God's'Dog Volume 1: Monster written by Jonathan Pageau and Matthieu Pageau, adapted and drawn by Cord Nielson
A medieval monk (or maybe late classical?) goes on a pilgrimage to the Holy City with a group of monks and soldiers. On one level, the monk is concerned about his vocation, having left an unsatisfactory situation at a desert monastery. Is it a crisis of faith? On another level, he is worried about a creature that is following the group, a dog-headed giant that lurks in the shadows. The men in the group have different attitudes toward the creature without knowing its intentions (if it is rational enough to have any). The fate of the Skins of Adam are woven into the story. These legendary skins were give by God to Adam and Eve as they left the Garden of Eden. The myths say that they can protect or preserve life.
The difficulty with the creature comes to some resolution by the end of this volume but so much is left unfinished. The story is told to a great extent with images which are quite lovely and follow in the stark tradition of Mike Mignola, the creator of Hellboy. I enjoyed reading this very much and look forward to the next volume (which happily came in the same shipment with this--I am behind on this series but soon to catch up).
Recommended.
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