Second frame of third page:
This is an adaptation of the story of Ness from the Ulster Cycle, ending with the birth of the future king Conchobar Mac Nessa. I picked this up at Eastercon, supporting an Irish creator of whom I hadn’t previously been aware, and of course I am always interested in treatments of Irish mythology.
The concept here is interesting enough – always up for a spunky girl warrior, who takes revenge on the bad guys when her royal father is unable to mete out as justice. But I’m afraid I wasn’t a fan of the art – red monochrome sketching, where I found some of the characters difficult to distinguish and a few more colours would have helped me to follow the plot a bit more. Apparently there is also a sequel covering the Cattle Raid of Cooley, the much more famous part of the Ulster Cycle. If I see it in passing I’ll probably get it.

