Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, Volume Two

Edited by David Petersen & Paul Morrissey. Published by Archaia. 

Hardcover, 152 pages, Colour, 2013. 

Inside the June Alley Inn, located in the western mouse city of Barkstone, mice gather to tell tales, each trying to outdo the other. A competition, of sorts, begins. The rules: Every story must contain one truth, one lie and have never been told in that tavern before. With the winner getting his bar tab cleared, fantastic stories are spun throughout the evening.

Legends of the Guard is a Mouse Guard anthology series featuring the work of artists and storytellers handpicked by series creator David Petersen, including Stan Sakai, Nick Tapalansky, Alex Eckman-Lawn, Ben Caldwell, Christian Slade, Rick Geary, Jemma Salume, Eric Canette, C.P. Wilson III, Cory Godbey, Bill Willingham, Jackson Sze, Justin Gerard, & Dirk Shearer to write and illustrate the stories told by the tavern mice.

“Petersen’s selection is skillful and apt; each writer and artist brings skill and respect for the source material to the individual stories, illuminating Petersen’s world rather than using it as a mere palimpsest on which to indulge their own obsessions. Legends is an example to other creators interested in shared worlds.” -Publishers Weekly

“If you read the previous Legends books or hardcover, you’ll find this…consistent with that level of excellent storytelling. If you haven’t read them yet, don’t let that hold you back! You’ll pick up all you need to know from the framing sequences. If this is your first time sampling Mouse Guard, I hope you become just as big a fan as I am!” -Wayne Hall, Major Spoilers