He is the last emperor of melnibone and roams the land wielding stormbringer the cursed black blade as his only true companion.
Elric the ruby throne comic.
The ruby throne vol 1 on sale.
For longtime fans of elric this is perfectly fine and it may herald an exciting time with much to look forward to in the future if this is any indication.
In 2014 the ruby throne the first volume of a new four volume adaptation of elric of melniboné written by julien blondel and illustrated by didier poli jean bastide and robin recht was published by titan comics.
Titan comics is a bold new publishing initiative from titan publishing.
Digital a stunning new comic adaptation of the classic elric of melniboné novels by michael moorcock.
The ruby throne vol.
Titan books have released a first look at the upcoming elric.
The ruby throne is translated from a french original by julien blondel didier poli and robin recht.
Stormbringer the second volume was published in march 2015 by the same team and publisher.
So whilst on appearance the ruby throne is stunning the story is perhaps a little flimsy.
Yet when elric s people come under the threat of a pirate attack elric believes that he can once again restore his authority and regain their faith by defeating the pirates.
However elric s empire is crumbling before him and now his envious cousin and prince of melniboné yyrkoon plots to claim the ruby throne for himself.
Written by julien blondel this adaptation in the words of moorcock is the saga of the albino i would have written myself if i had thought of it first.
Elric is a sorcerer warrior that fights on the side of chaos.
Long before the anglo saxons the french like the japanese accepted comics as a respectable art form so there is indubitably a pool of talent across the channel.
Again the art compensates for the lack of substance which serves as a set up for the next volume.
The ruby throne the first of a projected four volume series.
Most recently elric returned to bande dessinee in 2014 s celebrated elric.
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1 published by titan such an improvement as well as what the past and future holds for the sickly albino lord of melniboné and.