Sword Daughter #1

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• 10

  Outright Geekery - Aaron Kessel

  Apr 22, 2018

  Brian Wood weaves a phenomenal tale and Mack Chater provides top notch art! I cannot recommend this highly enough! Read Full Review

• 10

  Geek-O-Rama - Marie

  Jun 04, 2018

  Right from the first frame Sword Daughter caught my interest. 12 year old Elizabeth's narration of events past and present has a haunting quality to it. Read Full Review

• 10

  Big Comic Page - Mark Scott

  Jun 11, 2018

  This may be set in Viking era Scandinavia, but it isnt going to be a jolly sword and sandals romp, its going to be dark and brutal and gritty and I cant wait for the next issue. Read Full Review

• 9.0

  AIPT - David Brooke

  Jun 05, 2018

  A strong character driven story and a must read for those who like historical fiction. Read Full Review

• 9.0

  Pastrami Nation - Nolan Smith

  Jun 10, 2018

  This is a great start to this new series. A cinematic vibe, a plot of revenge, and an unknown in the young Elsbeth. Sword Daughter #1 is sharp and to the point. Read Full Review

• 8.4

  The Fandom Post - Chris Beveridge

  Jun 06, 2018

  I hadn't heard of this series prior to it coming out so it was a wonderful little discovery. Wood and Chater are some of my favorite creators for doing stories like this where it has some historical research to it, a minimal approach to how it handles dialogue and the visuals. There's a lot of good detail to be had here to be sure and it's not just empty land but it has the feeling of a sparsely populated area from over a thousand years ago and its people. The story is straightforward with potential for twists and turns to be had but right now it's just drawing you in and giving you something familiar but different. Read Full Review

• 8.3

  Multiversity Comics - Matt Sadowski

  Jun 07, 2018

  A quiet study of father and daughter bonded by revenge amidst the beautiful Norwegian desolation of 991 AD. Read Full Review

• 7.6

  Major Spoilers - Stacy Baugher

  Jun 04, 2018

  A tale of vengeance and family bonds, Sword Daughter will not disappoint. Read Full Review

• 7.5

  Bounding Into Comics - Nathan Braudrick

  Jun 18, 2018

  Small gripes aside, The first issue of Sword Daughter does an admirable job of sinking its hooks into the reader. I am genuinely interested to find out what the Forty Swords are up to, how Elsbeth managed to care for her father for a decade, why she smacked him in the face with a rock, and why in the world she only speaks in symbols. Sword Daughter #1 may have not been everything I had wanted it to be, but it sure gives me a lot of hope for the future of this series. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett

  Jun 06, 2018

  If you're a fan of Wood's past Viking-era dramas like Northlanders and Black Road, or even his Revolutionary War series Rebels, Sword Daughter is the spiritual successor you've been waiting for. Read Full Review

• 5.0

  Newsarama - David Pepose

  Jun 07, 2018

  Given how overemphasized writers are compared to artists in today's comic book discourse, Sword Daughter #1 proves to be an anomaly " while artist Mack Chater and colorist Jose Villarrubia excel in creating moody spaces for this Viking-era father-daughter revenge tale, Brian Wood's actual story still feels terminally underdeveloped. Read Full Review