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The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom by Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Travis McElroy, Justin McElroy
4 reviews
littleflowerfairy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
An amazing adaptation of one of my favorite arcs!! ❤ while I was sad to see certain scenes taken out or shortened, I can understand the need for it, and it really didn't dampen my enjoyment of the story. I was smiling and laughing the whole time! It's so wonderful to see all the twists and turns of The Crystal Kingdom in a new form!
And I just wanna add that Carey Pietsch has outdone herself with the art in this book!! All the designs of the new characters and the intricate designs of the lab and crystals are just amazing!!! I can't wait to see what she does with The Eleventh Hour!❣
also I'm dying over the new scenes of flirting between Taako and Kravitz 🥺🥰 what a treat!
And I just wanna add that Carey Pietsch has outdone herself with the art in this book!! All the designs of the new characters and the intricate designs of the lab and crystals are just amazing!!! I can't wait to see what she does with The Eleventh Hour!❣
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Blood
tj_thenerd's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
thevampiremars's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom surprised me. Of the podcast arcs, it’s one of my least favourites – I’d hardly be the first to point out the railroading – but of the graphic novel adaptations, I think this might be the best so far.
It differs quite significantly from its podcast counterpart, with the pacing improved drastically and some plot points moved around or cut entirely. This thoughtful editing meant more attention could be given to the important details, like the Millers’ backstory, the Cosmoscope and the planar system it reveals, Kravitz (and his burgeoning relationship with Taako), etc.
That said, the pacing isn’t perfect. The Pocket Spa scene, for example, played out over a total of one (1) page. The joke was that Taako opted out of the action in favour of a leisurely respite, but because it was treated with the same urgency as combat it just didn’t work.
Pietsch’s artwork is great, though I was a little overwhelmed by the amount of sound effects. I did miss Griffin’s music but I know there’s not really any way it could have come across on the page – it’s just one of those things that doesn’t translate into this medium. Oh well.
As I said at the top of this review, I think The Crystal Kingdom is probably my favourite TAZ graphic novel so far. I’m looking forward to The Eleventh Hour (my favourite Balance arc)
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
emmaward55's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love my brothers and their silly fantasy boys.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
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