El Mercenario
Encyclopedia
El Mercenario is a fantasy
comic series by the Spanish
artist Vicente Segrelles
, published starting from 1980. The latest volume was published in 2003.
It tells the story of a mysterious and anonymous mercenary. Although the setting resembles the medieval settings of classic fantasy stories, it is actually a science fiction story. Magic is due to advanced technology and aliens, while giants and monsters are natural fauna or the results of radiation. The only blatant magic is in a set of apochryphal stories told by the mercenary to impress a young boy.
The series is well known for the great attention paid on the depiction of landscapes.
An unusual feature for a comics, every panel is painted in oil, a rather time consuming technique.
13 albums have been published so far, with at least 11 of those having been translated to English
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
comic series by the Spanish
Spain
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artist Vicente Segrelles
Vicente Segrelles
Vicente Segrelles is a Catalan-Spanish comic book artist and writer.He was born in Barcelona.Segrelles gained popularity in Europe for his painted comic epos The Mercenary , started in 1980. Set in a medieval fantasy world, El Mercenario follows the adventures of a mercenary in his fight against...
, published starting from 1980. The latest volume was published in 2003.
It tells the story of a mysterious and anonymous mercenary. Although the setting resembles the medieval settings of classic fantasy stories, it is actually a science fiction story. Magic is due to advanced technology and aliens, while giants and monsters are natural fauna or the results of radiation. The only blatant magic is in a set of apochryphal stories told by the mercenary to impress a young boy.
The series is well known for the great attention paid on the depiction of landscapes.
An unusual feature for a comics, every panel is painted in oil, a rather time consuming technique.
13 albums have been published so far, with at least 11 of those having been translated to English
List of albums
- The Formula from Hell
- The Trial of Strength
- The Floating Fortress
- The Victim
- The Water Fortress
- The Black Sphere
- The Journey
- The Year 1000
- The Lost Ancestors
- The Giants
- The Flight
- The Ransom
- The Ransom II
- "Jubilee Edition" (10 page mini-comic)