Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland: locked & loaded
February 27, 2010, filed under: News, Roland, by Lex…and off to print! That’s right, after five long years Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland is done. Finito. All sewn up. Finished. Concluded. Stuck a fork in. This week I signed off on the final design and layout of the book and my publisher will be shipping it off to the printers today. It’ll be another few weeks before the actual book is in my hands, but it’s a huge relief to know that I’ve gotten this little French monkey off my back. And even better to know that it’s actually pretty darn good!
Here are just some of the nice things people are saying:
“With Kid Beowulf, cartoonist Alexis E. Fajardo combines a wonderful sense of whimsy and high adventure into a totally captivating and enjoyable series. Great fun for young and old readers!”
–Jeff Lemire, Essex County and Sweet Tooth
“Alexis Fajardo has a breezy cartoon style with idiosyncratic character designs, and crystal clear storytelling. This book actually made me interested in Beowulf, and even J.R.R. Tolkien couldn’t do that! A fine addition to any comic collection, or library.”
– Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules!
“Earnest and sometimes irreverent, Alexis Fajardo adapts the Charlemagne legend as others have for centuries: by affectionately combining history, myth, and imagination to create a worthy new tale. Curious readers may just find themselves inspired to give the world’s great epics another look.”
– Jeff Sypeck, Becoming Charlemagne
“Middle Ages adventure meets all ages-fun. Alexis Fajardo mixes history with folklore to create a wonderful tale.”
–Frank Cammuso, Knights of the Lunch Table
Thanks for reading the advance copies guys! The rest of you will have to wait until April 1st at WONDERCON to pick your copies (or you can preorder on amazon).
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