No Holds Bard Vol. 1 Av Eric Gladstone

<B><strong>William Shakespeare is often called the greatest actor/poet/playwright of all time, but less widely known is that he was also the Elizabethan Era's greatest crimefighter! Gail Simone calls <I>No Holds Bard </I>"...brilliantly written, gorgeously illustrated. This is why I am in love with comics."</B></B><BR><BR>When Queen Elizabeth I is kidnapped, only the dramatic duo of William Shakespeare and William Page in their superhero alter-egos, THE BARD and PAGE can save her! In this globe-trotting graphic novel, The Bard and Page butt heads and come to blows with contemporaries and fictional characters alike, from Sir Francis Bacon and Kit Marlowe to Puck and a zombified Richard III. As they get closer to the truth behind Shakespeare's world-renowned intelligence, they'll find out the deeper meaning behind love, labor, and losing it! <BR><BR> Casting Shakespeare as an egotistical detective by way of the Adam West Batman TV show, this throwbac