Storyline: The Prophecy
Date: July 16, 2008
Price: $2.99 US
Writer: Bryan J.L. Glass
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming

Synopsis: The sacred Readers of the Wheat declare final judgment on Karic’s life and his validity to fulfill the Prophecy within the heart of the Great Ash Tree. While Templar rivals Pilot and Cassius each face the ancient vengeance of bats. And Rat Captain Tosk’s slave train arrives at the capital city of the mice at last, Dealrach Ard-Vale–the Shining City–where rats, mice & weasels live together in peace… all under the cold and baleful gaze of King Icarus and his court.

Opinion: In a fresh new take on fantasy Glass and Oeming have recreated our own animal kingdom into a universe all its own. This story is familiar digging its roots into the archetypal foundation that has provided support for great literature throughout the centuries, yet at the same time weaving a new tale to expand our imaginations and stimulate our creativity. Glass and Oeming have used natural elements that to our eyes are mundane and old and shown us that through another’s eyes they can be magical and wondrous. From using the moon to be the eye of a god to using a wheat field as a way to predict events they have invited us to change our perspective and let our childhood imagination run wild. Continue to the jump for the rest of the review.

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