Mouse Guard: Belly of the Beast by David Petersen

To my utter disappointment, with this, only my second entry, I am going to break what I was hoping would be a mean streak of strictly bad reviews.  But with a slew of comics in this world that are badly written and horribly drawn, I had to run into this gem.  I spotted it a few months back in a comic book store and while it piqued my interests, I decided against buying it and consequently postponed the long overdue feelings of satisfaction I so rarely get after reading a comic.  Luckily, I am engaged to a man whose love for comics precedes nearly every other love in his life and in the midst of suffering a guilt trip he purchased and gave me the gift of Mouse Guard. 

Once you have this story in your hands and flip to the very first page, everything about it draws you in.  The story is that of three adorable yet ruthless mice – the top three mice in the Mouse Guard – trying to solve the mystery of a missing peddler mouse. Their courage is unparalleled for such tiny creatures and you immediately sense the differing personalities in the trio and how well they compliment each other.  This first issue is a flawless introduction to the series and once you’ve read it you will be thrice the comic fan you were before you had the pleasure of Mouse Guard.