Age of the Wolf
| Age of the Wolf | |
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Cover to the collected edition of Age of the Wolf Art by John Davis-Hunt | |
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| Publisher | Rebellion Developments |
| First appearance | 2000 AD #1700 (2010) |
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Alec Worley John Davis-Hunt |
Age of the Wolf is a post-apocalyptic adventure series published in the British comics anthology 2000 AD. It was created by Alec Worley and John Davis-Hunt and first appeared in #1700 in 2010.
In the series the ancient Norse prophecy of Ragnarök brings about a moonlit cataclysm in which most of humanity become werewolves. The plot charts the life of one of the few surviving humans, a dog pound worker called Rowan Morrigan who becomes a deadly werewolf hunter.
The series is a trilogy. The second and third entries shift the story forward years at a time. In the final part 35 years have passed since the beginning and Rowan is a mother in her mid-fifties.
Creation and concept
The series was originally conceived as a trilogy following a progression derived from the Three Fates of Norse mythology in which the heroine is first a type of sacrificial maiden, second a “Sarah Conner-type mother” and, finally, a monster. Worley envisioned the third part as a “reverse-Beowulf” in which Rowan, formerly the protagonist, would be the antagonist to a werewolf warrior. It was feared the third part would over-complicate the story so the original idea was abandoned.[1] Worley adapted his original plan for the third part into a different vision of a world now adapted to long-term moonlight, with “a far-out pulp sci-fi feel, like something off a prog rock album, a Rodney Matthews poster or an '80s fantasy epic like The Dark Crystal, all funky vegetation, and alien creatures running around looking awesome.”[2]
Publication history
- Age of the Wolf, in 2000 AD #1700-08, 2010.
- Age of the Wolf: She Is Legend, in 2000 AD #1772-81, 2012.
- Age of the World: Wolfworld, in 2000 AD #1840-50, 2013
Collected edition
- Age of the Wolf (2014) Oxford: Rebelliion (ISBN 9781781082638)
External Links
References
- ↑ Mc, Richard (27 May 2014). "A Q&A with Alec Worley". Everything Comes Back to 2000 AD. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ Keily, Karl (27 June 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Worley & Davis-Hunt Unleash "Age of the Wolf: Wolfworld"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 5 April 2016.