by @amy_geek

If I’ve learned anything from years of reading and watching fantasy with old religion overtones, it’s this: don’t tick off a Norse god. Any of them. It won’t end well for you.

The men of the north have been leaving behind their Gods and turning towards Christianity. As you can imagine, Odin (Father of the Norse Gods) does not approve of these new beliefs. He takes out his jealousy and anger in a way that only a god can; he turns three of his most loyal men into werewolves to terrorize the traitors. The wolves blaze a path of destruction. They raze village after village and do not leave any survivors. They are difficult to maim and even harder to take down. One warrior though, aided by his God Thor, will face the wolves and try to end Odin’s madness. He is assisted by a mysterious witch and two strangers.

Vikings vs. werewolves. Do I really need to expand on how awesome that idea is? It’s so perfect you’ll wonder why you never thought of it before. Creator Grant Gould used existing lore and history and tangled it up perfectly with the supernatural. Werewolves fold easily into the winter landscape and seem like they’ve always belonged. You can see the fanaticism in their eyes. Gould’s art is crisp, and he colors in a bold style. His shading techniques enhance the panels and add or take away emphasis. The action keeps the reader flipping through pages fast, but be sure to go back and take a second look. You’ll find missed details in the backgrounds. The comic does end with a cliffhanger, but Wolves of Odin may be continued in a webcomic. The best way to keep tabs on that is to follow Gould’s blog linked below.

You can purchase Wolves of Odin from Super Real Graphics. Keep up with artist Grant Gould at his blog.