Mouse Guard, Volume 1: Fall 1152 — David Petersen

Written and illustrated by David Petersen

Even the smallest territories need brave defenders.

In a wild and beautifully dangerous world, the Mouse Guard protects mousekind from predators, treacherous weather, and threats from within their own territories.

In Fall 1152, Guardsmice Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam are sent to investigate the disappearance of a traveling merchant. What begins as a seemingly straightforward mission soon reveals something far more dangerous: a conspiracy that could threaten the safety and stability of the mouse territories themselves.

Written and illustrated by David Petersen, this first volume introduces a richly imagined world of fortified settlements, perilous wilderness, ancient loyalties, and very small heroes facing very large dangers.

Details

• Volume 1 of Mouse Guard
• Written and illustrated by David Petersen
• Fantasy graphic novel
• Adventure / friendship / courage
• Beginning of the Mouse Guard saga

Why We Love It

Tiny mice with swords would admittedly have been enough to get our attention.

But Mouse Guard gives them a world that feels much larger than the gimmick. There are duties to uphold, roads to protect, old grudges, dangerous journeys, and communities depending on these little Guardsmice to make it home.

We especially love the scale of it all: a forest that might seem ordinary to us becomes an enormous wilderness when you're only a few inches tall. Every journey feels epic because, to Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam, it is.

And this is where the adventure begins.