TOME 1
Published in January 2023 by Delcourt editions in a large color hardcover format, this Franco-Belgian album of 56 pages has:
– Philippe Nihoul (Chastity Blaze, Snuff,…) to the scenario,
– Fabio Mantavoni (The Travels of Jhen, Lothario Grimm,…) to the drawings and in colors.
Note that the artist also worked on comic books Angel.
The duo also has in common the two albums of The Queens of Blood : Tseu Hi.
The album, taken from the Histoire et histoire label, has Thierry Joor and Côme Marchandeau for publishers.
Synopsis : Caesar failed twice in his conquest of Britain, present-day England.
He still managed to take a small piece of it in the southeast.
Almost a century passes.
Brittany once again interested Rome and its emperor Tiberius Claudius.
Venta, 42 AD.
Boudicca, whose name means Victory, is the daughter of Chief Antédios.
She, just like Caratacos, wishes the union of the peoples of Brittany to fight the invader.
This will not happen…
What it is: Nihoul slowly but surely sets up his story.
The huts of Mantavoni are beautiful and varied (snow, rain, sun, sea, forest, etc…).
It is easy to get attached to the various characters who are well developed.
War scenes and the like sometimes contain violence and gore.
The adventures of Boudicca are to follow.
I miss reading them.
I recommend !
