Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard, #1)

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In the world of Mouse Guard, mice struggle to live safely and prosper amongst harsh conditions and a host of predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed: more than just soldiers that fight off intruders, they are guides for common mice looking to journey without confrontation from one hidden village to another. The Guard patrol borders, find safeways and paths through dange...more

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Published May 30th 2007 by Archaia Entertainment

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May 19, 2008 Jessica Severs rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

Sincerity and simplicity are endangered concepts in much of today's fantasy offerings -- be they books, movies or games -- but "Mouse Guard" recalls the fare of my youth, like "Watership Down" and "The Secret of NIMH," where even the most unassuming creatures face epic trials of life and death and morality.
Think of it as a "Lord of the Rings" for mice, but instead of battling balrogs, these warrior mice struggle against snakes and crabs, and instead of Sauron and his minions, they combat treache...more

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Jan 30, 2008 Becky rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 4th grade and up

Shelves: graphic-novels, favoriteillustrations, kid-graphic-novels

Gorgeous book. The story owes a huge debt to Redwall, but the artwork is the real reason to read this book (and slowly). One review called the illustrations "sumptuous," and I can't beat that word. The colors are lush and glowing, and pattern & texture are used to great effect to show depth and distance.

I noticed that David Petersen earned his BFA in printmaking, which would explain the care taken in composing each panel. Even though these aren't prints, I can imagine that when you get in t...more

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Jun 25, 2008 Icats rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This graphic novel was written for children but also entertaining for adults. The Mouse Guard was formed to protect the mice against the world’s harsh conditions and predators, but who knew their greatest enemy would be from within. A traitor mouse threatens to bring down their villages and the Guard itself. The illustrations are bold and detailed giving life to the majestic territories of the mice. Though the premise of little warrior mice may seem cute, these mice are fierce fighters and their...more

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Dec 14, 2008 Nicholas Karpuk rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A book about warrior mice comes off as the sort of comedy comic I'd pick up in the 90's, flip through, and put back dismissively. There's been a certain disdain for talking animal comics among serious comic writers for about as long as the comic industry has existed in America.

What sets Mouse Guard apart is that the creatures don't seem all that anthropomorphized. The author basically took a step back and observed that life for a mouse civilization would be much scarier and more difficult than a...more

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Mar 03, 2008 Burt rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who like stories with mice in them.

Shelves: graphic-stories

I don't like anthropomorphic stories. The Secret of NIMH never did it for me. I never finished Watership Down. Animal Farm was way too clever and even its political similies were lost on me when I was 15. I have seen and heard and spoken with Brian Jaques, but I haven't cracked the cover of Redwall yet.

Lieam, Saxon, and Kenzie are the primary characters of Mouse Guard and they are, yes, mice. So are Gwendolyn and Sadie and Conrad. Ditto Celanawe. Mice. I hate stories with mice in them.

But not th...more

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Jun 25, 2007 Jordan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: all_ages_comics

This was the biggest out-of-nowhere indie hit of the comic book world last year. With comparisons to "Bone" and "The Secret of NIMH," I knew it would never live up to the hype. But I enjoyed it nevertheless.
The art was terrific, the world felt authentic, and the characters were instantly likable. I just think the story he was trying to tell was a little more epic than he gave himself room for. A lot of important stuff got skipped in "meanwhile..." chapter breaks and I wanted more development of...more

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Jul 04, 2007 Jon Rob rated it 5 of 5 stars

One of the greatest achievements in comic art of the last 10 years.
A tale that works on so many levels it is the true All ages comic. Young and old will get something out of it.
It's the cavalier worlds of derring-do, Robin Hood and the like transferred, and reduced to the world of mice.
The surface of cute anthropomorphism it has underneath it a stunning mix of intrigue and adventure. The art is wonderfully rendering with care and attention to detail instantly recalling all the best art you saw i...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

Mouse Guard is, like all graphic novels that focus on the art, a quick read. However, there is so much detail to the artwork that once you finish it, you’ll want to go back and read it over again just to catch the nuances to the pictures.

This is truly a lovely book, and it has a nicely-developed plot to go along with it. I had expected, based on the cover (and the fact that it is about mice) for it to be kid-oriented. Not so. This is a book that will appeal to many ages, but the storyline itself...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

This graphic novel was surprisingly good. I read it on a recommendation from my boyfriend who said it was one of the best graphic novels he's read, full of adventure, and a very short read, so of course I said I'd give it a shot.

