Review: The Lost Ages: The Fort on the Moors

General Information

Title: The Fort on the Moors
Author: Jérôme Le Gris
Artist: Didier Poli
Series: The Lost Ages Vol. 1
Publisher: Europe Comics
ISBN: 9791032811894
My rating: ★★★★☆

I received a free digital review copy from Netgalley!

About: In the year 1000, an apocalyptic event wiped out all civilizations and humanity entered the "Lost Ages". Several centuries later, young warrior Elaine lives with her father and their clan of nomads, traveling the lands on the hunt for food and trying to avoid the beasts that roam the lands. But Elaine's father has a secret, and he risks the lives of the entire clan for it. Suddenly they find themselves at war with another clan. And Elaine has to go on a dangerous journey that noone's attempted before...

I enjoyed this volume a lot! It was a great and well structured introduction to the world and nicely explained how it came to the so-called "Lost Ages", the time period during which the story takes place. The plot was easy to follow and we got to know the important characters well enough. It was an extremely quick read that made me want more!

I loved Elaine. She seems to be exactly the strong and independent character I like, but there was also an insecurity to her in certain moments. I can't wait to experience the rest of the adventure with her!

The art was gorgeous, I loved it a lot. The colors help with creating the world and an atmosphere, everything works together very well. The characters look realistic and interesting with their individual defining features. I also loved their style, it reminded me of the tv shows Vikings and The 100.

The only thing I didn't like as much was that huge parts of the story are told in text boxes instead of typical speech bubbles. This makes it seem more like reading a book than a comic, in which I'd preferred more direct speech.

It's hard to say more about the story itself because everything felt more like a set up for the promised plot and action. But, speaking of action, there were plenty of fight scenes in this too!

(Trigger warnings: graphic violence, blood, murder)

All in all I really liked this one. I'd recommend it to fans of graphic novels and fantasy, especially fantasy with a historical touch, and I'll definitely read the next volume if I eventually get the chance! 

Thank you Netgalley for the review copy!