Michael Moorcock’s stories about Elric of Melniboné were the seminal works of sword and sorcery fantasy for decades. Now, Titan Comics is going to bring us the comic book adaptation of these stories in the form of Elric: The Dreaming City.

Elric: The Dreaming City #1 cover A.
Anyone getting Hellboy vibes from this? Cover A artist: Mike Mignola.

Titan Comics is proud to announce their new comic book series: Elric: The Dreaming City. As said before, this will be the comic book adaptation of the sword and sorcery stories about Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock. Julien Blondel and Jean-Luc Cano serve as the writers for the dialogue and text. Julien Telo and Robin Recht did the art for the comic book. Lastly, Mike Mignola, Valentin Secher, Eric Bourgier, and also Julien Telo did the cover art for covers A, B, C, and D respectively. The synopsis is as follows:

Elric of Melniboné, is exiled from his home and cursed to walk the land under the influence of the god of chaos, Arioch. With his sword Stormbringer, Elric must find his way through the unknown… 

Elric: The Dreaming City #1 cover B.
Cool dragon here. Cover B artist: Valentin Secher.

The first issue of Elric: The Dreaming City will go on sale on August 8, 2021 for $3.99. You can get physical copies of this comic book at your local comic book store. If you want the digital edition, you can preorder it on Forbidden Planet or ComiXology.

Elric: The Dreaming City #1 cover C.
Okay, now Elric looks like Geralt. Cover C artist: Eric Bourgier.

Elric: The Dreaming City ~ Sample Pages

Elric: The Dreaming City #1 cover D.
Huh, now he just looks like a buff Legolas. Cover D artist: Julien Telo.

Cover art isn’t all that Titan Comics has got for us today. They’ve even got sample pages from Elric: The Dreaming City #1 for us too. I can’t even begin to tell you what the story is supposed to be about. But at least, you can be sure of one thing: the art is gorgeous. Plus, it’s got cool dragons in it. What’s not to like about dragons?

Elric: The Dreaming City #1 sample page 1.
Elric: The Dreaming City #1 sample page 2.
Elric: The Dreaming City #1 sample page 3.
Elric: The Dreaming City #1 sample page 4.

Conclusion

Titan Comics will be bringing us the comic book adaptation of Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné stories. The comic book‘s title is Elric: The Dreaming City, and it will go on sale on August 8, 2021 for $3.99. If you want an epic fantasy with lots of battles and dragons, now’s your chance to check it out.

Source: Titan Comics