Initially, I thought: this is a good. It's pretty cool. But then somewhere along the lines I thought: I'm almost done and I don't know if they win. What if it doesn't finish the story? What if I have to read the second book like tomorrow to know what happens? (this is a...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Bellis rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Newcomer Davis Petersen entwirft in diesem Comic-Bilderbuch ein wundersames Zwischenreich: die Geschichte einer Mäusezivilisation im Mittelalter. Versteckt agieren die Nager in dieser schweren Zeit, in der nicht nur Schlangen, Wölfe und Krabben schier gigantische Feinde sind, sondern auch machtgierige und intrigante Mäuse.

David Petersen Zeichnungen gefallen mir ausgesprochen gut. Eigentlich relativ einfach, aber doch sehr liebevoll, in Farben, die gut zum Wald und sonstigen Lebensraum der Mäuse...more Newcomer Davis Petersen entwirft in diesem Comic-Bilderbuch ein wundersames Zwischenreich: die Geschichte einer Mäusezivilisation im Mittelalter. Versteckt agieren die Nager in dieser schweren Zeit, in der nicht nur Schlangen, Wölfe und Krabben schier gigantische Feinde sind, sondern auch machtgierige und intrigante Mäuse.

David Petersen Zeichnungen gefallen mir ausgesprochen gut. Eigentlich relativ einfach, aber doch sehr liebevoll, in Farben, die gut zum Wald und sonstigen Lebensraum der Mäuse passen und in große Panels aufgeteilt, lassen sie im ersten Moment eher an Illustrationen eines Kinderbuchs denken, als an ein Comic. Die Mäuschen sind knuffig, dabei aber nicht zu kindisch oder kitschig.

Trotzdem ist der Comic nicht unbedingt für ganz kleine Kinder geeignet (der Verlag empfiehlt in ab acht aufwärts), denn es gibt schon ein paar eher düstere Szenen und auch ein paar übergreifende Themen, die auch Erwachsene ansprechen dürften.

So klasse ich die Zeichnungen auch finde, die Geschichte konnte mich bisher noch nicht so ganz überzeugen. Zum einen hatte ich, Zumindest eine Zeit lang, Probleme, die Mäuse auseinanderzuhalten. Ihre auffälligsten Unterscheidungsmerkmale sind oft die Fellfarbe und die Farben ihrer Umhänge. Was ja auch durchaus logisch ist, Mäuse sehen sich halt ähnlich und die Mouse Guards sind zwar von ihrem Verhalten her vermenschlicht, aber nicht so sehr, was ihr Aussehen angeht, aber es machte den einstieg in die Geschichte einfach etwas schwieriger. Auch sonst hatte ich das Gefühl, das eher die Mäusewelt an sich im Vordergrund steht und weniger die einzelnen Charaktere. sowas muss nichtunbedingt negativ sein, aber in diesem Fall hat es eben den Eindruck, dass den Figuren individuelle Charakterzüge fehlen, noch verstärkt. Dazu kommt, dass mir die Heldenverehrung für die Wachtmäuse, die teilweise mitschwingt, ein bisschen zu viel des Guten war.

Schön sind die Zusatzmaterialien wie Illustrationen und ein Interview mit David Petersen, die den Comic ergänzen.

Obwohl ich nicht so ganz zufrieden bin, werde ich den nächsten Band auch noch lesen, denn die Zeichnungen sind wirklich schön und das Interview mit Petersen vermittelt den Eindruck, dass er zur Welt und den Charakteren mehr Gedanken gemacht hat, als dieser erste Band vermitteln konnte. Vielleicht ändert sich das ja im zweiten.(less)

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May 02, 2012 jeremiah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Went to the library with the girls and picked this up on a whim.

I had heard good things about this series and I wasn't dissapointed. This is a great fantasy story that can be read by kids and yet still has a very gritty feel to it that keeps the story very tense.

