Mouse Guard is quickly becoming one of my favorite comic series, ever potentially. Created, written and illustrated by David Petersen, Mouse Guard tells stories of Mice that protect their homes and territories through the fictional Mouse Guard. For anyone that is a fan of either Fantasy or cute animals, this will be an easy purchase. One of the fun aspects of Mouse Guard is that it doesn’t necessarily have to be read in order. I started out with the most recent entry, 2025’s Dawn Of The Black Axe, which coincidentally happens to be a prequel to the entire series. This world is just so beautiful and well thought and flushed out due to Petersens incredible writing and art.

I truly can’t say enough good things about the world building in this universe. Petersen has everything mapped out so nicely that as fans, we just get to fully immerse ourselves in the world he created. Even though these mice are small and adorable, the perils they face and endure are as real and high stakes as ever. Anyone thinking that this looks cute so it can’t tell a serious and heartfelt story will experience one of the most honest and universal stories no matter what Mouse Guard book you pick up. Told in six chapters and an epilogue, Fall 1152 tells the story of an uprising and betrayal among the guard and a race against time to stop an assassination before its too late.

One of my favorite things about this series is that Petersen tells these larger than life stories in this massive world, through the eyes and experiences of these little mice and the contrast is not lost on me. Mouse Guard is about fighting for what you believe in and how David Petersen illustrates that in sometimes such a cute and humorous manner is one of the best, most enduring traits of the series. I am so thankful I discovered Mouse Guard when I did, and I hope this will introduce others to the wonderful world David Petersen created and continues to this day to expand upon. Epic, fantasy stories, with mice as the protagonists, whats not to love?

10/10.