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Boudicca Paperback – December 20, 2017

by Neal Romanek (Author), Johan Swärd (Contributor)

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Britain. An island paradise, rich with gold and silver - and the world's most powerful military machine wants it all for itself. The country and its tribes have been hammered into one unified colony, under one law - Roman law.

When the king of the Iceni dies, his wife, Boudicca, is left with a decision: continue her husband's path of compromise with the Roman invaders, or be true to the voice of freedom inside her.

With the help of a brilliant young druid named Fox, Boudicca's choice ignites one of the bloodiest revolts in Roman history, a tragic inferno which will enshrine her as one of history's greatest icons of freedom and rebellion.

This graphic novel, drawn by Johan Swärd and written by Neal Romanek, depicts for the first time the harsh and beautiful world of Celtic Britain in vivid detail- its gods and wild landscapes, its sacred sites and battle lore, and its poet-priests and its warrior-queens.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Markosia Enterprises (December 20, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 158 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 191124356X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1911243564
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 0.34 x 9.61 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,795,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,028 in Historical & Biographical Fiction Graphic Novels
- #13,071 in Fantasy Graphic Novels (Books)

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Johan Swärd is a Swedish illustrator and comic book artist based in Västerås, Sweden.
He has always loved to draw, especially comics and to tell interesting stories. He graduated from the Sequential arts and storytelling at the University of Gävle (HiG).
He has done a lot of illustrations, portraits throughout the years and always strived to be better than the last work he has done.
He believes that when you are reading a comic book it all needs to flow, artwork and dialogue needs to work together. The script and the art needs to be on the same page, nor one or the other should scream louder than the other.
With a love for details he hopes you will see new things in his panels each time you read them.
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Neal Romanek is an American-British writer and media journalist based in London. A graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Neal has written narrative film and TV for major studios and TV companies as well as indy producers. As a journalist, he has edited major industry magazines and is a regular guest lecturer on the art and craft of screen storytelling.
Neal's speciality is building fantastic, visionary storyworlds and pushing characters to their moral limits within them. His graphic novel, BOUDICCA looks at the bloody Roman occupation of Celtic Britain from the point of view of both sides of the conflict. His book SKIES OF VENUS is a new instalment in Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic "Carson Of Venus" series and features lots of adventure and swashbuckling, as well as examining race and empire.
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Website: http://www.nealromanek.com
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Starry Vere

Boudicca gets the treatment she deserves

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018

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Fascinating and powerful story; when Hollywood is finally ready to tell the Boudicca story right they will at least know who to hire as the screenwriter and director. Mr. Romanek is obviously passionate and knowledgeable about this subject, and everything from the dialogue of that era to the command structure of the Roman legions rings absolutely true. All the characters, particularly Boudicca of course, are complex, flawed, and interesting. There is a definite feminist tinge to the material but it is handled realistically—it feels 'of the time' always. Johan Sward's art is visceral and evocative, and definitely fits the material. In my opinion a few of the illustrations cry out for a color palette (some of the great battles in particular), but I imagine budgetary constraints made that difficult. By the thrilling third act I couldn't put this story down; I have never had that experience with a graphic novel.

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and an excellent story-line (Think of “Ben-Hur” -- on steroids)

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2018

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BOUDICCA, Neal Romanek and Johan Sward’s graphic novel about the first century British rebel-queen pulses with the action of a first-rate movie (Think of “The Wild Bunch”), and an excellent story-line (Think of “Ben-Hur” -- on steroids). Written and “directed” by excellent screenwriter Romanek and exceptionally illustrated by “the cinematographer” – outstanding young artist Sward – in a dynamic style that makes every panel vibrate with anticipation or violence.
Their patience, resolve, -- their bloody expertise -- resulted in a superb – different – graphic novel, the best I’ve read. I recommend it -- wholeheartedly.
ROMANEK (Introduction): “Johan and I Skyped twice a month – for years. . . . we hammered out the book, page by bloody page.”

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HDaniels

The art is pretty good, especially as it is Swards first graphic ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2018

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The art is pretty good,especially as it is Swards first graphic novel. However, the script is disappointing. The main character feels flat and one-dimensional and ultimately unbelievable. It is hard for readers to connect with a constantly antagonistic religious fanatic, nationalist, and virago. It is hard to tell apart the Boudicca before the insurrection and after. She would have been much more compelling if she looked a tad bit logical before pushed too far. Even Boudicca's enemies,the Romans, made her into a more likable character than Romanek did. In a typical move, the true assault and humiliation of Boudicca's daughters as described by Tacitus was written out of the script. While a public raping would be hard to depict tactfully in comics given the uproar over DCs Killing Joke, choosing to avoid it altogether feels not just ahistorical but unsatisfactory. This omission not only erases how rape goes hand in hand with the other violent acts of colonization, especially Roman colonization; the omission removed one of few understandable sources of fury of the main character. To see one's children traumatized by sexual assault is a fury any modern reader could understand unlike allegiance to pre-Christian gods and so on. As treated by this novel, Boudicca hardly remembers her daughters. It is like they were buried and forgotten when they could have stood by her side, fighting to the death for their dignity. For all of these reasons, the story surrounding the main character is ultimately unsatisfying. On a positive note, the inclusion of Bardic poems on occasion lent a much needed lyrical break from leaden dialogue. Those lines, often encapsulating the inherent contradictions and mysteries of nature, could have been an excellent teacher for how to approach the main character and make her as compelling as Paulinus or Fox. Instead, the reader is left marvelling at Fox's sacrifice.

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Steven

A great novel with great illustrations

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018

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A great novel with great illustrations, I really took my time to enjoy it and to pay attention to all the details. Very well done and I learned about someone from history that I did not know before. Entertaining and informative, a two-fer! I highly recommend this, it could not have been written or illustrated any better. Will there be another one?

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aitzapizza

Great read. Great art. Great history.

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2017

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Bloody good book. And I do mean bloody.

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Samuel Sillén

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018

Fantastic work!

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matthew

Loved it!

Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2021

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This was awesome! Great art and story.

Niklas

both couse i like to sponsor with a buy and that im a ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2018

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Saw an article in Sala Allehanda, our lokal news-paper, Svärd comes from my area in sweeden, so i thought i HAVTA buy it, both couse i like to sponsor with a buy and that im a fan of Boudicca, wrote an essey bout kelts in high-school and when fell in love with here during ;) GREJT book and beuutifylly drawn, so i rekomend it to ALL :)

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