tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717592990005950486.post4615809920265102296..comments2010-03-02T18:17:08.519-05:00Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05368336196476547192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717592990005950486.post-10502743434271083622010-03-02T18:17:08.509-05:002010-03-02T18:17:08.509-05:00Booyah! Matt 2, David 0!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05368336196476547192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717592990005950486.post-82257808235643489022010-03-01T22:32:34.964-05:002010-03-01T22:32:34.964-05:00I&#39;ve read the first volume of both books (just got the second volume of Mouse Guard and hope to read it soon). I like them both--much, much more than I ever expected to--but Mice Templar is clearly my favorite of the two. I was completely sucked in by the third chapter and literally could not put the book down.<br /><br />Mouse Guard is also good, but it contains a couple of sections of some really clumsy storytelling (I&#39;m thinking specifically of the &quot;reveal&quot; of who the villain is, which was built up as a great mystery and then revealed as an &quot;oh, by the way&quot; in a recap of the previous chapter). I also felt like the characters in Mouse Guard weren&#39;t quite a fully developed as they were in Mice Templar.<br /><br />You can&#39;t go wrong with either, but the richer, more complex reading experience is definitely Mice Templar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717592990005950486.post-78709905535435425302009-11-23T00:57:04.699-05:002009-11-23T00:57:04.699-05:00I really love both books, i think the art in Mouse Guard is truly amazing. The story is entertaining and fun, i love the world he&#39;s created I love how he lets us explore it with the Guard.<br /><br />BUT if i could only read one of these two i&#39;d pick Mice Templar. The mythology created for this story is astonishing. Everything has a basis in actual folk lore (each issue comes with 2 or so pages explaining the myths behind certain events or characters in that months book) yet these real legends arent trapped in their original form, instead they&#39;re borrowed and made to fit seamlessly into the story. And dont forget about that Templar part of the title, its not just a cool name used to stir up thoughts of knights, a great deal of the background stories of the Mice Templar is bases right out of real Templar legend. For a nerd who loves great writing, art, mythology, talking animals and religious allegory do yourself a favor and pick up Mice Templar in all its glory.ponzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00513197289040525797noreply@blogger.com