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Reviewed on May 15, 2013 | Graphic Novels
Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle has been adapted into comics before, especially ably by P. Craig Russell. Alice, a French artist, has simplified the Wagnerian treatment while both retaining its gravitas and hyping female power. A Valkyrie daughter of Odin, assigned to guard a golden treasure, abandons duty to love a mortal man. But Odin wreaks vengeance on the escaping lovers, leaving them to die. Meanwhile, underworl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More