It is very obvious that the author has put considerable time thinking about the different aspects of a mouse's life in this world. This world, though no different from our own beyond anthropomorphic animals, is very dangerous for mice....more

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Apr 26, 2012 Ben Bedard rated it 2 of 5 stars

I wanted to like this book for the artwork. The mice are portrayed in some strange land between cute and serious that is very enjoyable. Something about a mouse with a sword. It's nice. But unfortunately the writing is pretty bad. Several of the moments in the book that should have given the author an opportunity to explore, instead were highly derivative. When a mouse is caught inside a besieged town, the general proclaims that it is not them who is trapped inside with the enemy, it is the enem...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Andrew Shuping rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel

There are a few things that I look for when reading a new comic or a graphic novel: 1) it has a great storyline 2) compelling characters 3) great artwork 4) it’s a continuing series (provided it meets the other criteria, it just means that I don’t have to say goodbye to new friends so quickly) and 5) that it’s got a little bit of something in it for everyone. And Mouse Guard definently meets that criteria for me...and that last one is probably the most important one. I like being able to take a...more There are a few things that I look for when reading a new comic or a graphic novel: 1) it has a great storyline 2) compelling characters 3) great artwork 4) it’s a continuing series (provided it meets the other criteria, it just means that I don’t have to say goodbye to new friends so quickly) and 5) that it’s got a little bit of something in it for everyone. And Mouse Guard definently meets that criteria for me...and that last one is probably the most important one. I like being able to take a comic and it had it friends, family members, and people that I work with and tell them that there’s something in this one just for you. And I’m betting that they’ll be something that interests you here as well.

The Mouse Guard is composed of those brave mice that fight off intruders, guide mice on journeys from one village to the next, and find safeways and paths through dark territories for their fellow mice. And they watch each others backs and avenge the fallen. Saxon, Kenzie and Lieam, three of the bravest Guardmice, are on a mission to find a missing merchant who never arrived home. But when they find him, dead, they also find a dark secret--there is a traitor in the Guard’s rank. One that seeks to bring everything down around their ears. Mice must stand strong against the dark and old heroes rise to help battle evil once more. Before the end friends will be lost, trust will be broken, and the city may yet fall. Can the mouse guard reveal the traitor in time? Or will all be lost?

The artwork is probably my favorite part of this story. Don’t get me wrong the story is great as well, but the artwork is stunning. Beautiful watercolor like drawings that just capture enough detail in the fur and the scales and the surrounding to make them real. David avoids the habit that many artists fall into which is to try to draw every scale, every strand of fur, which ultimately makes everything look like a mess. Instead David captures just the bare essence of what is needed. I think one of the best parts of the story is early on, right before Lieam takes on the snake, where he’s just giving it that dead level stare daring it to attack. I also really like the fight scene where tho mice are taking on multiple crabs. Crabs, if you aren’t aware, have more colors than most people imagine and all manner of little details that make it and David just does an absolutely wonderful job of capturing those details. This is the type of book that I can just sit down with for hours on end and look at all of the details in the illustrations. And then get lost in the story all over again.

I love David’s writing in this first volume and how he draws influences from such a wide variety of stories, from “The Three Musketeers” to “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” and yet still creates his own compelling story. He lets the tension build up slowly and carefully and then reveals the mystery and the plot twist just the right moment so that you don’t ever feel like you figured it out too soon. He also does a great job of creating the characters and making it easy to relate to them, even the villains. You just feel like you understand where they’re coming from, even if you don’t agree with their methods you realize they have a point of sorts. And he even points that out in the epilogue.

This is just a fantastic story and I would highly recommend it for all ages. It has a little bit of something for everyone to enjoy. I even hear they’ve got an RPG of it (and I know few people that have played and enjoyed it.) I can’t wait to read the further adventures of the Mouse Guard.(less)

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Jan 05, 2012 Karissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

I picked up a copy of this book at the used book store. I had been wanting to read this series forever and thought my 5 year old son would also enjoy it. It was very well done; both the story and the illustration was top notch.

Mice struggle to survive with the tangle of predators around. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed. The Mouse Guard guard the paths between villages to ensure that mice can travel safely. When a merchant mouse goes missing Kenzie, Lieam, and Saxon are sent out to find what happ...more I picked up a copy of this book at the used book store. I had been wanting to read this series forever and thought my 5 year old son would also enjoy it. It was very well done; both the story and the illustration was top notch.

Mice struggle to survive with the tangle of predators around. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed. The Mouse Guard guard the paths between villages to ensure that mice can travel safely. When a merchant mouse goes missing Kenzie, Lieam, and Saxon are sent out to find what happened. What they find goes beyond a simple case of a mouse getting injured or lost; looks like there may be a traitor in their ranks.

