With such a high-concept story, Kill Shakespeare ran the risk of trying to cram in too many characters and references too quickly. It was nice to see that nothing was rushed into.
Where the story goes from here is anyone’s guess, but you can rest assured it will encompass as many twists and turns as any of Shakespeare’s work.ĭel Col and McCreery have a clear sense of respect and adoration for Shakespeare, and present the story with equal parts homage and parody. Presumably being manipulated by Richard III, he is made an offer that his father’s resurrection will be granted if he can hunt down and kill the evil wizard, Shakespeare.
Along the way, he stumbles across a possibility to actually return his father from the grave.
Hamlet, much like in the original story, is on a quest to avenge the death of his father. If you’ve read Fables, knowing the original fairy tales from which the characters derive certainly adds a layer to the narrative, but it isn’t necessary. It will no doubt behoove your enjoyment to know these characters, but Del Col and McCreery do a superb job of keeping Kill Shakespeare accessible. Some of you may not have read Hamlet since high school, but fear not absolutely zero familiarity with Shakespeare is necessary to enjoy this book. This first issue sets up the series, which begins in the midst of Hamlet, just as the titular hero is embarking on his journey to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern after accidentally murdering Polonius.
The plot of the series is that Shakespeare’s greatest creations – including Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, Iago, Falstaff and more – are both teaming up and facing off against one another to find Shakespeare. IDW Publishing’s latest creative venture, Kill Shakespeare, written by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery (read our interview with the creators of Kill Shakespeare), aims to mix the traversing of the fictional plane present in Fables with the epic quest of Lord of the Rings, and with this first issue, succeeds.
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