A dragon, troll and faun go on the run from the United States in Past the Last Mountain, a geopolitical fantasy from Louie Joyce, Gannon Beck and Paul Allor. As the military closes in, this unlikely family must decide how far they'll go to survive.
Fiction/Non-Fiction
fiction
Genre
action & adventure, fairy tale & legends & mythology, fantasy, science fiction, social topics
Review Quotes
"Past the Last Mountain is more than a fantasy comic: it is an exciting, heartfelt action story that uses interactions between fairy-tale characters and government officials to create an effective social commentary. Allor’s narrative soars gracefully from page to page on the wings of Joyce’s nuanced artwork. The characters are complicated, which makes them refreshingly relatable, and the story is relevant. In a 2013 lecture for the Reading Agency, author Neil Gaiman noted the benefits of escapism, arguing that fantasy worlds offer readers a safe place to acquire knowledge and tools with which to better tackle problems in real life. Past the Last Mountain offers this sort of fantasy world—use it." Ben Boruff - Comic Bastards
