The island of Avalon holds a special place in mythology for it was Avalon that the body of King Arthur was carried to so that he could continue to live forever on the magical isle.BEYOND AVALON
Currently published by Image Comics.
You see, in Avalon, you don’t die.
It is inhabited by a race of women who know all the magic in the world.
No one dies…no one is born there….
until Megan.
Upon her birth, her mother died so thus, two firsts have happened.
And besides that, she is the daughter of the legendary King Arthur.
One day, her father disappears. Megan, trained in the ways of magic and war, breaks the code and leaves to find him.
Along the way, she will traverse the fog surrounding the isle and land in a number of magical kingdoms that are thought to only exist in fable or
Lilliput- Megan finds herself in the magical land from Gulliver’s Travels where she is a giant amongst the people.
Shangri-La- the mystical land of fables is visited by Megan and Jerome.
Troll Island- the home of the trolls who live in caves, some of which have openings that lead to our Earth.
Brigadoon- the magical realm that only appears once every century.
Ice Realm- the home of the famous Snow Queen and her soldiers of ice.
Hunchback Island- where all the inhabitants are hunchbacked and consider those who are not, a disgrace against to Nature.
Through her journeys, Megan discovers much about the
world outside and more importantly, more about herself.
Brief Description: A fantastical tale of King
Arthur’s unknown daughter who searchers for her father and visits many of the magical
and illusional lands of fiction and fable.
Key Elements: Fantasy, a young girl coming of age, morality plays, utilization of many of fiction’s great and legendary imaginary places.
Association: With the Harry Potter books, fantasy is bigger than ever. This will give a familiar sensibility to many strange and different lands.
Format: A comic series released in 2005 by Image Comics, written and created by Joe Pruett, known for his work on X-Men.