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The Witcher (Dark Horse Comics) #1

Wiedźmin. Tom 1. Dom ze szkła

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Długo wyczekiwany album komiksowy z Wiedźminem w roli głównej. Autorem scenariusza jest laureat nagrody Eisnera Paul Tobin. Podczas jednej ze swoich podróży, na skraju Czarnego Lasu, łowca potworów Geralt spotyka mężczyznę, którego żona, rzekomo martwa, lecz wciąż żądna krwi, zamieszkuje posiadłość zwaną Domem ze Szkła. Niekończące się korytarze, gdzie niebezpieczeństwo czai się za każdym rogiem oraz skrywana przez dom tajemnica sprawią, że Geralt będzie musiał wznieść się na wyżyny swoich wiedźmińskich umiejętności, aby nie tylko rozwiązać związaną z Martą i Jakubem zagadkę, ale i przeżyć. Komiks rozszerza znane z gier oraz książek uniwersum o nową emocjonującą historię, koncentrującą się na losach legendarnego zabójcy potworów Geralta z Rivii. Wiedźmin. Dom ze Szkła to idealna pozycja dla miłośników przygody i grozy, niezależnie od tego czy znają wiedźmińskie uniwersum, czy dopiero zamierzają je poznać..

"Styl Joego Querio doskonale wpisuje się w subtelną, pełną niepokoju naturę horroru. Querio nanosi na każdą stronę naprawdę potężną dawkę napięcia i sprawia, że czytelnik wręcz chłonie atmosferę mrocznego lasu i okolic" - napisał na okładce albumu amerykański recenzent."

136 pages, Hardcover

First published March 19, 2014

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Paul Tobin

930 books407 followers
Paul Tobin is the Eisner-award winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Bandette, Colder, and many other comic books and graphic series.

Bandette, drawn by Colleen Coover, was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013, 2016, and 2017; and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016. His original graphic novel I Was the Cat was nominated for an Eisner in 2015.

The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat , first in his five-book series of middle-grade books, came out in 2016 from Bloomsbury Kids. It was followed in 2017 by How To Outsmart A billion Robot Bees , and How To Tame A Human Tornado in March 2018.

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Profile Image for Anne.
4,738 reviews71.2k followers
August 12, 2020
3.5 stars

Truthfully, I thought this would be a crappy cash-grab due to the new Netflix show (but this was published in 2014) or an equally crappy cash-grab due to the popularity of the video games.

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I'm glad I decided to give it a try because it was neither.
It was actually a pretty good self-contained Witcher story.

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Don't get me wrong, this isn't your next must-read comic. Far from it. But it is exactly what I would have expected from a fantasy comic based off of the Witcher series.
Geralt fights a cool monster...and there's a twist.
The End.

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The art was nice and the plot was better than I expected.
Recommended for fans of The Witcher.
Profile Image for Sam Quixote.
4,800 reviews13.4k followers
January 15, 2020
Geralt of Rivia is The Witcher, a magical warrior who wanders the generic fantasy realm of Whatever. Here he teams up with a hunter who’s haunted by his wife who’s a vampire. They get lost in the woods and decide to hole up in a house made of glass. They doss about until they don’t. What do people like about The Witcher? No idea!

If you’ve ever played RPGs, there are two prominent character types you can choose to play as: the barbarian and the mage. The barbarian is physically strong but vulnerable to ranged attacks and magic; the mage is powerful at magic but physically weak and vulnerable to close-range attackers. Both have pros and cons and you can have radically different stories playing as either - that was the fun of the choice.

Geralt is both a barbarian and a mage. He’s got the best of both worlds. So he’s basically invincible, which always makes for a boring story, but it doesn’t help that he’s also featuring in a boring story. Almost nothing happens in the house of glass. Occasionally a monster will appear for invincible Geralt to easily kill, then it’s back to hearing the dull characters blather on about nothing worth hearing. Maybe some people will like Geralt’s gruff demeanour but for me it was the final nail in the coffin of ever liking this unremarkable character.

