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The first Tales Through Time trade drops December 15th, so if you were maybe wondering what to wish for this Christmas... 😉

The bestselling, critically acclaimed
The Old Guard, now a hit Netflix movie starring Charlize Theron, returns
with new stories by writers GREG RUCKA, LEANDRO FERNANDEZ,
and an all-star lineup of guest creators, expanding the world of the immortal
warriors in shocking ways! Meet the immortals' families, witness
never-before-seen adventures, and discover the first appearance of a major new
character!

Featuring writers BRIAN MICHAEL
BENDIS, KELLY SUE DeCONNICK, MATT FRACTION, VITA AYALA,
JASON AARON, DAVID F. WALKER, and more, and artists VALENTINE
DE LANDRO, NICOLA SCOTT, MICHAEL AVON OEMING, RAFAEL
ALBUQUERQUE, MIKE HENDERSON, MATTHEW CLARK, KANO, and
more!

Collects THE OLD GUARD: TALES
THROUGH TIME #1-6

delphi

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet or heard about this alternative channels, Polygon has an enticing article on the new six-issue anthology miniseries that will be starting this spring.

The miniseries will feature work from a variety of writers and artists, and will include stories about the moon landing, 19th century Paris, 13th century Japan, the U.S. Old West, and post-WWI Berlin.

“The world of The Old Guard, especially when viewed through the specific lens of this kind of anthology, gives us all the chance to tell stories about these more-than-human characters throughout the totality of human history,” says writer Matt Fraction. “If what’s past is prologue, any story about where we’ve come from is ultimately a story about where we’re going. And I think these characters, in the specific, radiate out from a core of humanism: if dying doesn’t matter, then all that matters is how we live.”

The article includes several of the covers and some art excerpts that have me very excited!

delphi

Title: The Quality of Mercy
Canon: Comics
Characters/Ships: Booker & Joe & Nicky
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 300
Content Info: Spoilers for The Old Guard: Force Multiplied
Summary: A missing scene from issue #5 of Force Multiplied: Booker gets a haircut.
Notes: Written for

the_old_guard's 2020 Holiday Calendar. Title borrowed from the Bard.

( The Quality of Mercy )

geckoholic

[08] icons: The Old Guard (comics)
[12] icons: The Old Guard (movie)

teaser

HERE @

bl00dredskies

delphi

Title: Aurora
Canon: Comics
Ships: Andy/Noriko, Andy/Achilles, Andy/Nile
Rating: General
Word Count: 3 x 100
Content Info: n/a
Summary: A drabble series: three loves, three lives, three nights under the aurora.
Notes: Written for

the_old_guard's 2020 Holiday Calendar.

( Aurora )

delphi

If it's all right to play catch-up here, these are two Joe/Nicky fics I wrote a little while back. Both pre-date the movie, but I don't think either contradicts it.

Title: Sharp-Set
Canon: Comics (movie-compliant)
Ship: Joe/Nicky
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 100
Content Info: n/a
Summary: For Nicky, nine hundred years together still hasn't taken the edge off.
Notes: Written for

drabble_zone Challenge #194: Need.

Read on DW
Read on AO3

Title: Covenant
Canon: Comics (movie-compliant)
Ship: Joe/Nicky
Rating: Teen
Word Count: ~3300
Content Info: Non-graphic descriptions of violence and an immortal's temporary death, discussions of religion, general 11th century-ness
Summary: They got hitched sometime in autumn, somewhere between Antioch and Baghdad. A vow and a first kiss mark the turn of Nicolo and Yusuf's relationship.
Notes: Written for my

allbingo Cotton Candy Bingo card. Prompt: Wedding (or equivalent union ceremony). The ceremony Nicky is trying to explain is Adelphopoiesis.

Read on DW
Read on AO3

silverr

I've made some notes about the differences between the movie and volume 1 of the comic!

Notes under the cut. These were things I noticed while reading; comment with things I've missed. Small differences that were equivalent -- e.g., the room in Sudan has a videocamera on a table, rather than surveillance cameras on the walls -- I didn't note.

( Movie and Comic comparison details by issue ).
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Also, I grabbed a few fun screencaps while I was reading the comic: if any icon makers want to perform their magic on them, DM me and I'll get a ZIP file to you via GoogleDocs, Discord, or email.
_

geckoholic

So I own the comics already but haven't gotten around to reading them yet, and now the movie is available, so this might be the right place to ask: which first? Do I read the comics and then watch the movie, or the other way around? Opinions are appreciated. :D

silverr

Not sure if it's allowed to post this, but I wanted to mention that currently on Comixology, the digital version of the first issue of The Old Guard is free, and the first volume is on sale for 5.99 USD (regularly 12.99).

(I am not affiliated with comixology in any way; I just like seeing how adaptations follow (or don't follow) the source material.

We're not meant to be alone.

Entries tagged with source: comics

Tales Through Time Vol1 TPB drops December 15th

New Comic Miniseries: The Old Guard, Tales Through Time

Dec 22nd - "The Quality of Mercy" (Booker & Joe & Nicky)

Dec 21st - icons!

Dec 1st - “Aurora” (Andy/Noriko, Andy/Achilles, Andy/Nile)

FIC: "Sharp-Set" and "Covenant" (Joe/Nicky)

Comparison of the movie and Volume 1 of the comic

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