Ruth Gage

I wanted to like this better, but I just kept getting the feeling I was reading a movie pitch more than a graphic novel. I liked the concept of the reluctant warrior who rises to the occasion of defending his family, community and beliefs, but Joshua Janevel's family, community and beliefs seem of less importance to the creators than the action set pieces. In the end I'm left wondering who the hell the Waldensians are and why a group of Protestants is wedged into the Alps between Catholic forces bent on their destruction. The villains seem to be B-level Disney animation stock characters.… (mais)