by Akira Himekawa
VIZMedia, 2009
Genre: Manga, Adventure
Honors: unknown
Review: This is one of a series of prequels to the original Legend of Zelda story arc, the tale of a Hyrulian knight named Link who rescues a princess from the clutches of an evil wizard named Ganon and retrieves the stolen artifact of power, the Triforce. In The Minnish Cap, a young Link and Princess Zelda are taking part of a 100th-year celebration in Hyrule, when a sorcerer named Vaati crashes Hyrule's gathering, attempting to steal the Light Force, a power that Hyrule has protected for centuries. Princess Zelda is turned to stone, and the sword that is used to seal the Light Force and protect against intruders is broken by Vaati's magic. Link volunteers to go on a dangerous quest: with the help of a strange, talking cap, he must find the original creators of the sword, the elf-like Pecori people, and get the sword repaired. And then--he must stop Vaati and break the curse that Vaati put on Zelda. The action is fast-paced, the dialogue witty, and the story filled with slapstick fall-on-your-face moments.
Opinion: As a die-hard LoZ fan who played some of the games through too many times to count, I loved this manga immensely. It is great both for fans of the series and for younger tweens looking for a clean graphic novel. I wouldn't count the older tweens out of the picture, as many older teens like the Zelda series, but the comics are drawings are very goofy and child-like, more in the vein of Hamtaro than Ranma 1 1/2 or another series for young adults.
Ideas: Bringing video game and movie characters to life in a comic is a fun project, one that would be great for an art workshop at the library: bring in your favorite [movie, novel, video game etc] and draw your own version of a character or scene. There is also a big fan base for fan fiction on this and other well-known series. Having a share-a-story of fan fiction relating to video games or manga would also be fun.
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