Sleepless
Books: Graphic Novel | Fantasy | Romance
Sleepless, Vol. 1 (2018), Sleepless, Vol. 2 (2019)
Sleepless, Vol. 1 (2018) Sarah Vaughn, Leila del Duca, Alissa Sallah
Lady “Poppy” Pyppenia’s father, the king has died. Her uncle now rules in his stead, and intrigue swirls around her.
But for protection she has her Sleepless guard, Sir Cyrenic.
Sir Cyrenic has protected Poppy since she was young, coming to the notice of the king in battle.
But Poppy is not the daughter of the queen, so she is not heir, and there are those who see her as a threat.
It was a relief to pick up something I enjoyed, since the last two comics I read didn’t work for me.
The worldbuilding–who are the Sleepless and how did they become so? What is the intrigue going on with Edtland? What is wrong with Princess Rellen?
Some of these questions were answered, others not, so I’ll have to get Vol 2 to learn more.
Characters: Lady “Poppy” Pyppenia, Sleepless Knight Sir Cyrenic, King Surno, Dowager Leotta, Sir Gert, Lord Otranto, Princess Rellen, Lord Helder, Bini, Sir Alfani, Lady Nnende
Publisher: Image Comics
Rating: 7.5/10
Sleepless, Vol. 2 (2019) Sarah Vaughn, Leila del Duca, Alissa M. Sallah
It’s been almost a year since Poppy released Sir Cyrenic from her service.
A lot has happened in that time, including her betrothal to Lord Helder
That goes precisely as well as you would expect.
But Cyrenic has finally awakened, changed, but normal.
Well, mostly normal.
This volume concludes the story, giving us Helder’s treachery and who was behind the assassination attempts, but also the friendship between Poppy and Rellen.
Characters: Lady “Poppy” Pyppenia, Cyrenic, King Surno, Dowager Leotta, Lord Otranto, Princess Rellen, Lord Helder, Bini
Publisher: Image Comics
Rating: 7.5/10