Mouse Guard: Winter 1152

I read Mouse Guard: Fall of 1152 with my 5 year old son and we both loved it. For his birthday he begged for Mouse Guard: Winter of 1152 and we immediately had to sit down and start reading it. This was another wonderful Mouse Guard book. These books are such wonderful classic fantasy adventures; a cross between Lord of the Rings and the Secret of Nhym.The winter has proved a hard one for the Mouse Guard. A party of Mouse Guards are sent out to gather much needed medicine. On the way they stumble into a lot of trouble. The party is separated and two of the mice must battle for their lives against an evil owl. The other half of the party ends up in Darkheather, an old weasle kingdom, and struggles through the tunnels trying to find their way out. Meanwhile back home there is a traitor that threatens all of the mice.This was another wonderful book. The artwork thoughout the book is absolutely beautiful, detailed, and stunning. It just sucks you right into the story. The coloring is subdued and has a very classic fantasy flavor to it. Just love the artwork in here; it adds so much to the story and is easy to follow.The story was also very well done. All of our favorite mice are back in the story including The Black Ax. I felt like the story in this book was tighter then in the first book. Each chapter follows three storylines: what's happening back home, what's happening in Darkheather, and what's happening with the great owl fight. It was easy to keep track of what was going on and to follow who was who.I really love that me and my 5 year old son can enjoy this story together. There aren't a ton of graphic novels out there that are this well done and appeal to such a broad age group.Overall just a superb addition to the Mouse Guard series. Beautiful illustrations and a well done plot that is complex, but not hard to follow. This book has appeal for a wide range of ages and is highly recommended to fantasy fans.

A nice fun Christmasy winters read, for those that want to have the satisfied feeling of a snowy day in the woods. The second installment in the Original Mouse Guard trilogy, it tells the continuing story of the five guards mice from the Fall 1152. Celenawe, the legendary wielder of the black axe, teaches lessons to his new apprentice, Lieam. While the others continue their quest to deliver medicine to Lockhaven for the sick and wounded Rand. With the fall of Midnight from the previous book, new treachery unfolds within the walls of Lockhaven and a mouse hunt is soon underway.The art and colors of these books have intrigued for the longest time and is a must to add to anyones collection who are fans of Redwall or Mice and Mystics. As an avid writer, reader, and gamer, Mouse Guard certainly covers the bases of fantasy on the smaller scale of things. There is a prequel to this series and that is what I shall read next.5 out of 5 starsF. D. Gross

This story has many interesting threads. Traitors in the ranks, fights with predators, missions that brought relief of successful and bleak results if not; discoveries of hidden weasel pairs and the legend of the black ax brought to life. Really compelling stories with great character development and wonderful illustrations.

Mouse Guard Winter 1152 is just as stimulating and wonderful as Fall 1152. I'm eagerly looking forward to the next graphic novel. Both books are a quick and easy read. I enjoyed sharing pieces of the stories with my friends. They nodded along intently to the events i recreated for them. Even though i am not a youngster (so-to-speak) I thoroughly relished Winter 1152.In completing the second book i felt closer to the Kingdom of Critters. Personally, that means something to me. Indirectly it says that these two books instilled a nostalgia inside of me. (of course i kinda opened the doors for that to happen.)So...basically, in a nutshell. If you purchased the first book....get this one. That would be logical. Or as a second suggestion, buy it for a youngster as a present. Especially if they like mice, art, or an easy read.

I gave my mice little cocktail swords to guard my house, but they just ran away. I don't think real mice would behave the way the mice in this manual appear to. This crappy manual doesn't have any instructions for getting mice to do the things the mice in the book do. I'm beginning to suspect it's not a manual at all, and really just some sort of... fictional comic book about anthropomorphic soldier mice. The story is pretty great, and the drawings are good too, but I just don't think it's very realistic. I've never heard a real mouse talk.

Bought this on request for my adult son who loves the art work. Much appreciated! I can't really comment personally as I haven't seen it.

Can't say I have read the book myself, but I bought this for my daughter. She absolutely adores it, loves the series and has read through this and a few of the other titles multiple times. I can say that the quality of the books appears to be excellent. The cover looks sharp, the pages are easy to read, everything is bound together nicely and even after multiple readings, these books have held together quite nicely.

Am loving this series and wish i had known about it sooner. I have begun buying all physical copies to add to my library. Again, great series, wonderful story telling

Think Lord of the Rings, with mice and no rings. Excellent stories, that keep surprising us. Love the art, character and dialog. Overall, amazing. We can’t get enough of these!

Beautifully drawn.

Our grandkids live these books?

Beautifully drawn and written. Each guard has his own character. The animals are drawn with nice attention for detail. The art of the other artists at the back of the back however could not impress me.

mouseguard è al di fuori dell'italia un successo commerciale. perchè ? perchè è davvero bello.... a metà tra una cosa per bambini e per adulti riesce ad incantare senza cadere nel banale.. se avete letto la collina dei conigli lo adorerete...una precisazione...è in inglese perchè non ha avuto successo...