Art by Simon Gane
With two comics out this week written by Brian Wood, it's natural to look for parallels between them. Both DMZ and this arc of Northlanders are about a city cut off from the rest of the world by an opposing army. Whereas DMZ has always been interested in presenting the experiences and opinions of the people trapped within New York, 'The Siege of Paris' is more interested in the group of Northmen who are laying siege, especially the man Mads, whose ambitions and lack of patience drive him to try things that are ill-advised.
Last issue, he actually wandered into Paris itself (we have no idea how he got back out), and in this issue, he goes fishing in the Seine, and has a chat with the Bishop of Paris. He also decides to take the siege into his own hands, employing the aid of three boats and a ton of fire. It looks, from the last page, that this didn't work as well for him as one might have hoped, and I'm curious to see what the effects of his actions will be.
I love the amount of research that Wood puts into this comic; each page carries a sense of authenticity. I'm also very impressed with the art of Simon Gane - I want to see more from him.
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