The healer's daughter, Tansy, while looking for herbs comes across dragonsbane - something not seen in the land in hundreds of years. The question is: does it portend danger or are the fables merely myth? After all, two hundred years have passed since the last dragon feasted on the islands of Ingeland. The Last Dragon written by Jane Yolen art by Rebecca Guay Dark Horse Books September 2011 On the island of Meddlesome an ancient tree has fallen over revealing the last dragon egg soon to hatch. As small animals then people and larger animals start disappearing the townsfolk come to believe anything could be the cause other than dragons. After all, everyone knows that there are no more dragons. But when a fisherman comes back from a day on the sea his stories of a dragon finally break through the malaise. There really is a dragon on the island. The townsfolk send three young men to the mainland to find a hero to fight the dragon but is the man, Lancot, who they found at a tavern really a hero or have the young men merely brought more food for the dragon? Yolen's story is an adequate fairytale with a couple characters that develop enough through the tale to connect with. Where this graphic novel shines is in the fully painted artwork of Rebecca Guay. The watercolor and colored pencil look of the pages takes the pedestrian story and adds needed depth and weight through beautiful rendering of the fantasy setting. The detail Guay brings through her artwork is remarkable. For instance, in one scene - really a throw away panel, Tansy is watching the "hero" talk to the townspeople from a window while braiding her hair in what must be a nervous habit with a slight smile on her lips. No words or thought balloons are needed to understand Tansy and what she is thinking. Fantasy fans should fall quickly in love with this beautiful 142 page book. Ditto lovers of strong visual storytelling. You won’t be disappointed.