Since their first appearance in 1939, Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser have ranked among the most beloved characters in fantasy. Their rollicking adventures in the fantastic land of Nehwon have influenced the work of some of the best in modern fantasy, including Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett, and countless others.
"The thing that always stood out to me in the Leiber stories was the magic combination of complex, bizarre imagry and dry, cynical humor. Both were perfectly captured in Howard's scripts. I just tried to hold up my end of things" said Mike Mignola. "I had a great time drawing these stories, trying to visualize Leiber's world. And I'm usually not to happy with my work, especially my older stuff, but I'm still pretty happy with what I did here. Of all my pre-Hellboy work this is the one book I'm really happy to see back in print."
Dark Horse Managing Editor Scott Allie commented, "It is really a thrill to bring this thing out. I think this is Mignola's finest work from that time period, from before he developed the Hellboy style." He adds, "When we started doing Conan, we were all looking at this, because Mike so thoroughly and authoritatively created a fantasy world. I don't think you can do better than this book. It's a perfect synthesis of his storytelling and Howard Chaykin's. The fact that it was never collected is a crime I'm happy to vindicate."