Siegfried by Alex Alice
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’ve read a few stories based on the Ring Cycle, so I was interested to see this graphic novel version. I was disappointed to see that even though there are quite a few pages in my ebook version, this is only the first third of the story. On the other hand, it’s nice to know that there’s more to come. The last half of the book is an interview with the author, which is detailed and interesting, though disjointed. Apparently this graphic novel is an adaptation of an animated movie that the author is also involved in, and it looks like physical copies of this novel might have additional media bundled with it. The interview goes back and forth between the novel and the animated movie, which is sometimes confusing, as the author is sometimes talking about the script for the movie versus writing and illustrating the novel. Sometimes they are the same, but not always. I wish I could see what they were talking about; I’ll keep my eyes open for a US release. As for the graphic novel itself, the art is well done but minimal; the author has changed some of the story from what I’m familiar with, but it’s not jarring. The design of the novel is eye-catching, and the story moves along quickly, though I feel like the meat of the story is still to come. I hope I can get my hands on the next volume.
I received this digital ARC via Netgalley and the publisher.