Cold Iron
by Triona Farrell, Tom Muller, Andy Diggle, Nick Brokenshire
Genres: Fantasy, Graphic NovelsPages: 140
Rating:
Synopsis:On the rural Isle of Man, aspiring singer-songwriter Kay Farragher dreams of escaping her humdrum life. But she’s about to get more than she bargained for – and some bargains are not to be trusted.
Celtic folklore and modern moxie collide as an ancient pact between worlds is broken. The sinister forces of Faerie have slipped their shackles, and the Black Dog walks abroad this night…
Andy Diggle et al’s Cold Iron is pretty fun: it’s set on the Isle of Man, and draws from fairytales and folktales. It’s perhaps not too surprising that it sees creatures from Faerie intruding upon our world, and that a trip to Faerie is eventually indicated, but it’s a fun ride nonetheless.
I liked the art, and I liked Kay, her practical approach to realising that actually, her grandmother was right after all — and her fierceness in fighting for those she cares about, and those she feels a responsibility to.
It wasn’t too surprising in terms of where the plot went, given the givens, but I had fun, and I also quite appreciated that it included a short story (in prose rather than the same comic format) at the end with a little bit more closure.
Rating: 3/5
I have to confess I got excited entirely because you put the colorist first in the list of authors, and she’s a regular member of Octocon and friend of a friend.
Ah, interesting! I can’t remember where I typed up the list from, but I always make sure to list as many of the creators/contributors as possible on graphic novels, not just the person who gets top billing — assuming I can find and read the info (I’ve been stymied sometimes by weird cover design or bad colour contrast!).
Andy Diggle is a fantastic cartoonist. Not sure why I haven’t seen Cold Iron before.
It was a fun one! It was actually free on Kindle Unlimited (in the UK at least) when I read it, so that’s how I came across it.