By M.T.Anderson
Published by Candlewick Press
Yvain is an epic tale of knights and monsters in the days of King Arthur. The book focuses on the quest of Sir Yvain, who in a bid for glory must go an a series of quests after killing a knight and falling in love with the widow. On these quests, he meets a lion, and they become insepearbale as they fight knights, demons, and dragons, in an attempt win the widow over.
The plot is incomprehensible at times, but it mostly works. It occasionally throws new plot threads at you without warning, and I lost track of them at points. The conceit that it is a King Arthur style fable gives context for the plot, and reinforces the story by giving it a reason for it's oddness. The art is beautiful, with vivid colors and beautiful architecture. It's the classic medieval look for graphic novels that I've seen a few times. The characters do have some strange faces from time to time, but it mostly works. The characters are strong, but again, I didn't always understand what they were doing and why. I still very much enjoyed the book.
TL;DR: 7/10
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