Recent Monster Scholarship from Arthuriana

Worth checking out:

Diem, Matthew B. "Chrétien and the Seven Dwarfs: The Portrayal of Dwarf Characters in the Earliest Arthurian Romances." Arthuriana, vol. 32 no. 1, 2022, p. 7-34. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/art.2022.0001.


Thum-O'brien, Robyn. "The King, the Giant, and Time: Temporality in the Encounter at Mont Saint Michel in the Alliterative Morte Arthure." Arthuriana, vol. 32 no. 1, 2022, p. 82-94. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/art.2022.0004.


Walton, Kathryn M. M. "Rewriting a Demon: Merlin's Changing Characterization in Three Versions of Of Arthour and of Merlin." Arthuriana, vol. 32 no. 1, 2022, p. 55-81. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/art.2022.0003.

Unholy Grail No 2 Solicitation

I'm in the midst of a Lovecraft project, so I thought I'd get the information about the remaining issues of Unholy Grail into the blog.

Unholy Grail #2

Available on August 9 2017

The horrific legend of King Arthur continues to unfold. The demon known as Merlin leaves a trail of carnage and curses as he searches for the boy who would be king. Arthur wages war against those who would oppose his sovereignty. The haunted walls of Camelot are raised. And Arthur meets the woman who will become his dark queen.

From writer Cullen Bunn (Uncanny X-Men, Deadpool) and artist Mirko Colak (Punisher) comes a Lovecraftian take on the Arthurian legend that HAD to be told at AfterShock Comics.

Preorder at: https://www.comixology.com/Unholy-Grail-2/digital-comic/526809.

Unholy Grail Comic Info

Writer Cullen Bunn and artist Mirko Colak have recently released the first issue of Unholy Grail, a comic book series (published by AfterShock Comics) that mashes the Arthurian legend with motifs from the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. 

The series premise (and solicitation for issue one) is as follows: 

Arthur Pendragon was the king of all Britain. His story is legendary. Merlin. The Lady of the Lake. Excalibur. Camelot. The Knights of the Round Table. But these stories are bright lies painted over the truth. Here is presented the gospel of Arthur's bloody rise to power and his unholy reign. The legend of King Arthur is not the stuff of legends, but the fuel of nightmares.

As Arthur descends into darkness, is there any lingering hope that he still might do something good? From writer Cullen Bunn (Uncanny X-Men, Deadpool) and artist Mirko Colak (Punisher) comes a Lovecraftian take on the Arthurian legend that HAD to be told at AfterShock Comics.

Issue one is out so far. Merlin is a true demon here, but the Lovecraftian elements are not yet made clear. Issue two is due in August, and issue three comes out in September. No word yet on further issues or if the three solicited so far will complete the series. 

 Full details and ordering information (linked to comiXology) at http://aftershockcomics.com/unholygrail/.