author: Andrew Huerta
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2013/06/06
date added: 2013/06/06
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
Based on the Pathfinder RPG system, this graphic novel was a whole lot of fun. The characters are broadly drawn from each class and some interesting backstory is hinted at. There are 6 issues included in this graphic novel and each opens with some flavor that seems to come from the player manual for the game.
There is plenty of action and a good deal of humor as the characters banter with each other and find themselves in way over their head. It seems the town of Sandpoint is on the verge of a series of strange goblin attacks and they hire a band of adventurers to figure out what's happening. Among the party is Valeros is the brave adventurer who would rather fight than think and Ezren, the elder wizard who only wants to make it into the Pathfinder's Society and remembered as a great wizard. Most of the characters get plenty of page time, and there are battles in every issue.
The book includes all kinds of alternate covers, including some hilarious parody covers of other famous comics. There is a full Pathfinder rpg adventure included based on the comics in the issues. Writing by Jim Zub is lots of fun. Art by Andrew Huerta (and Jake Bilbao on issue 5) is consistent, and I appreciated that the characters looked fairly normal (instead of over-anatomized).
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