Redwall. Defenders and Friends

Recently I learned that Netflix bought out the film rights to Brian Jacques's books about Redwall Abbey. It's a great joy for me, regardless of the fact that Netflix has already released a great "Klaus", and in the director's chair sits the man who had a hand in the animated series "Over the garden wall".

Since childhood I love the first season of the Canadian-French cartoon based on the first book in the cycle, and I consider it a model of animation, which is not a shame (moreover, it is highly recommended) to show it to children. The advertising slogan "Children are watching - parents are resting" remains absolutely honest. And if you have a family of philologists, historians, art critics specializing in the Middle Ages ... Of course, in many ways you need to thank the original source, which, however, in my childhood seemed more boring to me than adaptation.

I also remember the time when I re-read almost everything that at that time was published by "Azbuka-classic". It rained all day, it was damp and chilly outside the window, I wrapped myself in three blankets on the veranda of our country house while my grandmother was preparing food. And read, read ...

A separate advantage of those books was the absolutely incredible covers. It seems to me that for the sake of these covers it is worth picking up these books.

And so, at the age of 25, having revisited the first season again, having learned that Redwall is waiting for a new adaptation, I decided to pay tribute to the wonderful artists, who drew these covers for "Azbuka-classic", and to the wonderful author, who created the world of Redwall Abbey.

Here are some quick photobash sketches.