orphan King tries its own hand at the legend of Arthur.
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Revisiting Arthurian lore, Tracy Deonn introduces a young hero who will turn what the longstanding Order believes about the Roundtable’s descendants upside down in Legendborn.
Once & Future: Kieron Gillen on the “Gleeful Reinvention of Arthurian Mythos”
Based upon Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, T.H. White’s The Once and Future King collects and revises several stories of Arthurian legend, creating a whole new cohesive tale for its time. Reinventing the story of the mighty king of England once more, Kieron Gillen puts a much darker modern spin on the tale…
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After he left Peter Parker, Brian Braddock wasn’t seen for the next year and a half. His name didn’t appear on a masthead for the next four.
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Sword of Ages #3 Gabriel Rodriguez (writer and artist), Lovern Kindzierski (colourist), Robbie Robbins (letterer) IDW Publishing 11 April, 2018 Warrior Avalon has taken hold of a powerful weapon—a sacred blade embedded in crystal for years. Chosen by the sword, Avalon hopes to wield it in a bid to bring peace to her planet. Alongside…
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