Authors: Rosinski & Sente
Age: 15 years and up
Size: 18.4 x 25.7 cm
Number of pages: 48 colour pages
ISBN: 9781849185295
£7.99 incl VAT
https://www.cinebook.co.uk/thorgal-aniel-p-4584.html
After the icy North, Thorgal and his companions now face the oppressive heat of the Middle East. On the road to Bag Dadh, the reluctant hero has got dangerously close to the bewitching Saluma, who tells him the story of the Red Mages – the very same who kidnapped his son Aniel. It doesn’t take long for Thorgal to realise that he isn’t mixed up in a simple crime, but rather in political machinations that could determine the future of the entire, sprawling megalopolis!
"It's just like Conan, isn't it?" Yeah. Sure. Just like Flash Gordon is. If you discovered this series then it was hopefully from the beginning because the origin of Thorgal is far from "man born of woman" and that origin rears its head a few times during the series. We've seen Thorgal in Meso America, the frozen North and a passenger in everything from long ships to hot air balloons.
There have been monsters -both human and non human- but the greatest threats have always been human with religious or other motivations that have threatened him and his family.
The story and art is always top quality and I always wait until the next book arrives to see where Thorgal will turn up next. There have been a few twists and turns along the way and they are often surprising. With this current volume I thought I could see where it was going until that final page. At 0230hrs I got to that ending and just said out loud "What the f---?!"
If a series can keep catching you out like that then it is a keeper. Conan was a "stay at home hero" when compared to Thorgal and Thorgal seems far more human (taking into account his origins) than Conan but one thing both have in common is that they never give up.
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