This is a very well done story. The illustrations are wonderful; very detailed and they add a lot to the story, making it easier to follow. Very classic fantasy type drawings; muted colors, very finished, with lots of detail.

The plot is intricate and well done. There is action, adventure, and intrigue. There are legends that appear in the story with the Black Ax hero, traitors, huge predators that attack, and battles that take place. It is a fairly epic story. At points it reminds of a mouse version of other classic fantasies like Lord of the Rings or Secret of Nihm. All the mice have excellent character backgrounds and are well fleshed out.

The book is appropriate for all ages. Although at one point one of the mice does get captured and hurt for information; it never gets too graphic. There are also battle scenes. My son, who is five, enjoyed it immensely. We read a chapter each night and he really looked forward to it. I don't think he understood all of the politics and intrigue that were happening, but he got the main story.

Overall an absolutely excellent read for all ages. The illustrations are gorgeous full of muted colors, warm browns and golds, and incredible detail. The plot is complex and interesting and the characters are well fleshed out. The story will remind of classic fantasy reads such as the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings. Highly recommended for fans of fantasy graphic novels or just for fans of classic fantasy in general.(less)

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Dec 02, 2011 Cornerofmadness rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel

This is the first in the series (I have read the second by accident) which is a graphic novel about Mice in what looks to be the Middle Ages. The Guard is the legendary mice who protect the hidden Mouse villages from predators, which, when you’re a mouse, are numerous. It opens with three guards men Lieam, Saxon and Kenzie going to find a lost merchant only to stumble onto the fact there are traitors seeking to expose Lockhaven, the capitol city where Gwendolyn, the head of the guard dwells.

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Aug 09, 2010 Nancy O'Toole rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, graphic-novels

Mouse Guard: Autumn 1152 tells the story of three mice, Liem, Kenzie, and Saxon, members of the Mouse Guard. While on a mission to find a missing grain merchant, they come across evidence of betrayal. The three travel back to the capital to warn Gwendolyn, the matriarch of the guard. On the way the three will encounter legendary warriors, and face dangerous traitors before they hope to save the city of Lockhaven.

As someone that reads more fiction than comics, when reading a graphic novel I mainl...more Mouse Guard: Autumn 1152 tells the story of three mice, Liem, Kenzie, and Saxon, members of the Mouse Guard. While on a mission to find a missing grain merchant, they come across evidence of betrayal. The three travel back to the capital to warn Gwendolyn, the matriarch of the guard. On the way the three will encounter legendary warriors, and face dangerous traitors before they hope to save the city of Lockhaven.

As someone that reads more fiction than comics, when reading a graphic novel I mainly look for a good story. The art is very secondary, and I often don't pay as much attention to it as I should. This was not the case with Mouse Guard. I couldn't help but notice how different it was from everything else I've seen in comics. These differences start with the unique shape of the book, and extend to the artwork inside. Petersen's illustrations of the mice are more similar to what I've seen in picture books than in comic books. The fact that a lot of the story is told in pictures without much dialogue, puts even more emphasis on the artwork. Another thing that impressed me about the art was the fact that it improved from issue to issue, meaning it was even more beautiful and detailed by the end than it was in the beginning.

The story draws heavily from high fantasy, making me recall the Redwall Series, which I was obsessed with in middle school. This gave the comic a bit of a nostalgic spin (and made me itch to pick up Mariel of Redwall again). One thing I really liked about the three main characters is the fact that they had three distinct personalities, despite the fact that so little time was spent on dialogue. The only thing that disappointed me a bit was the pacing of the book. I felt that more time should have been spent focusing on characters (especially the secondary ones) and world building. Things are fine the way they are, but I couldn't help but wish I had gotten a little more time to get to know the characters before the action kicked in. This was the most obvious with the “traitor” character. Because so little time was spent on developing the character, when the reveal occurred, I felt it didn't impact me as much as it should.

