Elric Volume 3: The White Wolf by Julien Blondel and Jean-Luc Cano
Art by Julian Telo and Robin Recht

(Titan Comics, 2022)

Reviewed by David Lascelles

This graphic novel adaptation of one of Michael Moorcock’s more famous creations, Elric of Melnibone, is certainly a nostalgia trip for someone who, like me, was brought up in the 80s as a lover of all things fantasy and SF. Back then, Elric was a property that was very different to the fantasy offerings of the time. Amidst a lot of Tolkienesque fantasy that swamped the genre at the time, it certainly stood out. From my point of view as a rather sickly teen, I personally loved the idea of a hero who had a debilitating condition that could be managed by magic—albeit a dark and corrupting, soul stealing magic.

So, it was with a certain amount of anticipation that I entered into reading this graphic offering.

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