Sauniere, genevieve, isabelle, and the duke of lorraine toward their final fates. It is the world of rex mundi rex mundi means king of the world in latin. The series is tentatively called endless knot, but since thats a homonym for endless snot, ill have to think of something better, laughed nelson. Julien saunieres quest to catch his friends murderer concludes with the discovery of a secret society dedicated to protecting the mystery of the holy grail. It is set in the year 1933, in an alternate history europe, where magic is real, feudalism persisted, and the protestant reformatio. Following a narrow escape from death, julien finds himself in a tiny hamlet in the remote part of the pyrenees mountains. In all, 18 issues were published by image before the series moved to dark horse, where. When checking out these classic pulp adaptations, its no coincidence that one name keeps popping up.
Alot of people use this book in the same breath as the da vinci code and you could not be more wrong, this book was actually produced years before the dan browns meal ticket. Arvid nelsons rex mundi slays dark horse presents, gets omnibized. Arvid nelson writer legendary entertainment linkedin. The powermad duke of lorraine wants him dead, but julien finds an unlikely. Rex mundi 2003 by arvid nelson author various illustrator. Writer arvid nelson and artist eric johnson create an alternate world wherein sorcery and. Doctor julien saunieres quest for the holy grail has led him to a wild mountain valley in the remotest corner of france.
Another way to entice readers is to open up the comic to any page, so that they can see the wonderfully realistic artwork by juan ferreyra. Juan ferreyra rex mundi is a quest for the holy grail told as a murder mystery. Its a murder mystery set in a 1930s paris where magic is real and kings and popes are still in power. Nelson started writing comics while at dartmouth college, where he also. Rex mundi omnibus volume 1 arvid nelson, scott allie, ericj, juan ferreyra. Sep 18, 2012 arvid nelson really achieved something very particularly with rex mundi. An original comic book miniseries by arvid nelson, rex mundi is a murder mystery set in a 1930s paris where magic is real and kings and popes are still in power. Here is what rex mundi author arvid nelson had to say. It is the world of rex mundi rex mundi means king of. The series is a quest for the holy grail told as a murder mystery.
I enjoyed the river underground more than i did the first volume of arvid nelsons rex mundi. Arvid nelsons rex mundi slays dark horse presents, gets. Rex mundi is on a quest for the holy grail in the form of a murder mystery. Rex mundi omnibus volume 1 and millions of other books are available for. Dejah thoris, and lord of the jungle for dynamite, has been a longtime fan of the. In all, 19 issues were published by image before the series moved to dark horse, where a further 19 were published before the title ended. Nelson started writing comics while at dartmouth college, where he also converted to the bahai faith. Julien sauniere begins uncovering a series of horrific ritual murders connected to the catholic church. Zero killer returns, and today marks the end to his epic holy grail saga rex mundi rex mundi stands for king of the world, and follows dr. By exploring the ideas of books like holy blood, holy grail and the da vinci code in more engaging manner, grounded in more history, but setting it in a europe where napoleon utterly failed, the bourbons sit on the throne, and thus the nationalist movements of europe never emerged to shape the course of the early 20th century. Arvid nelsons critically acclaimed rex mundi gets collected in two omnibus. Its the way the story was meant to be read at a great price, too.
Arvid joined jdr and posted a few things as our discussion went on over on our main board. Arvid nelson is the writer of rex mundi, the acclaimed dark horse comic series focusing a quest for the holy grail told as a murder mystery. The only hitch is that nelsons characters are not as rich as his material. Arvid nelson really achieved something very particularly with rex mundi. A servant girl is brutally murdered in an elite paris hotel. Rex mundi s scope is admirable, and the series makes a fun. Arvid nelson w, guy davis p, and brian churilla p one of the duke of lorraines ancestors has made a pact with a pagan spirit, and theres no getting out of this bargain. He doesnt realize it, but hes closer than hes ever been to his goal of finding the holy grail. A quest for the holy grail unlike any youve ever seen begins herein a world where the american civil war ended in a stalemate, the catholic church controls europe, and sorcery determines politica. Master physician julien sauniere during the 1930s in france uncovers the grails connection to the terrible war threatening the. Its depth is rare for what is ostensibly a murder mystery comic book, and writer nelson has clearly done his research. Its a murder mystery set in a 1930s paris where magic is real and kings.