Mouse Guard is a unique graphic novel filled with an exciting fantasy plot and beautiful artwork. I'm glad I picked up this volume, and plan on picking up the second one (Mouse Guard: Winter 1152) when it's released in paperback.(less)

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Apr 04, 2010 GateGypsy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I purchased this, and its sequel, while on vacation this spring. We also purchased the related role-playing game.
From the backleaf:
" 'Petersen Manages to create a fascinating world in a brief amount of space... the art is simply wonderful... Mouse Guard feels very much in the vein of classics like Watership Down.'
The forest is a dangerous place for any animal, especially one as small as a mouse. In the past, the mouse world endured a tyrannical Weasel Warlord until a noble band of mouse soldiers...more

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Oct 28, 2009 Seth Hahne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics

David Petersen's Mouseguard is a so-far-incredible series that pits medieval mice against both their common predators (snakes, owls, weasels, etc.) and their own kind. As the series is yet to be completed, it's hard to judge how well the series-as-whole will hold up—but if Petersen continues to show the kind of storytelling attention and illustrator's care that we see in the first two volumes, the final result will be worthwhile indeed.

With Fall 1152, Petersen introduces a world within (presumab...more David Petersen's Mouseguard is a so-far-incredible series that pits medieval mice against both their common predators (snakes, owls, weasels, etc.) and their own kind. As the series is yet to be completed, it's hard to judge how well the series-as-whole will hold up—but if Petersen continues to show the kind of storytelling attention and illustrator's care that we see in the first two volumes, the final result will be worthwhile indeed.

With Fall 1152, Petersen introduces a world within (presumably) our world and goes beyond the realistic animal-fantasy honed in Richard Adams' Watership Down . Instead, this is a world in which mice have fostered a civilization, have made strides in both industry and academia. These mice boast metallurgy, pharmacy, architecture, libraries, cartography, and that hallmark of all the greatest civilizations, intrigue. There are castles and dungeons and cities hidden within trees. Wars and rumours of wars.

(It is as yet unclear which other animals possess such social evolutions but at the least, we know that the weasels also use armour and weaponry.)

Petersen spends much of the first volume introducing us to both his world and his characters (primarily, a trio of mice warriors, members of the vaunted mouseguard, whose purpose is to protect the commoner keeping the roads safe and keep peace between the very different (and fairly isolated) towns. Because so much of the volume is taken up with story-setting and world-building, it takes a little while for the main story to really get rolling. Once it does, however, Petersen's attention to his characters and their motivations and abilities is pushed even farther to the fore.

Fall 1152 is a good introduction to what I hope will be a fantastic journey. The art and characterization is top-notch and the volume's only deficit is that its story does not seem quite full enough. This issue is of course resolved by the following volumes (if the second is anything to judge by) and the story continues to build there. (less)

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Apr 17, 2013 Geoff rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, comic-books

What if mice were sentient and lived in a civilization hidden from view and closely guarded from the outside world. This is the story of those chosen to defend this culture - The Mouse Guard!

After hearing rave reviews of this series I finally got to pick up a copy and was really expecting to be impressed. Maybe I set my hopes too high, but I was actually quite surprised in finding the actual story fairly lacking in appeal. The premise is interesting enough. Most people probably entertain some v...more

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Aug 09, 2012 James rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics

Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 is a kind of Knights Templar for the murine set. This roaming band of guardsmen live by a chivalrous code that has them protect the roadways of their tiny society, ensuring the ability of mice to trade and travel without becoming lunch.

The society is sword-and-cloak stuff, a Middle Ages vibe with castles and wooden houses, hand tools and ye old shoppes. It's a solid start on a compelling world, although I wish more time had been spent exploring it. Instead we're thrown rig...more

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Sep 19, 2010 Megan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-supernatural, graphic-novels

This story is well worth reading for the art alone. The panels are gorgeous - the colors are rich and the drawings have such incredible details. The action and movement between panels is such that it seems like you're watching a film with great shots and excellent cinematography. I'd say the art is close to as good as it gets when it comes to this style of graphic novel.

And while I knew going in that the art would impress me, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the story. I've never read Redwa...more

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Feb 26, 2009 Monique rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, graphic-novel, lbsc645

This story of mouse warriors is beautifully drawn. Text is minimal but keeps the story moving while the action of the brave mice and their foes plays out in the panels. Dominated by earth tones, the illustrations conjure a natural world of autumn undergrowth and hidden civilization. The mice are dressed in splashes of color which help identify them. They courageously face natural dangers such as a large serpent, and huge crabs, but it is the traitorous foes of their own kind which present the re...more

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Jan 26, 2010 Neill rated it 4 of 5 stars

"In the world of Mouse Guard, mice struggle to live safely and prosper amongst harsh conditions and a host of predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed: more than just soldiers that fight off intruders, they are guides for common mice looking to journey without confrontation from one hidden village to another. The Guard patrol borders, find safeways and paths through dangerous territories and treacherous terrain, watch weather patterns, and keep the mouse territories free of predatory infestati...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Matt Smith rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: american, contemporary, fantasy, childrens-or-young-adult

This is my first graphic novel. I've avoided reading them in the past because I was sure they couldn't contain good literature. I only read this one because I intend to play the Mouseguard RPG with my kids and I need a feel for the setting. The book managed to be simultaneously surprisingly good and sadly disappointing.

