MOUSE GUARD VOLUME 3: THE BLACK AXE

Collected Edition Hardcover
Retail Price: $24.95
Page Count: 208
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket, 8″ x 8″, full color
Genre: Fantasy
On-sale date: July 10 in comic book shops, July 23 in bookstores
Written, illustrated, and cover by: David Petersen
Rating: E – EVERYONE (all ages, may contain minimal violence)

This is the third collected volume in the continuing saga of the Eisner Award-winning and critically acclaimed fantasy comic series, Mouse Guard, serving as a prequel to the two previous volumes. Set in 1115, this is the story of how the Guardmouse Celanawe’s paw first touched the legendary weapon, the Black Axe. The arrival of distant kin takes Celanawe on an adventure that will carry him across the sea to uncharted waters and lands, all while unraveling the legend of Farrer, the blacksmith who forged the mythic axe. This hardcover collection includes an introduction by Monty Python great, Terry Jones; a gallery of pinups; a 22-page section of maps, guide pages, and cutaways; as well as a reprinting of the 2010 Free Comic Book Day story that serves as a prologue to the tale.