Lords of Avalon: Knights of Darkness–reviewed!
I saw this adaptation of Sherilyn Kenyon’s Lords of Avalon and admittedly, I was intrigued. Marvel has stepped outside of its comfort level of mutants to a realm of magic before with great success. The Anita Blake adaptations were very well written, and hopefully, Marvel will aquire the rights to a series and not just a limited run. But enough about that solid series for now. Attempting to branch out to different markets, like with Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, Marvel has released, a Sherrilyn Kenyon companion, Lords of Avalon. While the story centers on deceit in the kingdom of Avalon and the assassin who is tapped to find out who is torturing and murdering knights of the holy grail, the subplot is the battle between good and evil inside the soul of Varian. Now let’s talk story–the plot is solid, but I imagine, not as well crafted as one of Kenyon’s novels, still the shortened adaptation does have it’s appeal as it jumps straight into the situation at hand, only transitioning to flashback when necessary to explain a character’s motivation or situation. The artwork had to grow on me as the story progressed. I’m usually not a huge fan of the manga-inspired style, but it did seem to work with this story adding a shade of drama to what might have been a very straightfoward, watered-down set of storyboards. All in all I would have to say this series is worth checking out, and for fans of fantasy, maybe even the World of Warcraft crowd, it will be a hit. I’d give this one a solid six out of ten. For more on ABVH: Guilty Pleasures, see my reviews at :http://www.comicbookjournal.net/category/marvel/
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