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All right, points to Neil Kleid for not ending ‘Medieval’ Issue 5 with a conventional ‘happy ending’, even though things do wrap up on a feel good note, but thankfully not in the cliched ‘guy defeats everybody and gets everything he wanted’ kind of way.
If you remember, Issue #4 of ‘Medieval’ had ended with a surprising new character: a legendary baseball player from the 1960s has somehow ended up in King Arthur’s timeline, just like protagonists Danny and Gina. Danny of course his furious as hell with the twist, because he is sure it is Merlin’s (the King’s wizard) dirty work to make his lose the tournament. You know the tournament of random challenges against all kinds of people to prove himself and not be hanged. But how is a baseball fan supposed to defeat a baseball legend?!
Danny being Danny, simple says “okay fuck it!” and gets ready to face his next opponent. He of course also continues to hope that the evil wizard will find a way to send him and Gina back to their future. And despite her conflicted heart, Gina stands up to King Arthur to expose Merlin and how he has been rigging matches against Danny.
I remember ending my review for Medieval Issue 4 by saying that I wasn’t too sure if I would read the finale, since the plot had been getting progressively boring. But since it’s less than 30 pages, I ended up checking out the issue, and it turned out to be a decent finale.
Does Gina pick the King or her baseball-fanatic boyfriend? Does Danny find his way back to the Bronx? These are some of the questions the finale answers swiftly, of course, with plenty of blood, violence, and cussing.
The artwork continues to be colorful, expressive, and fun. If you’re looking for a quick, violent, occasionally silly tale about a foul-mouthed plumber from the Bronx navigating life in medieval Britain and locking horns with King Arthur himself, give this mini-series a shot.
Rating: 3 on 5. ‘Medieval’ is also on Kindle Unlimited.
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