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‘No Holds Bard’ reimagines Shakespeare as a superhero

‘No Holds Bard’ is a literary lampoon that’s half love letter, half satire, and all written in iambic pentameter. 

Behemoth Comics has announced their six-issue series No Holds Bard is getting collected this August. Available for preorder now, the series is by writer Eric Gladstone, artist Gabrielle M. Kari, colorist Ines Bravo and letterer Aditya Bidikar. Shakespeare may have been a great actor/poet/playwright, but he was also the Elizabethan Era’s greatest crimefighter!

So what’s No Holds Bard about?

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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!

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For more on this news, read the official press release below.

May 31, 2022, New York, NY –The six-issue series that Gail Simone declared as “…brilliantly written, gorgeously illustrated. This is why I am in love with comics” is being collected into trade paperback. No Holds Bard, published by Behemoth Comics by Eric Gladstone, artist Gabrielle M. Kari, colorist Ines Bravo and letterer Aditya Bidikar, is a binge-worthy Shakespearean superhero story, written partially in iambic pentameter, reminiscent of Adam West’s Batman TV Show, and packed full if jokes that will make one chuckle for more.

In No Holds Bard, William Shakespeare not just the greatest actor/poet/playwright of all time, but he was also the Elizabethan Era’s greatest crimefighter! Here’s the synopsis:

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!

No Holds Bard is a literary lampoon that’s half love letter, half satire, and all written in iambic pentameter.

This couldn’t be more true forartist Gabrielle M. Kariwho wasre-watching a lot of theAnimated BatmanandMoonrise Kingdomduring the creation of the series. She stated, “I wanted to portray a crime fighting duo, but I wanted them to be charming and funny. I was on a sharp teeth phase so there is a lot of instances where a character has sharp teeth for no reason. If you’re any fan of William Shakespeare and you love fun comedic duos that have a lot of gay undertonesNo Holds Bardis the story for you.”

Fans can pre-orderNo Holds Bardscollection viaPreviewsWorld Pullboxand their local comic book shop, or pre-order copies throughAmazon,Barnes & Noble,Books-a-Million,Book Shop,IndieboundorTargetfor only $19.99.

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