Macbeth (Graphic Novel)

On their way home from Norway, where they fought bravely, the army leaders Macbeth, cousin of King Duncan, and Banquo encounter three witches on a storm-lashed heath. The women proclaim a prophecy to the warriors: the former will become king, while the latter will one day see his descendants as rulers. Soon, Macbeth rises to the Thane of Cawdor, but his wife aspires to much greater heights. In her impatience, Lady Macbeth does not hesitate to force the hand of fate. Thomas Day delivers an artful reduction of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," a timeless work about human greed for power, the struggle with destiny, and themes of guilt and atonement. Literary and mythological sources are seamlessly intertwined, and characters often overlooked by posterity are given a new place in the spotlight. Guillaume Sorel's dark watercolors present Shakespeare's tragedy as an opulent feast for the eyes.