Thorgal: "What are you, nameless woman What goal do you pursue?" Magician "The same goal as you: Revenge"

First volume of Thorgal, legendary series of Franco-Belgian comics published in the Journal Tintin in the 70s, The Sorceress Betrayed tells the adventures of the title hero. A young man in his twenties whose offenses have to be a bastard nobody knows parents, a skald Gandalf, King of the Northern Vikings, despised for his thoughts to the Vikings marginal values, but because love is Thorgal Aaricia his daughter who loves him in turn. Though other reasons are mentioned in the volumes to come.

In his story, tells how Thorgal Van Hamme is saved by a nameless magician who offered him in exchange for his life spared, to provide services for a year. For personal reasons that seem to rotate around the King Gandalf.
Story complementing thirty pages and being part of the "Cycle of the Queen of the Sea Jellies", this story introduces key characters who are Thorgal, his beloved Aaricia and King Gandalf the Fool, but introduces especially the intrigue surrounding the identity of the character whose great quest is to get a simple life, happy and peaceful after years as a pariah. In short, an ideal of life that has nothing to do with the selfish quest other classical heroes, as simple and pure as his heart wishes.

So begins the first adventures of this character that has made its writer Jean Van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosinski illustrator extremely popular in the Franco-Belgian comics. A Viking universe in which mixes ancient cultures in Nordic myths and creatures. A first volume also offering history "Almost Paradise," a short story of Thorgal between the story of the Enchantress and the second volume. A story that, although I find the successful final ends too quickly. Indeed, many questions remain as to the explanation that the hero will give Aaricia for his long absence and I would have liked some more pages that would have explained the situation between the man and his love.
Anyway despite this reflection, this story concluded well this first volume in which Rosinski, Polish cartoonist who also collaborated with Hans Duchateau, offers a sensational coup pen. Dynamic, with thoughtful framing, especially in the first pages Rosinski offers design jewelry that complement with covers made at the oil painting. Detail that enriches the graphic style of the artist and gives a mythical aspect to this story.

Little detail for those who want this story in electronic copy, I read for the Kindle version many complaints about the smallness of the pages and the inability to zoom in for a good look at the boxes. So I suggest, for enthusiasts ebooks, purchase their copy on Google Play since its application on iPad and Android tablet provides adequate zoom to better appreciate the designs and history.

Finally, with free Thorgal Lombard free application on the website or Google Play, readers can, through the camera of their tablet on the pages and cover of the book, get free bonuses, including an interview with Rosinski, sketches , the inking, historical paintings, and the Journal Tintin blankets. This is a free opportunity that I encourage because it helps get more from the series and its design. Although I have found that on pages 41 and 48 sketches and portraits of these two pages did not appear as agreed on the shelf due to server problem on Lombard site. After that, I contacted the Lombard Web management which should hopefully solve this unfortunate problem.

In conclusion, this story, which I strongly encourage reading, is the beginning of a Viking saga Ulysienne whose only dream is to live life with the people he loves and respects the land.