Mouse Guard and Rust

Mouse Guard: Free Comic Book Day #2013

by David Petersen, Royden Lepp, Sean Rubin

For Free Comic Book Day, Archaia is proud to present a square flip book containing a collection of original short stories from some of its all-reader-friendly titles! In David Petersen’s Mouse Guard short, a young Sadie is told a mouse fairy tale about proving one’s self and the best trait to look for in love. Royden Lepp’s Rust tells how rocket-boy Jet Jones learns an important lesson while helping the younger members of the Taylor family with their daily chores on the farm. This spectacular, free one-shot also includes original short stories from Sean Rubin’s upcoming, enchanting dinosaur tale, Bolivar; Jim Henson’s fantasy classic, Labyrinth (an Archaia original graphic novel illustrated by Cory Godbey is in the works); and Nate Cosby and Chris Eliopoulos’s justice-seekin’ boy hero, Cow Boy. As an added bonus, there’s also a fun Pantalones, TX activity page by Yehudi Mercado!

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

30 pages, Comic Book

First published May 4, 2013

About the author

Note: There are more than one David Petersen on GR's database. For catch-all profile, see here (dissambiguated via 7 spaces).

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 Fall 1152 Hardcover). He is the creator of the Mouse Guard series and is excited to be working on projects he dearly loves doing. David and his wife Julia reside in Michigan with their dog Autumn.

Reviews

[Denise みか Hutchins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Out of the three Free Comic Book Day Mouse Guard stories I've read so far, this one was my favorite. It was a complete story in itself and very sweet! The other comics included in this issue were alright but none of them caught my attention.

[Fran · Rating 4 out of 5]

An adorable little Mouse Guard short, featuring a young Sadie and her Pa, who tells her the story of how he met her Ma.