So, did you know I still get complaints from readers who tell me that the modern dialogue and cuss words in Northlanders is “wrong” somehow?  I do, at least one email or blog entry each time an issue ships.  But, I have a solution!  An old acquaintance Arni Beck, Icelander and product of a thousand years of Viking [...]

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Northlanders #15

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200 pages of epic Norse saga re-imaginging, great art, great colors, $10. What’s your excuse not to pick it up?
“Northlanders #1 …my PICK OF THE MONTH… pretty much everything I have ever wanted a comic book to be.” - Brian K Vaughan
“…tougher than Conan and bloodier than 300.” - Creem Magazine
“…another creative victory for [...]

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My record of handwritten notes and outlines for the indicated books.

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If I only had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked about this… NORTHLANDERS #9 is out this week, but it is not written by me. That was a mistake that DC made in the original solicits. I don’t have any viking stories to tell, but trust me, Brian has a ton, [...]

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Here’s my full set of handwritten notes for the Sven arc. Obviously there are spoilers here if you haven’t read the story yet.  Pornographic doodles have been removed from the margins.
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As seen here.
I was kind of disappointed by the end of Northlanders. I liked the book and the characters, but I was waiting for a climax that did not come. I know the plot points get resolved, and I get what Wood is trying to do here, but I get that feeling, you know, that [...]

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NORTHLANDERS #8
Written by Brian Wood; Art by Davide Gianfelice; Cover by Massimo Carnevale
Concluding “Sven The Returned.” With the great battle for Orkney settled, Sven now must decide what he must do with his enemies, his allies and — most important — his birthright.
Vertigo  |  32pg.  |  Color  |  $2.99 US  |  Mature Readers

BLACK PANTHER #39
COVER BY: JASON PEARSON
WRITER: [...]

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The final issue of the Sven The Returned story arc comes out this week.  Available here, or at your shop.
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…when she finds and reads this Northlanders scene I just wrote where six dogs are cut to pieces. Similarly, Ryan Kelly’s kids will have nightmares for two months about how Daddy killed the puppies.
Also from the script, this description:
“For this entire scene, Ryan, Magnus will be only partially stitched up, two feet of suture whipping [...]

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