Alex Alice

The breathtaking conclusion to master storyteller Alex Alice's groundbreaking adaptation of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung opera cycle brings the ancient Norse legend to life with spellbinding artistry. Young Siegfried has made it to the Land of Mists and now must face the great Dragon Fafnir at last and fight for the survival of mankind, no matter what the sacrifice.

Siegfried

A three-part story inspired by Wagner's classic opera The Ring of the Nibelung! Siegfried, born of the love between a mortal man and a Valkyrie, is a young orphan being raised by Mime, one of the last of the dwarf-goblin Nibelungs, in a dark forest with only wolves for friends and family. While his foster parent only wants to live in peace and solitude, Siegfried yearns to discover who his real parents were and live amongst his own kind, not knowing that Odin, father of the Norse gods, has a destiny planned for him: to fight the dragon Fafnir, guardian of the Rheingold!

André Nóbrega

Alex Alice set himself up to reinterpret the Saga of the Völsungs, The Ring of the Nibelung, inspired by Wagner and some other sources, and make both a graphic novel and an animated film. This is the first of the three volumes of the resulting graphic novel. Apart from the story itself, this also includes an interview with the artist where he explains the creative process of the project. I read it in English.
The story here is no surprise for anyone who knows the old Norse Mythology, though it felt a bit too quick. There were some changes from the original tales, but it all makes sense anyway. 
The strong point of Siegfried is, without a doubt, the art. The main characters are nicely drawn, mostly Mime, but it's everything else that is truly surprising, the other characters, the animals, the house, the forest...
My favourite moment was the riddling conversation between Odin and Mime, but I also want to praise the use of the Völva as a narrator which worked out really well helping the story progress.
All in all, it's worth reading for any comics fan but recommended the most for those who like Norse Mythology.

This review was originally published at my blog both in English and Portuguese.

Siegfried

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