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Sláine #10
Sláine: The Books of Invasions, Vol. 1 - Moloch and Golamh
The Sea Devils have risen against Tir Nan Og, the Land of the Young, and Sláine, once the first High King of Ireland, must protect his tribe against this new tide of evil. Leading the demons is Moloch a hideous Fomorian lord, bristling with swords and driven by a perverse hunger for human suffering. Fighting alongside his warrior wife Niamh, Sláine must drive back the demons or pay a price too terrible to comprehend...
Collects:
- The Books of Invasions I: Moloch (Progs #1322–#1326)
- The Books of Invasions II: Golamh (Progs #1350–#1355)
Collects:
- The Books of Invasions I: Moloch (Progs #1322–#1326)
- The Books of Invasions II: Golamh (Progs #1350–#1355)
96 pages, Hardcover
First published February 19, 2006
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About the author
Pat Mills
836 books223 followersPat Mills, born in 1949 and nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since.
His comics are notable for their violence and anti-authoritarianism. He is best known for creating 2000 AD and playing a major part in the development of Judge Dredd.
His comics are notable for their violence and anti-authoritarianism. He is best known for creating 2000 AD and playing a major part in the development of Judge Dredd.
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September 24, 2023
To much of a warrior spirit series for my taste. Sláine have good intentions from where he stands. Liked the coulors and the graphic contrasts (blue and orange in different nuances) though the fighting scenens and the forced smile Golamh gave me to much of a Kubrick mode.
April 19, 2015
The fomorians, sea devils led by Balor of the Evil Eye, invade Ireland where Slaine Mac Roth serves as High King. the fomorians demand heavy taxes, that inspires the Irish to rise against them. The Irish suffer great defeat because their king, Slaine, has been chained up by the High Council coz he's considered too valuable to lose in battle. Slaine warpspasms, breaks his chains and reverses the outcome of the battle. He manages to kill Balor and capture Moloch, a lord of the fomorians. Moloch begs for mercy, Slaine doesn't permit it but the High Council fear the repercussions of killing a high lord of the sea devils. they grant Moloch clemency, but Moloch doublecrosses Slaine and murders Queen Niamh, Slaine's beloved.
Now Slaine is in New Troy, Albion where the Fomorians live free. He is on the path of vengeance, and like they say, he has dug two graves.
Moloch's last words to Slaine are a prophesy about an invasion by the lost children of Atlantis who have roamed the seas looking for THE LAND AT THE END OF THE SUNSET. they land on Eriu, Irish soil, claiming they want to 'share the land with the locals'
Slaine reaches after peace terms have been offered by the High Council & King Sethor (coz the Atlantaean invasion was a rout without him) He disregards this need to surrender half the Earth Goddess' land to a bunch of strangers in league with the Fomorians.
After another council meeting in which Slaine presents the eye of Moloch and thus incites his kinsmen to resist and send the sea devils back
VERDICT: The artwork's the best I've seen in a graphic novel in a long while. An enjoyable read definitely. Plus there's not a lot of Ukko, that dwarf can get dross at times.
Now Slaine is in New Troy, Albion where the Fomorians live free. He is on the path of vengeance, and like they say, he has dug two graves.
Moloch's last words to Slaine are a prophesy about an invasion by the lost children of Atlantis who have roamed the seas looking for THE LAND AT THE END OF THE SUNSET. they land on Eriu, Irish soil, claiming they want to 'share the land with the locals'
Slaine reaches after peace terms have been offered by the High Council & King Sethor (coz the Atlantaean invasion was a rout without him) He disregards this need to surrender half the Earth Goddess' land to a bunch of strangers in league with the Fomorians.
After another council meeting in which Slaine presents the eye of Moloch and thus incites his kinsmen to resist and send the sea devils back
VERDICT: The artwork's the best I've seen in a graphic novel in a long while. An enjoyable read definitely. Plus there's not a lot of Ukko, that dwarf can get dross at times.
October 24, 2022
Having just read (and quite enjoyed) "Saline: Warrior's Dawn", this story is a great leap forward un the life of the Wanderer now High King of his land.
