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Mouse Guard is a New York Times Bestselling, Eisner & Harvey Award winning comic book series written and illustrated by David Petersen. In the world of Mouse Guard, mice struggle to live safely and prosper amongst harsh conditions and a host of predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed: more than just soldiers, they are guides
- Main Story
- Characters
- Mouse Guard: Winter 1152
- Mouse Guard: Spring 1153
- Mouse Guard: Black Axe
- Mouse Guard: Weasel War of 1149
- Mouse Guard: Legends of The Guard
- Sketchbooks
- Other editions
- Other Media
Mouse Guard is set in a world of sapientmice who live in a medieval era, paralleling the same age in human history, though in their world there are no humans. Its stories revolve around a brotherhood of mice known as the "Mouse Guard" who have sworn an oath to serve their fellow civilian mice in times of need, including making safe passage for them...
Abigail- A healer at Lockhaven who secretly shares Midnight's ideals.Celanawe- A champion of the Guard from long ago, known by some in the Guard as the legendary "Black Axe", whose mythic tale was thought ended long ago.Conrad- A salty, peg-legged mouse who once trained with the Black Axe. Conrad was sent to mouse the seaside outpost Calogero.Gwendolyn- The Guard's matriarchal leader who inducted many of the current Guard and oversees its members' assignments.Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 is the direct sequel to Mouse Guard: Fall 1152. It is a six issue mini-series that was published in 2007–2008. This series differs in that there are no subtitles to each issue.
A one-shot was released in May 2010 as part of Free Comic Book Day. Three months after Lieam's disappearance, the mice face threats from predators which have come out of hibernation. This 10 page story has frequently been mistaken as the start of a Spring storyline, but Petersen has confirmed that he no longer wishes to name Mouse Guard stories bas...
Mouse Guard: Black Axe is a prequel to Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 and Mouse Guard: Winter 1152. It is a six issue mini-series that began in December 2010. The sixth and final issue was published in February, 2013. In June 2013, a single volume collecting all six issues was published also containing Mouse Guard: Spring 1153 as a prologue.
In August 2009 Petersen said in an interview with Comic Book Resources that after Black Axe he would start working on the fourth title in the series that would take place during the mouse war with the weasels in winter 1149. His plan was for the story to cover eight issues. He also continued: "I'm scared to death of drawing a war because that's dau...
In October 2009, Petersen announced a new mini-series anthology spin-off, featuring stories from the Mouse Guard world by other creators, including Jeremy Bastian, Nate Pride, and Mark Smylie. The anthology was published in four issues, with a single-volume collected edition published in November 2010 (ISBN 978-1932386943). It won the Eisner Award ...
2006: Petersen created a Mouse Guard Sketchbookthat was self-distributed, both through his website and at conventions. Each copy had a unique sketch by Petersen drawn on the inside of the front cover. 2007: A second sketchbook was released in July 2007, which debuted at the San Diego Comic-Con. This release was 40 pages, black and white, with a mix...
Comixpress edition of issue #1
The ComiXpress printing of Mouse Guard issue #1 from May 2005 is the "true first" printing of the issue. It was self-published by Petersen prior to signing with Archaia Studios Pressand limited between 200 and 250 copies. The main differences are the interior art, which is black-and-white as opposed to full-color in the Archaia edition, and the "$3.00" price printed on the cover's top-right corner.
Various reprintings
Due to high demand and low print runs (Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 issue #1 was produced in a quantity of 8,000 copies), Archaia Studios Presshas made various reprintings of issues as they have gone out of print. Fall 1152: Issue #1 1. Second printing (April 2006) 2. Third printing (July 2006) 3. Fourth printing (November 2006) Fall 1152: Issue #2 1. Second printing (July 2006) Fall 1152: Issue #3 1. Second printing (September 2006)
Free Comic Book Day Issues
1. JAN100004 - FCBD 2010 MOUSE GUARD FRAGGLE ROCK FLIP BOOK"The Spring of 1153" 2. JAN110002 - FCBD 2011 MOUSE GUARD DARK CRYSTAL FLIP BOOK"The Tale of the Wise Weaver" 3. JAN120001 - FCBD 2012 MOUSE GUARD LABYRINTH & MORE HC"The Tale of Baldwin the Brave" 4. JAN130019 - FCBD 2013 MOUSE GUARD / RUST FLIP BOOK"The Tale of Thane and Ilsa" 5. JAN140024 - FCBD 2014 MOUSE GUARD LABYRINTH RUST HC"The Tale of the Axe Trio" 6. JAN150003 - FCBD 2015 BOOM STUDIOS 10TH ANNIVERSARY FCBD SPECIAL"Service t...
Games
An official Mouse Guard role-playing game was created by Luke Crane in late 2008. It is similar in design to his fantasy role-playing game The Burning Wheel, using a simplified version of the rules. It won Best Role-Playing Game at the 2009 Origins Awards. Mouse Guard: Swords & Strongholds was successfully Kickstarted on August 7, 2014, with a total funding total of US$55,001 from 1,216 backers. It is a realization of a two-player light strategy game played on a wooden grid board with eight m...
Figures
An official set of PVC figures (Lieam, Saxon and Kenzie), a plush Lieam doll and a group statue (Lieam, Saxon and Kenzie) was also released by Diamond Select Toys. Licensed pewter replicas of Lieam's sword, Rand's shield, and The Black Axe have been released by Skelton Crew Studio. The studio has also released plush versions of Saxon and Kenzie. In 2013, Skelton Crew released an SDCC exclusive version of the Black Axe that was plated in Gold.
Cancelled film adaptation
There were plans for Mouse Guard to be made into a film with Petersen confirming interest from a producer and director. In July 2016, 20th Century Fox announced the film with Matt Reeves as a producer and Gary Whitta as the screenwriter. Wes Ball signed on to direct the film the following year in September. In March 2019, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Andy Serkis joined the film with Idris Elba in consideration to join as well. Sonoya Mizuno joined the cast later that month, followed by Samson K...
- David Petersen
- 2006–present
- 6 (original)
- Archaia Studios Press
Mouse Guard: Directed by Wes Ball. With Sonoya Mizuno, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Andy Serkis, Jack Whitehall. A brotherhood of mice are sworn to help their fellow mice.
- Wes Ball
- T.S. Nowlin, David Peterson, Gary Whitta
- Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Jan 24, 2010 · Mouse Guard is a graphic novels series created by American author and illustrator David Petersen, and published through Archaia / BOOM!. First published in 2006, the series now comprises multiple books which have won numerous awards. The series is made distinctive by its unusual square (8" × 8") format.
Mouse Guard Series. 3 primary works • 12 total works. In the world of Mouse Guard, mice struggle to live safely and prosper amongst harsh conditions and a host of predators. Thus the Mouse Guard was formed: more than just soldiers, they are guides for common mice looking to journey without confrontation from one village to another.
