Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser adaption and script by Howard Chaykin, pencils by Mike Mignola, inks by Al Williamson, and based on stories by Fritz Leiber
Fritz Leiber is one of the more famous sword and sorcery authors from the age of Conan and other pulp heroes. These weird tales from the world of Nehwon follow the adventures Fafhrd, a northern barbarian who is seven feet tall and red-headed (and red-bearded), and The Gray Mouser, a southern swashbuckler of diminutive size but deadly with his two swords. They start off in the city of Lankhmar. They get swept up into a conflict with the Thieves' Guild leading to disastrous consequences. Then the duo wanders over the lands having strange adventures fighting mages, ghosts, and sea beasts. The stories are taken from Leiber's writings, so they already have some polish to them.
Mignola's art is clearly developing into his Hellboy style, with stark lines, shadows and darkness, and fantastical monsters. I enjoy his visuals a lot, so that made me very happy reading the book. He has an unerring sense for the weird and eerie, playing to the fantasy parts of the story quite well. The stories are fun with the usual camaraderie banter between the two heroes.
Recommended.
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