Not only the art is very ubique and different from the original black and white origins of the characters, bu sometimes its deatil may affect the experience in the way ou re reading it. I bought a digital versión from Humble Bundle in which the art sometimes didnt looked the best because of pixelation of the file, and the digital retouches were more visible o screen, sometimes disconecting me from the fantasy.
If you like this kind of dark fantasy stories, you might want to give it a read, but if not, this might not change your mind.
Not only the art is very ubique and different from the original black and white origins of the characters, bu sometimes its deatil may affect the experience in the way ou re reading it. I bought a digital versión from Humble Bundle in which the art sometimes didnt looked the best because of pixelation of the file, and the digital retouches were more visible o screen, sometimes disconecting me from the fantasy.
If you like this kind of dark fantasy stories, you might want to give it a read, but if not, this might not change your mind.
September 19, 2023
Sláine and Nemesis the Warlock, creations of the brilliant Pat Mills, were always my favourite 2000AD stories. Both were always bizarre, extreme, and violent but at 12/13 years of age, that was everything I wanted. It's been a while (more years than I care to remember) since I last read either strip.
I picked this along with volumes 2 and 3 up in a charity shop recently to relive a little of my youth and am glad I did. This is pretty much everything I remembered. The graphics are amazing, Langley is a fantastic artist, even if the story is not quite as strong as I remember. That said I'm looking forward to reading the next two volumes.
I picked this along with volumes 2 and 3 up in a charity shop recently to relive a little of my youth and am glad I did. This is pretty much everything I remembered. The graphics are amazing, Langley is a fantastic artist, even if the story is not quite as strong as I remember. That said I'm looking forward to reading the next two volumes.
January 22, 2022
La verdad es que estaba muy ilusionado con Slaine tras leer 'The Horned God' pero este 'The Book of Invasions' me ha decepcionado un poco. El dibujo, más oscuro que el de Simon Bisley, sigue siendo excepcional, pero la historia es mucho más plana: básicamente son hostias como panes y tías con tetas enormes y tios con mogollón de tatuajes y hachas y espadas y monstruos -que molan bastante- todo el rato. No me entedáis mal: el cómic está bien, pero la verdad es que baja mucho el nivel con respecto a 'The Horned God'. Dos estrellas y media.
June 26, 2019
Art work although suitably dark can be hard but it is awesome work and keeps this epic battlefield of fighting at a nice pace.
Lots of brutal scenes in the battles as Slaine goes to seek vengeance in his own way...With axe in hand and a chip on his shoulder...
Lots of brutal scenes in the battles as Slaine goes to seek vengeance in his own way...With axe in hand and a chip on his shoulder...
July 8, 2022
Great moments within, but god does this fucking suuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Mills is just fucking around at this point, it feels completely directionless. I guess the art is good, it shines in some moments and looks like shit in others. This book kind of feels evil.
November 30, 2019
Langley's art is just gorgeous.
January 1, 2020
This is like a metal cover come to life
January 3, 2013
Sláine 1: Moloch vertelt het verhaal van de Ierse hoge koning Sláine die samen met zijn aardse vrouw, koningin Niamh, een invasie van het kwaad moet tegengaan. De sadistische zeeduivels die van de mensen een slavenbestaan willen maken worden aangevoerd door de perverse en sadistische Moloch. Het Ierse volk zal een heel hoge prijs betalen als Sláine en Niamh de demonen niet van hun land kunnen verjagen.
Moloch is het eerste deel in een zesdelige serie uitgegeven door Dark Dragon Books. De andere delen zijn Golamh, Scota, Tara, Odacon en Carnaval. Odacon zal verschijnen in mei 2012.
Bloederig binnenwerk
Moloch draait geheel om de wraakzucht die Sláine voor aartsrivaal Moloch koestert. Het verhaal begint in een herberg in Albion waar Sláine en zijn strijdmakker Ukko op zoek zijn naar Moloch. Al snel loopt het daar uit de hand; Sláine bindt de strijd aan met vijftien zeeduivels. Op de achtergrond praten een vrouw en Ukko op een ietwat hoogdravende manier over de dappere Sláine, meer bepaald over de duistere voorgeschiedenis die aan Sláines wraakgevoelens vooraf gaat. Dit voorafgaande wordt door middel van een lange flashback aan de lezer voorgesteld.
