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slowbollard's review against another edition
3.0
I don't think I'll continue with this series. There wasn't anything that struck me as special or new, the art was weird, the characters cliche. I guess it had a sort of style that bumped it up to three stars, but it's not exactly my kind of style. Norgal had his amusing moments, but without any history or motivations, he fell flat for me. Agatha (the witch head) was the most 'fleshed' out character, and she was mostly a prop so I don't think that was intentional.
I think where I realized that this wasn't a well thought out slow burn is when a dead king gets to tell his tale of woe and how he was murdered for revenge by the 'bad guy'. The king had been a raging, maniacal jerk, so I sided with the 'bad guy'. The king totally deserved some killing. And then Norgal killed the 'bad guy' and I was like 'are you trying to be ironic? Are you trying to create gray areas? Uh, nope, pretty sure none of this was intentional.' and I slogged through the last few pages.
I think where I realized that this wasn't a well thought out slow burn is when a dead king gets to tell his tale of woe and how he was murdered for revenge by the 'bad guy'. The king had been a raging, maniacal jerk, so I sided with the 'bad guy'. The king totally deserved some killing. And then Norgal killed the 'bad guy' and I was like 'are you trying to be ironic? Are you trying to create gray areas? Uh, nope, pretty sure none of this was intentional.' and I slogged through the last few pages.
carolin_wendt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
gjkennedy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Great art, story was not really engaging.
mkhare's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic art, character design and colour, as well as fun and dynamic paneling and fight scenes. The story was good but not incredibly engaging or deep, and I wish there was more character development (hopefully more will be revealed of Norgal and Agatha's backstory in issues to come). Overall, I would rate this 3.5 stars, and I do plan to read more!
angelbouquet's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
smallspoonbigfork's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Haven't laughed like that in a long time. Agatha is such a mood
brneely's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25