It renders them unbelievable and, in my opinion, not worth the reader's time.The culture and society we're shown, at least above the village level, is not consistent with any time frame within which it's consistent with any version of the Arthurian myth to picture Arthur, Uther, Merlin, Morgan, and the others existing.Burning witches as other than an occasional local, small-scale event was not a thing at any point in a plausible range for Arthurian stories, as this presents itself.Red Paladins were not a thing, ever. Nimue is one of them.I ought to love this.Nimue and Morgan and others are interesting characters.I ought to love this.Unfortunately, the bad guy characters are stereotypically, cartoonishly evil. I really did.It's an Arthurian story in which Things Are Different, and the Sword that empowers the True King has gone to Nimue-designating, instead, a True Queen.I ought to love this.There are a whole range of Fey peoples, of different types and features and magic. She struggles to unite her people, avenge her family, and discover the truth about her destiny.īut perhaps the one thing that can change Destiny itself is found at the edge of a blade. She wields a sword meant for the one true king, battling paladins and the armies of a corrupt king. Nimue teams up with a charming mercenary named Arthur and refugee Fey Folk from across England. Her mission leaves little room for revenge, but the growing power within her can think of little else.

Charged by her dying mother to reunite an ancient sword with a legendary sorcerer, Nimue is now her people’s only hope. That is, until her entire village is slaughtered by Red Paladins, and Nimue’s fate is forever altered. Her connection to dark magic made her something to be feared in her Druid village, and that made her desperate to leave… Whosoever wields the Sword of Power shall be the one true King.īut what if the Sword has chosen a Queen?

Featuring 8 full-color and 30 black-and-white pieces of original artwork by Frank Miller. The Lady of the Lake is the true hero in this cinematic twist on the tale of King Arthur created by Thomas Wheeler and legendary artist, producer, and director Frank Miller ( 300, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City). Now an original series starring Katherine Langford on Netflix!

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