Sláine encounters sky chariots (flying longships), dragons and prehistoric alien gods. Her master and mentor, the ancient, rotting and insane Lord Weird Slough Feg, becomes the series' main villain. In one early adventure he rescues a maiden, Medb, from being sacrificed in a wicker man, only to earn her enmity – she was a devotee of Crom Cruach, the god to whom she was to be sacrificed, and was looking forward to the experience. He explores the Land of the Young (Irish: Tír na nÓg) with an unscrupulous dwarf called Ukko, fighting monsters and mercenaries. Sláine is a wanderer who is banished from his tribe, the Sessair. He is a devotee of the earth goddess Danu. He has the power of the "warp spasm", based on the ríastrad or body-distorting battle frenzy of the Irish hero Cú Chulainn, in which earth power "warps" through his body, turning him into a terrifying, monstrously powerful figure. Sláine's favourite weapon is an axe called "Brainbiter". Other notable artists to have worked on the character include Glenn Fabry, Simon Bisley, Clint Langley and Simon Davis. Most of the early stories were drawn by Massimo Belardinelli and Mike McMahon. Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories that first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Sláine ( pronounced SLAW-nyuh) is a comic hero that was first published in British magazine 2000 AD. Originally IPC Media (Fleetway) to 1999, thereafter Rebellion Developments Sláine graphic novel cover by Mike McMahon
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