The artwork is excellent, the coloring appropriate. This is a highly entertaining adaptation of the ring on the nibelung. But siegfried, despite his innocence, may just surprise them all. Dc comics created graphic novels of wagners ring des nibelungen, and here are all four acclaimed versions, well written and wonderfully illustrated, collected into one marvelous paperback volume.
The ring of the nibelung hc giants plot against gods, who in turn tear human lovers apart, while the lives of great warriors are ruined, and murder after murder is committed in the name of love and gold. The ring of the nibelung 2014 the ring of the nibelung 2014. The nibelung, alberich, steals the gold guarded by the rhinemaidens, with the intention of fashioning a ring which will give him limitless power. If you like historically important stories andor modern comics and have any interest in the other, or their fusion, then you could do a lot worse than checking out this book. Ive heard of comic operas, but here is a comic based on an opera. The orchestra played beautifully for maestro donald runnicles. While he is a gruff and unfriendly man with a bad relationship with his wife, he is honourable keeping his promise to let siegmund spend the night, and according to the customs of his own culture he has done nothing wrong it is clearly indicated that forced marriage and treating women like spoils of war is normal in the storys culture. A seeress tells of the gods and the worlds beginning. The composition of the text took place between 1848 and 1853, when all four libretti were privately printed.
This performance is especially remarkable when you consider its. His own libretto to the operas, translated by andrew porter, is an intricate system of metric patterns, imaginative. Especially the ring of the niebelung, which grants whoever bears it unlimited power. If you have loved the tales of snow white and sleeping beauty, the hobbit and the lord of the rings, king arthur and the dragon, jason and the golden fleece. This is essential for all lovers of superheros, romance, wagner, norse mythology, and great comic books. It follows a logical plot, and explains things pretty well as it goes along. Alberich the dwarf has a lust that will never be fulfilled. Bandai dc comics disney funko gundam harry potter lego architecture loungefly marvel comics. Craig russell colors lovern kindzierski letters galen showman editing. Now, all three hope that siegfried, the young hero raised by mime after the death of his parents, will slay the dragon and allow them to claim both the treasure and the powerful ring. Craig russell, so i was excited to find that he has produced a comic book adaptation of richard wagners ring operas.
Russell, whose recent credits include hellboy and coraline, penned his own comic book version of the ring, a twovolume series published in 2002 by dark horse comics that he considers the most personal project of his career. The era also produced firstrate romanesque and early gothic architecture. Giants plot against gods, who in turn tear human lovers apart, while the lives of great warriors are ruined, and murder after murder is committed in the name of love. The book of the ring is a prose narrative version of wagners ring cycle, presented here in the form of a novel, in the style and tradition of the greatest romances known to the world. In this issue, voton and loge travel into the depths of the earth in their quest for the rhinegold. Giants plot against gods, who in turn tear human lovers apart, while the lives of great warriors are ruined, and murder after murder is committed in the name of love and gold. There were only two or three sour moments, and even these were fleeting and did not detract from the overall brilliance of the. Here, however, we something refreshingly straightforward. Alberich belongs to a race of dwarfs called the nibelungs. An opera fan, he has even spoken to gatherings of socalled ring nuts, extreme fans of the ring cycle. The best books on wagner five books expert recommendations.
Read the ring of the nibelung tpb comic online free and high quality. Now it becomes a classic in the world of comics in the ring, an epic story of life, death, love and betrayal. Nov 29, 2018 russell has made a ton of opera adaptations throughout the years. The tone of the narration and the promises of a greater story beyond the issues final page may put one in the mind that it is the first act of an epic tale. Heres how you can get the most out of this great book.
The ring of the nibelung last edited by pikahyper on 010119 12. Really great graphic comic book version of wagners ring of the nibelungen. The ring of the nibelung tpb read the ring of the nibelung. I really enjoyed the movie having read the wagner play for my german classes a decade ago, and then already liking the story. Perhaps i must simply read the book, as one can hardly. The ring of the nibelung 2014 books graphic novels. Its anonymous poet was likely from the region of passau. His own libretto to the operas, translated by andrew porter, is an intricate system of metric patterns, imaginative metaphors and alliteration. The works are based loosely on characters from the norse sagas and the nibelungenlied. Now it becomes a classic in the world of comics in the ring, an epic story. Dec 04, 2018 ive heard of comic operas, but here is a comic based on an opera. Tolkien which adapts the niflung legends into alliterative verse. The legend of the nibelungen is a 1998 pointandclick adventure video game for microsoft windows and mac os developed by arxel tribe and published in north america by red orb entertainment and in europe by cryo interactive.
But there is only one which he considers his magnum opus, and that is the ring of the nibelung, his adaptation of whats often considered the king of all fantasy operas. Ring of the nibelungs is a 2004 tv film directed by uli edel. I had a different paperback version, but it was not nearly as thick and detailed as this hardcover version. And yet, wagner was arrogant and virulently antisemitic.
The best books on wagner recommended by michael tanner. But the dwarf alberich possesses the ring of power forged from the gold, and the once timid cave dweller is now lord of the dwarves, commanding them to produce mountains of wealth with which he will one day rule the outer world. In places, wagner tells the story with the orchestra, using leitmotifs fragments of melody that convey emotions and themes as they recur in varying contexts. In places, wagner tells the story with the orchestra, using leitmotifsfragments of melody that convey emotions and themes as they recur in varying contexts.
Richard wagners works are as immense as they are influential. We dont have an article named theater derringdesnibelungen, exactly. Of course there are not many surprises, given that the story is one and an half centuries old more if you trace back to the original legends most acting was decent, i didnt like the performance of alicia witt though, though i cant really pinpoint what irritated me. The fourissue rhinegold series comprises book one of russells adaptation of the ring cycle by german composer richard wagner. Cursed with a hideous appearance and demeanor to match, he suffers the teasing and taunting of the lovely rhine daughters, who should be guarding the. The ring of the nibelung is one of my favorites, but because the opera is in german, i did not always catch what was going on. Operatic fantasy meets sequential art in russells adaptation. His own libretto to the operas, translated by andrew porter, is an intricate system of metric patterns, imaginative metaphors and alliteration, combining to produce the music in text. Craig russell, which follows the progression of wagners 4part opera cycle.
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