A review by shanbear16
New Spring: The Graphic Novel by Chuck Dixon, Harvey Tolibao, Robert Jordan, Mike S. Miller, Joe Cooper

4.0

For the most part I felt like this was a really great adaptation of the novel. I loved the detail and faithful retelling. The first 7 chapters had fantastic art and I loved seeing some of my favorite characters and favorite institution of the series put into visual form. Unfortunately the 8th chapter is done by a different design team and it really shows. It's not the worst art I've seen (it's better than some of the Buffy season 8 stuff) but it detracts from the great 7 chapters before it. I know a lot of stuff went on behind the scenes which is unfortunate and uncontrollable. One unfortunate event was the passing of Robert Jordan. This definitely impacted how Chapter 8 appears. He had specific opinions and input on the first 7 chapters and this is why they came out to be as awesome as they were. Chapter 8 breaks the rules too much. If you read the bonus material you'll see the RJ specifically said no off the shoulder dresses and we see in several places women wearing off the shoulder dresses. It's a shame, but as a fan I'm just glad New Spring was completed.