The art has its ups and downs, which really shouldn't be brushed aside because this is a visual medium, not just a book. I'm not a big fan of characters not having eyeballs 99% of the time (think if every character were Brock from "Pokemon" and walked around 24/7 with their eyes seemingly shut). I generally liked it on my first read-through, but it doesn't survive a second very well at all.

I'm very confused about why Arthur has such acclaim. Most of his great works appear to happen 'off-screen' or in-between time skips. He makes the selfish decision to stay in Avalon extra-long because he'd rather be with his girlfriend than do his duty. He knocks Vivienne aside when she's trying to help him even though he has no reason to suspect that she would do so even though he knows what magic is and doesn't bother to ask questions. And he makes Merlin erase his memories for no apparent reason. There's some vague implication that it's important he marry Guinevere for united the people, but I don't remember her having much standing at all. She's not a nobody, but honestly: is it so bad that Arthur stay single until he can find someone of higher standing (or at least use that as an excuse because he misses Vivienne). In fact, Merlin actually calls Arthur out for it as STUPID decision in a conversation that ultimately doesn't matter because the spell makes Arthur forget about it. Was this the writers attacking some editor who forced them to add in melodrama?

In short, I don't know why Arthur is such a great king in the tale, or the only blonde.

I largely enjoy this version for the women: Guinevere's ending and Vivienne. I love that Vivienne helps teach Arthur and that Arthur directs Guinevere to rule after him. Nimue saves Merlin's life out of love rather than the creepier versions of their relationship, and Morgaine's story is more interesting.

Overall, the story has too many timeskips, poor character development, and the plot doesn't flow well. The art is nothing amazing. If you're a fan of Arthurian stuff, you might like it. It's rather short, anyway. ( )

An interesting rendition of the legend of King Arthur and his knights. The art was abstract and stylistic in part, which was good in part, but also distracting at times and a little hard to follow. ( )

Well-done retelling of the Arthur mythos with a lot more faerie involvement than usual (at least among the adaptations I've read).

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This graphic novel tells one of the many versions of the King Arthur tale. Arthur's time in Avalon, his relationship with the Lady of the Lake and Merlin and the betrayal of Lancelot and Guinevere.

This was a version of the King Arthur tale that seemed to pull from lots of different versions of the story. I thought it was an interesting version of the tale. I loved the art style, I thought it fit the story very well. ( )

This graphic novel tells one of the many versions of the King Arthur tale. Arthur's time in Avalon, his relationship with the Lady of the Lake and Merlin and the betrayal of Lancelot and Guinevere.

This was a version of the King Arthur tale that seemed to pull from lots of different versions of the story. I thought it was an interesting version of the tale. I loved the art style, I thought it fit the story very well. ( )