Northlanders #19

Written by Brian Wood
Art by Danijel Zezelj
Now this is a comic. Northlanders has been nailing it with every issue lately, but this two-parter featuring the incomparable Danijel Zezelj is probably my favourite arc on this book so far.

Our trio of Danish women hold out against the Saxon forces in their ruined Roman fort in this issue. They have an amusing conversation with a priest (who looks like Friar Tuck), and continue to explore 9th Century Viking feminism.

I have no idea if women at that time would have demonstrated the attitudes depicted here, but Wood makes a convincing argument. He also displays once again his ability to conjure up full-cloth characters in a very short amount of space. This is brilliant work.