Dungeon: Early Years, Vol. 3 - by Christophe Gaultier & Joann Sfar & Lewis Trondheim & Stephane Oiry (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The legend of the founding of Dungeon continues with two all-new chapters! Old Arakou, Hyacinthe's father, feels rusty and mopes at the idea of dying in his bed. He never ceases to remember the old heroic days and his pals he wants to connect back with. So, he mounts his faithful steed, much to the chagrin of Alexandra who, worried for him, accompanies him on this crazy ride. Meanwhile, in the ruins of Antipolis, Comor and a handful of lords are preparing to take back power... The second story presents the arrival of young Marvin to the Dungeon, ready to become its most faithful protector. The city of Antipolis destroyed, his father dead, Hyacinthe de Cavallère finds himself alone to fight against the threats of the attackers eager to appropriate the Dungeon. The duchies of Clérembard and Vaucanson are determined to enlarge their territories... Prospects for the Dungeon look dire but as the two forces attack, they are not expecting the fierce opposition awaiting them in so many forms, including that of the most powerful of the warriors in the making: Marvin the Saurian.

Review Quotes

"Dungeon comics -- that's a big inspiration for me and the crew who write on the show. Dungeon's a great comic, and I look to it for the sort of casual conversation they have with the big fantasy world that they all live in." --Adventure Time's Pendleton Ward


"The humor can be biting and sly. And precisely because it is so light and warmhearted, the moments of melancholy and actual profundity reach into your chest, pull out your heart and keep it hostage." --The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Born March 21, 1969 in Chateauroux, Christophe Gaultier holds a diploma in visual communications. After ten years in animation and after having collaborated on the feature film The Triplets of Belleville, he decided to devote himself entirely to comics. He has accumulated an impressive number of graphic novels published with many leading French comics publishers. Joann Sfar is an artist, writer, and film director. He is best known for his adaptation of The Little Prince and his original bestselling title The Rabbi's Cat. Lewis Trondheim is one of the leaders of a new generation of comic artists bringing in novel ways of creating comics. He helped usher in much longer and sophisticated narratives in the graphic novel form. He is a leading author in Europe. Stéphane Oiry was born in Nantes on April 1st, 1970. The second joke he played on his parents was choosing to become an artist. And if the heart of comedy is keeping things "short and sweet," Oiry has continued to defy that wisdom by piling up an impressive number of publications over the decades. Oiry works in the fields of animation (The Fly from the silent comic by Trondheim), the press (contributing to Le Monde), and children's books. He has compiled an increasingly long list of full-length comic books and graphic novels.