Perhaps my expectations were too high, or perhaps I’m too attached to other interpretations of this story, but I just couldn’t get into it. While the plot is interesting, if a bit disjointed, and there are some rather creative ways of inserting traditional Arthurian characters into the story (Guinevere, in particular, though she shows up extremely late), on the whole, this book just falls flat. Sadly, when I finally got around to reading the book, I was disappointed. And Daniel Sharman is in the show! Count me in! Add to that the fact that it’s already going to be a Netflix series! I caught the panel at New York Comic Con earlier this month and my excitement grew after seeing the first stills from the series projected on the screen. When I heard about Cursed at this year’s Book Expo, I couldn’t help but be excited, because it sounded amazing – a retelling of Arthurian legend from the point of view of Nimue, peppered throughout by art in Frank Miller’s iconic style. Optioned as a Netflix series (currently in production) before even being published, Cursed tells the story of Arthur from Nimue’s perspective. There have been many reimaginings of Arthurian legends over the years (we at The Geekiary are rather big fans of BBC’s Merlin), but none of them quite take the stance that Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller’s Cursed does.
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