Jazz is all the rage in the smoky nightclubs of paris, but kings still sit on the thrones of europe, and the holy inquisition maintains order with an iron fist. Juan ferreyra when a medieval scroll disappears from a paris church, dr. Ive seen that it is publicated with an other story of a certain frere mathieu, pity it was not on original us printing of rex. Here are the answers to our questions to arvid nelson, rex mundi author. He has also created spinoff stories, including hill of martyrs which started in rex. Rex mundi omnibus 2 book 20 by arvid nelson dark horse. Rex mundi is a project i worked on for about ten years. Arvid nelson is a writer for film, games, and comics. Europe is still in the grip of feudalism, sorcerers stalk the streets at night, and secret societies vie for power. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And we thank him sincerely for being so accessable to us.
By exploring the ideas of books like holy blood, holy grail and the da vinci code in more engaging manner, grounded in more history, but setting it in a europe where napoleon utterly failed, the bourbons sit on the throne, and thus the nationalist movements of europe. Mar 07, 2007 and those who are hooked on his series know how much we want the next installment so please enjoy his answers, he was very candid and very gracious and complimentary. Published by dark horse comics, the graphic novel is written by arvid nelson and illustrated by ericj, jeromy cox, jim di bartolo, juan ferreyra, brian churilla, and jason millet. Arvid nelson has 112 books on goodreads with 6092 ratings. Two of the profoundest crumbs on writing ive ever received came from cynthia huntington, a magnificent poet who also happened to be a professor at my alma mater, dartmouth college. Rex mundi is an original comic book miniseries by me, arvid nelson. His passion is creating imaginary worlds and characters that inspire, uplift, and entertain. Writer arvid nelson and artist eric johnson create an alternate world wherein sorcery and religion collide in paris, france in the early 1930s.
Dark horse comics is the thirdlargest comics publisher in the u. And rex mundi returns to its roots with a brandnew brother matthew mystery. Times online in conjunction with dark horse comics is offering you the chance to read for free the first issue of the critically acclaimed comic by writer arvid nelson and artist ericj. Julien saunieres quest to catch his friends murderer has led him to a secret society dedicated to protecting the mystery of the holy grail. At some points i felt like i was watching a movie rather than reading a story. When will we have the last of the books for rex mundi in. Nelson, who is currently writing warlord of mars, warlord of mars. Here is what rex mundi author arvid nelson had to say to jdr.
W arvid nelson a eric johnson instorestheweekoffebruary12th. Rex mundi is reedited in french and was on a good view just on top of the new comics. I also created zero killer, set in a world destroyed by nuclear war in 1973. Rex mundi omnibus volume 1 by arvid nelson, various. Arvid nelson is also hard at work writing his first in a series of novels that will explore some of his biggest influences for rex mundi, including hp lovecraft and scandinavian mythology. No users have added this series to their pull list yet. Arvid nelson talks rex mundi rex mundi, writer arvid nelson tells cbr why he hates it when people compare his dark horse series to the davinci code, the books final chapter, the johnny depp film as well as future projects. Dark horse has released a twovolume omnibus edition of rex mundi.
Arvid nelson is an american comic book writer, best known for rex mundi. Rex mundi is an american comic book published by image comics 200306 and dark horse comics 200609, written by arvid nelson and drawn by argentinian artist juan ferreyra. Dynamite the official site killing red sonja, george r. Arvid nelson tells us whats next and updated the movie. He also created zero killer, set in a world destroyed by nuclear war in 1973. How does the combination of the text and illustrations come together for a comic book.
Great wall prequel coming to comic books newsarama. Rex mundi is an american comic book series published by image comics 20032006 and dark horse comics 20062009, written by arvid nelson and. Rex mundi is an american comic book series published by image comics and dark horse comics, written by arvid nelson and drawn by argentinian artist juan ferreyra. Moreover your kull book hardcover in french was not very far from it. I am a big fan of his artwork emissary, small gods, and i think he is the perfect choice for rex mundi, since this title stresses realism throughout.
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