chelsealouise07's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lesbisad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
i really loved the story, but the art style took me out. i understand that there is many different art style especially in comic form, and i love all of them, i just felt like maybe this wasn't the right one for this story. i wanted something more detailed and rich. something that would've helped make this story so much more powerful, a bit like caleb's or fjord's art style
but i still really enjoyed it
but i still really enjoyed it
isasoup's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, and Murder
cat_queen005's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
writer_a_fox's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.5
danilanglie's review against another edition
2.0
I love Yasha a lot, but honestly this origin story comic for her didn't really work for me, sad to say!
For one thing, it felt like just a survey of her backstory instead of a story in its own right. Weird to have the bulk of the story be about Zuala and her original tribe, but then tack on the time with Obann at the end too. I wish it had been just one or the other. Maybe a brief overview on her over-all journey, and then a focus on just a smaller moment, a particularly illuminating incident that taught her something about her life and her beliefs.
None of the characters really shone for me, it didn't feel like I got to know Zuala or Skyspear, or, really, even Yasha, as people? The story about duty to the clan making the romance forbidden just didn't feel all that juicy or specific or earned. I really didn't like that she was given the name "Orphan-Maker" as part of the ceremony, before she'd actually done any killing as part of her destiny. That felt a little hollow to me too.
I also didn't like the art style, sorry to be down on every aspect of this! It just felt really muddy and like it was lacking momentum? I don't know much about visual forms of art but when I read a good comic it feels... kinetic, to me, like I get the sense of the motion of the page. This didn't give me that feeling.
I like having this as a curio of Critical Role, there were a few images that I did think were very pretty and evocative, like the hand-holding shot, and Yasha being saved by the Stormfather... but in all, this one didn't really stick the landing.
For one thing, it felt like just a survey of her backstory instead of a story in its own right. Weird to have the bulk of the story be about Zuala and her original tribe, but then tack on the time with Obann at the end too. I wish it had been just one or the other. Maybe a brief overview on her over-all journey, and then a focus on just a smaller moment, a particularly illuminating incident that taught her something about her life and her beliefs.
None of the characters really shone for me, it didn't feel like I got to know Zuala or Skyspear, or, really, even Yasha, as people? The story about duty to the clan making the romance forbidden just didn't feel all that juicy or specific or earned. I really didn't like that she was given the name "Orphan-Maker" as part of the ceremony, before she'd actually done any killing as part of her destiny. That felt a little hollow to me too.
I also didn't like the art style, sorry to be down on every aspect of this! It just felt really muddy and like it was lacking momentum? I don't know much about visual forms of art but when I read a good comic it feels... kinetic, to me, like I get the sense of the motion of the page. This didn't give me that feeling.
I like having this as a curio of Critical Role, there were a few images that I did think were very pretty and evocative, like the hand-holding shot, and Yasha being saved by the Stormfather... but in all, this one didn't really stick the landing.
emmabdaniels's review against another edition
4.0
I received an ARC copy of this book from Edelweiss.
The art was very different and took me a little bit to get used to. But by the end I actually liked the art and felt it worked in this graphic novel. I thought it was well written and a good look at Yasha from the start. I do feel that unless you enjoy the characters already it may not be as enjoyable standalone, as I am fan of Critical Role this is a bit hard to judge though. Overall I felt it was good and if you like the character this good one to pick up! :)
The art was very different and took me a little bit to get used to. But by the end I actually liked the art and felt it worked in this graphic novel. I thought it was well written and a good look at Yasha from the start. I do feel that unless you enjoy the characters already it may not be as enjoyable standalone, as I am fan of Critical Role this is a bit hard to judge though. Overall I felt it was good and if you like the character this good one to pick up! :)
rowan19's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.0
aphelionconnection's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
3.5