Deze terugblik is vermoedelijk ook het gegeven waardoor het verhaal uit balans is: heden en verleden zijn niet in evenwicht. Het verleden is belangrijker dan de wraak op zichzelf. Dat is ook het gegeven waarmee het verhaal zich ten toon stelt en waarmee tekenaar Clint Langley zich heeft uitgeleefd.
Wil je de gehele recensie lezen? Klik dan hier:
http://www.fantasywereld.nl/recensies...
Moloch is het eerste deel in een zesdelige serie uitgegeven door Dark Dragon Books. De andere delen zijn Golamh, Scota, Tara, Odacon en Carnaval. Odacon zal verschijnen in mei 2012.
Bloederig binnenwerk
Moloch draait geheel om de wraakzucht die Sláine voor aartsrivaal Moloch koestert. Het verhaal begint in een herberg in Albion waar Sláine en zijn strijdmakker Ukko op zoek zijn naar Moloch. Al snel loopt het daar uit de hand; Sláine bindt de strijd aan met vijftien zeeduivels. Op de achtergrond praten een vrouw en Ukko op een ietwat hoogdravende manier over de dappere Sláine, meer bepaald over de duistere voorgeschiedenis die aan Sláines wraakgevoelens vooraf gaat. Dit voorafgaande wordt door middel van een lange flashback aan de lezer voorgesteld.
Deze terugblik is vermoedelijk ook het gegeven waardoor het verhaal uit balans is: heden en verleden zijn niet in evenwicht. Het verleden is belangrijker dan de wraak op zichzelf. Dat is ook het gegeven waarmee het verhaal zich ten toon stelt en waarmee tekenaar Clint Langley zich heeft uitgeleefd.
Wil je de gehele recensie lezen? Klik dan hier:
http://www.fantasywereld.nl/recensies...
July 29, 2014
Picked up a few months ago, and then, whilst not in the mood for a "proper" book, I remembered this was on the shelf and I hadnt read it yet. [return][return]This is Volume 1, the collection of multiple editions published originally in 2000AD. It starts with Slaine and Uggo in a bar, with Slaine depressed and both getting drunk. The story is then told how Slaine, whilst still High King of Ireland, tries to defeat the albino Formonian Moloch, Lord of the sea deamons who are trying to take over Ireland. [return][return]Upon his death, Moloch warns of the coming of a bigger threat to Slaine, who is now no longer High King (the council preventing him from fighting). [return][return]The book is wonderfully presented, there are some lines that are old favourites that made me smile a comfortable smile when I read them again ("Slaine did not think that was too many"), plenty of violence, blood and gore. The only thing I was slightly disappointed with was the size of the layout - I'm sure some of the images could have been presented "better" with a little more room. Several times I wondered if I had missed out some of the detail of the artwork. Minor I know, but still.....
April 20, 2025
I hate this digital artwork, I really do. Clint Langley's previous work on Slaine (Lord of Misrule) was very good indeed. Pen and ink work. Maybe I'm just an old stick in the mud.
Also, I feel I'm only carrying on reading the Slaine saga because I got all the books in one go. It's getting a little tiresome, to be honest. Haven't we been through all this Formorean invasion already?
Let's hope it picks up again later on.
Also, I feel I'm only carrying on reading the Slaine saga because I got all the books in one go. It's getting a little tiresome, to be honest. Haven't we been through all this Formorean invasion already?
Let's hope it picks up again later on.
May 23, 2011
Slaine's stories are great in many aspects. Of course, one has to like the barbarian comic genre to like it: There are loads of hack and slash and blood and foul language and naked bodies, violence, magical beasts and moral dualism, but still, it's a must-have for every one who likes medieval fanstasy and the whole barbarian whatnot.
June 28, 2013
What to ay about htis book... It was an intersting read. the artwork is nice, love the axes etc wasnt such a big fan of the odd OTT nudity in it...made me feel abit odd reading it. still the artwork around the Slain himself and his Axe etc is nice. not sure ill read anymore though to be honest.
January 12, 2020
Slaine fights against the Fomorians to liberate Ireland. To succeed in this he needs to defeat their leaders with the help of his Celtic team. The art style is impressive but a departure from previous volumes.
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