Graphic Novel Pick:  “Caliber - First Canon Of Justice”

The recently founded Radical Comics has quickly become known for their mythological updated stories with beautifully painted artwork.  Among one of their flagship books was Caliber: First Canon Of Justice, an adaptation of Arthurian myth and legend set in the Wild West.  The five issue mini-series is now available as a hardcover collected volume graphic novel from Radical Comics.

In Caliber, vicious Cossacks are causing an uprising between the local Indian tribes and civilians so they can seize control.  A half-Native American/Frenchman by the name of Jean Michel or “Whitefeather” (this story’s Merlin) foresees the carnage, and sees that a man must wield the weapon Excaliber to bring peace, justice, and law to the land.  This version of Excaliber though is no sword, but rather a gun that needs no bullets, but blasts with the power in the hands of a true soldier of justice.  The young Arthur’s father is a leader in the army, but a Cossack conspiracy leads to the death of Arthur’s father, and Whitefeather goes into reclusivity until Excaliber’s true owner emerges.

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