After two gritty, urban slice of life/crime graphic novels with connected characters, Gerry Hunt’s next project tinkered with his formula by featuring the same cast, but having a resurrected and vengeful Viking set loose on in Dublin. The effect is rather a shock to the system, like seeing the Walking Dead invade Coronation Street.
In Dublin City and Streets of Dublin introduced the Bradys, the father with his own small foundry, the son a police sergeant, and the French family, the parents setting no responsible example for their children. The result is one petty criminal, another more likeable son in danger of heading that way, and a daughter with a job who hides her real personality. Draugr (pronounced DROW-Gar) is a Viking term for a resurrected warrior, and he emerges from the cemetery where Hughie French has been looting scrap metal, the Viking treasures he finds providing a welcome bonus. The only thing is, the Draugr wants his treasure back, and Dublin’s pawn shops soon resemble battlegrounds.