First, the good. There is a really mature story here. Now the disappointing. It's really poorly executed.

I'm not sure who this was targeted to, but it seemed to uncomfortably stra...more

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Nov 18, 2010 H rated it 4 of 5 stars

Beautifully illustrated with a martial plot that will appeal to boys, fantasy lovers, and graphic novel fans, this is the story of a treacherous plot to overthrow the Mouse Guard and replace them with a despotic militaristic ruler. The Guard seeks to continue to protect the weak while still allowing the weak to rule themselves. Will the Guard prevail? My frustration with this book is strictly A.R. based - I don't think some of the kids that A.R. says this book is for (it is listed as a 3.4 level...more

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Feb 17, 2011 Joffre Swait rated it 4 of 5 stars

If you write a book involving sword-wielding mice, I'm in. If you include seriously intense graphic renderings of mouse badassery, and include the occasional battle-axe, I'm all in.

The art in this graphic novel was absolutely amazing. Petersen draws with a really gritty line, allowing the native cuteness of mice in armor to soften the edges on its own. The realistically rendered snakes and crabs the mice fight in the beginning of the book make the swirling cloaks and tiny daggers of the mice eve...more

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Mar 18, 2010 Jeremy sturm rated it 4 of 5 stars

Synopsis - mice are to protect their people from the evil things that are out to kil them and then a strike back when some of the mice want to kill their own people becase they do not follow a certain leader.

Classification -
Audience: 10+ boys and girls
Purpose: relate to world war 2 i thought possibily for entertainment
Medium: Graphic Novel/cartoon
Genre - Setting: Fantasy
Genre - Style: Tragedy
Genre - Plot: adventure

Criticism:
this book reminded me of world war 2 were the jews were betrayed b...more

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Feb 27, 2011 Olduvai rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, graphic-novels

Awww… how adorable, was my reaction on seeing David Petersen’s Mouse Guard Volume 1: Fall 1152 (v. 1) in the library. A mouse civilisation? Mice with capes and swords? Cute little mice fighting? How can anyone resist?

Lieam, Kenzie, and Saxon, three Mouse Guards, are sent to pick up the trail of a missing grain merchant, whom they realise is part of a bigger conspiracy to overthrow the leadership. These mice are Ferocious (yeah with a capital ‘F’)! Snakes are no mean feat for them, let alone othe...more

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Aug 15, 2011 Coco rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, adventure, comics-and-manga

Wow, wonderful! This comic series hearkens back to my childhood reading of the "Redwall" series and "Watership Down". Fans of those novels will surely enjoy this.

The Mouse Guard protects travelers while in the open country between hidden settlements from predators and the like. The warrior mice fit very neatly into an interesting and complex little culture made up of creatures that face an inordinate amount of threats. Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam are fantastic characters--their personalities are ev...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Story rated it 1 of 5 stars

I care about these characters why? They have no developed personalities, the plot is a series of unrelated surprises, and the world building is slap dash. Yes, the art is beautiful, but the story? The villain, Midnight, has no motivation (rule over all the mice and unite them? Why? And which mice? Wha? Why does he have anything against this Mouse Guard? What the hell is his beef?), and lore is introduced randomly, when it's convenient (ancient hero shows up randomly out of nowhere to reclaim his...more

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David Petersen was born in 1977. His artistic career soon followed. A steady diet of cartoons, comics, and tree climbing fed his imagination and is what still inspires his work today. David won the 2007 Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer. In 2008, David won the Eisners for Best Publication for Kids (Mouse Guard Fall 1152 & Winter 1152) and Best Graphic Album – Reprint (Mouse Guard...more

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BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64251.Mouse_Guard?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1302490748l/64251.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64251.Mouse_Guard?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Petersen[/url]

Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard #1)

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