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Viking (comics)
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Viking is a creator-owned comic book
series
published by Image Comics
. It is written by its creator, Ivan Brandon
, with art by Nic Klein.
The fifth issue appeared in January 2010, and finished the first arc. No more issues were published afterwards.
Egil and Finn kill a group of Vikings led by a man named Knut, stealing their cache of weapons for their own purporses, leaving one messenger alive to tout their bravado. Upon reception of his message, this messenger is put to death by Aki and King Bram.
Princess Annikki meanwhile practices her archery in the woods as her father looks on. A large bear trundles from the woods and curiously inspects her. King Bram means to kill it for threatening his daughter, but is stopped by Annikki, who escapes the situation with little more than a series of scratches along her left cheek where the bear pawed her during its inspection.
The brothers Egil and Finn sell their ill-gotten goods to Bork the merchant, and visit their grandfather, Ozur, whereupon they take their younger brother Ketil out for a day of family recreation.
The boy recklessly charges about playing at being a raider, when the three brothers are set upon by another group of Vikings. This is the murdered Knut's brother and his men, who stab Ketil and begin savagely beating Egil. Finn charges into the fray as he draws his weapon, ending the first issue of the series.
Comic book
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series
Ongoing series
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published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
. It is written by its creator, Ivan Brandon
Ivan Brandon
Ivan Brandon is a writer/editor known for his work on titles such as DC Comics' Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape and Kobra and Marvel Comics' Secret Invasion...
, with art by Nic Klein.
Publication history
The first issue appeared April 22, 2009 but had sold out before it went on sale.The fifth issue appeared in January 2010, and finished the first arc. No more issues were published afterwards.
Characters
- Aki - An enforcer for King Bram
- Annikki - Viking princess, Daughter of King Bram the Quiet
- Bork - A merchant / arms dealer
- Bram - A Viking king, he bears the title "The Quiet."
- Egil - A criminal raider of sorts, brother to Finn and Ketil.
- Finn - A criminal raider of sorts, brother to Egil and Ketil.
- Ketil - A young boy, the youngest of three children. Brother to Egil and Finn.
- Ozur - Egil, Finn, and Ketil's grandfather, an old man.
Issue 1
Date of Publication: 22 April 2009Egil and Finn kill a group of Vikings led by a man named Knut, stealing their cache of weapons for their own purporses, leaving one messenger alive to tout their bravado. Upon reception of his message, this messenger is put to death by Aki and King Bram.
Princess Annikki meanwhile practices her archery in the woods as her father looks on. A large bear trundles from the woods and curiously inspects her. King Bram means to kill it for threatening his daughter, but is stopped by Annikki, who escapes the situation with little more than a series of scratches along her left cheek where the bear pawed her during its inspection.
The brothers Egil and Finn sell their ill-gotten goods to Bork the merchant, and visit their grandfather, Ozur, whereupon they take their younger brother Ketil out for a day of family recreation.
The boy recklessly charges about playing at being a raider, when the three brothers are set upon by another group of Vikings. This is the murdered Knut's brother and his men, who stab Ketil and begin savagely beating Egil. Finn charges into the fray as he draws his weapon, ending the first issue of the series.
See also
- NorthlandersNorthlandersNorthlanders is an American comic book series published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. The stories are fictional but set in and around historical events during the Viking Age....
, a comic book series about Vikings from Vertigo
External links
- Reviews: Viking #1, Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...