Title: Wellington

Author: Aaron Mahnke, Delilah S. Dawson, Piotr Kowalski

Publisher: IDW 2020

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 120

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Winter TBR

Meet the Duke of Wellington--one of England's most decorated military heroes and, unknown to most, her most daring monster hunter. After receiving a letter from an old flame, the Duke of Wellington heads to the countryside to investigate a series of disturbing crimes-a mysterious murder, a missing child, and a vicious black dog roaming the hills. Featuring an amazing cast of characters and calling upon centuries of supernatural myths, folktales, and lore this thrilling graphic novel reveals the secrets behind one of history's most illustrious figures.

I had been looking forward to the beginning of this new comics series. I love the idea that the Duke of Wellington was actually a monster hunter along with fighting the human wars for Great Britain. I love listening to Aaron Mahnke tell me weird and wonderful stories on the podcast Lore. So I was super excited about this one. And overall, I really enjoyed the start of this story. However, I really wanted more from the first trade in the series. We don’t get to learn too much about Wellington or the big bad. There were some very scary bits through the issues and I loved meeting Wellington’s “god daughter". Hee hee. I am really excited for the continuation of this series.