English language
Published Nov. 7, 2007 by Archaia Studio.
Mice struggle to live safely and prosper amongst harsh conditions and a host of predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed: more than just soldiers that fight off intruders, they are guides for common mice looking to journey without confrontation from one hidden village to another. The Guard patrol borders, find safeways and paths through dangerous territories and treacherous terrain, watch weather patterns, and keep the mouse territories free of predatory infestation. They do so with fearless dedication so that they might not just exist, but truly live. At the start of the Autumn season of 1152, Saxon, Kenzie and Lieam, three such Guardsmice, are dispatched to find a missing merchant mouse that never arrived at his destination. Their search for the missing mouse reveals much more than they expect, as they stumble across a traitor in the Guard’s own ranks in this first book of the Mouse Guard series.
Very pretty art, basic/ok worldbuilding, the interactions between the characters, revelations and general plot reminded me of a standard fantasy tabletop RPG in a good way. You won't find anything super worth dwelling into in the writing here I think, but the art is pretty and it makes for an entertaining 40 minutes.
Beautiful art and a cool setting, but sadly boils down to a simple story of a kingdom vs rebels. The setting of small mouse warriors was really cool, but the main plot doesn't use it at all. More than half the book is just mouse vs mouse in a mouse-sized kingdom and no sense of scale.
It was a quick read and I liked it well enough to give it 3/5, but it feels like a waste of potential for what could've been a great high fantasy series.
This graphic novel series fills the Redwall-shaped hole in my heart and I can't believe I didn't know it existed until now??!!?
Beautiful little book, would not hesitate to give thais to a teenager who loves adventure stories and fantasy. Definitely getting the next volume soon.
Mice with swords dealing with the world from a mouse's point of view. What's not to like? The artwork is incredible, and the story simple but well told.
I read this because I was interested in getting the RPG, and I'm glad I did.
