Mouse Guard : The Black Axe may be his best work yet–a tale of heroism infused with rare melancholy and mice possessed of a humanity that dwarfs that of superheroes. To be clear, there is one certain victor: David Petersen. Although the quest concludes in this volume, everyone loses something in the course of the story, so it is not a tale of sweet victory. They sail across the waves, have dealings with tribal ferrets, and sally forth against ravening foxes in their quest for the Black Axe. Long ago, a mouse named Farrer forged the Black Axe, and the last of his kin, Celanwe and Em, are bound by blood to find the axe and pass it on to worthy bearers. Em has spent much of her life seeking for the Axe and when she finds Celanwe, she recruits him to do the family’s work. Celanwe is oath and duty bound by the last of his kinsfolk, Em, to accompany her in a quest for the legendary eponymous weapon itself, The Black Axe. Petersen has yet to write a Tristan and Isolde medieval styled romance, but this is his Golden Fleece, as Celanwe departs by sea and returns with an inspired MacGuffin indeed. This graphic novel compares well to other quests in mythology. Mouse Guard : The Black Axe is a prequel to David Petersen’s Mouse Guard series it tells the mouse Celanwe’s story prior to the events of Fall and Winter 1152.
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