Dungeon: Early Years Vols. 1–2

Overview

The Early Years subseries relates the origins of the sprawling world of Dungeon, in the much anticipated relaunch of the popular series

In this first story, the Keeper, barely an adult, leaves his family to go find fortune in a time of chaos and darkness...a fun adventure and wry satire. Hyacinthe, Dungeon Keeper to be, continues to render justice in a cloak nightly as The Night Shirt and stumbles upon the one he pines for, Alexandra, an assassin, about to be raped! After his valiant and heroic rescue, his wettest dreams come true…with dire consequences. In the second story which happens quite a few years later, he's married and a poor husband, worse even, a poor lover, until Alexandra plots to gain him back. Cloak and dagger with romantic bravura! And you thought he didn't have it in him. Art by Eisner nominated Blain (Gus) and story by legendary Trondheim and Eisner nominated Sfar (Rabbi's Cat).

Reviews

 "The humor can be biting and sly. And precisely because it is so light and warmhearted, the moments of melancholy and actual profundity reach into your chest, pull out your heart and keep it hostage." —The New York Times Book Review

"Dungeon comics -- that's a big inspiration for me and the crew who write on the show. Dungeon's a great comic, and I look to it for the sort of casual conversation they have with the big fantasy world that they all live in." —Adventure Time's Pendleton Ward

Author Biography

Lewis Trondheim is one of the leaders of a new generation of comic artists bringing in novel ways of creating comics. One of the founders of the disruptive 'L'Association' publishing cooperative in France, he helped usher in much longer and sophisticated narratives in the graphic novel form. His original and out of the box ideas have propelled him to a leading author standing in Europe. Leading bestselling French comic artist, author Of Isaac The Pirate (NBM), The Speed Abater (NBM), and Weapons of Mass Diplomacy. Joann Sfar is an artist, writer, and film director. He is best known for his adaptation of The Little Prince and his original bestselling title The Rabbi's Cat.