The hunter, the succubus, everyone else - meh. Joe Querio’s murky, blurry art and Paul Tobin’s dull story did nothing for me. Geralt and the world of The Witcher just seem copy and pasted from every fantasy story I’ve ever read - just why this should be the one to be a pop culture hit is mystifying. I guess if you’re a fan of this crap then you’ll get more out of it than I did but I found The Witcher: House of Glass to be instantly forgettable, unimpressive poo comics.
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10.3k reviews1,061 followers
November 14, 2016
Surprisingly good. Video game comics tend to be crap, but Tobin crafts a creepy. dark world that works. I'm not familiar with The Witcher video games but this book holds it own. I actually liked it well enough that I'll probably check out the game.

Our Witcher Geralt comes across a lonely fisherman who becomes Geralt's travel companion. They travel into some dark woods and come across a house that they can't seem to escape.
Profile Image for M. Tatari.
Author 36 books304 followers
February 9, 2018
Hmmm... Ne desem bilemedim. The Witcher serisinin tüm oyunlarını oynamış ve kitaplarını okumuş biri olarak çizgi-romanında aradığımı hiç mi hiç bulamadım. Evet, baş karakterimiz Geralt. Evet, konu The Witcher evreninde geçiyor ve tanıdık yaratıklar etrafta cirit atıyor... ama hikâye Wicther'ı sevmemizi sağlayan asıl şeyleri çok yanlış anlamış sanki.

Her şeyden önce Geralt'ın kitaplardaki ve oyundaki hâliyle pek bir alakası yok. O zeki, çaktırmadan laf sokan adam yok. Onun yerine Barbar Conan'ı andıran, kılıcına aklından daha çok başvuran bir savaşçı var. Beraber olduğu kadına "Ah, bu çok iyi geldi be kadın!" diye hitap edince sayfaya iyice yaklaşıp "Conan, sen misin?" demeden edemedim. Bir de büyülerini de her zamankinden fazla kullanıyor. Başı sıkıştı mı, "İgni!" Ve her taraf sanki ateştopu fırlatmışçasına, abartılı bir şekilde alevlere boğuluyor.

Sevdiğim yanları da yok değil. Asıl canavarın insan olduğu, canavarların aslında onlara göre daha az kötü kaldığı teması burada da var. Çizimler de (Geralt'ın son derece kötü betimlemeleri hariç) hiç de fena değildi. Camlar Konağı, vitraylar, yaratıklar vs bayağı güzel çizilmişti.

Derken sona doğru senaryo güya şaşırtmalı bir yöne girip gözlerimi devirmeme neden oldu. Tamam, iyi düşünülmüş ama hikâyenin baş kısmıyla aşırı derecede tezatlıkları var.

Uzun lafın kısası iyi bir fantastik macera, kötü bir Witcher serüveni... Temkinle yaklaşınız.
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833 reviews462 followers
December 8, 2016
OK, it's not Sapkowski, sure thing, but it was quite, quite enjoyable. It contained a lot of elements from the Witcher stories, such as the power of the curse, evil magical creatures and sexy babes. Did I say sexy babes? Well, I was going to say creepy sexy babes, but whatever. So I can say Paul Tobin did his homework really well, I am definitely looking forward to next volumes in series. Witcher forever!!!!
Profile Image for Nicole ✨Reading Engineer✨.
283 reviews71 followers
June 15, 2019
Though I am not the biggest fan of the art style, the story is amazing and I highly recommend it to fans of the video games and fantasy. Two major takeaways I got from this book are:

1. The art style isn't the greatest, I much prefer art styles in Saga, it is very simple in my opinion. I'd prefer more detail and better details for the eyes. I have seen worse, though, and at least it's not that fucking bad.

2. The story is a great one. At the beginning, it is very dry, as Geralt is very serious and doesn't talk much, but toward the end, it is full of action and has a plot twist that is kinda obvious but is very interesting to see play out.
Profile Image for Martin Balaz.
151 reviews30 followers
January 13, 2016
Co si budeme namlouvat, Sapkowski je Sapkowski, jeho absence je zkrátka znát. Geralt se chová dost odlišně, než jak tomu u zádumčivého bělovlasého zaklínače bylo v knižní sáze. Záštita CD Projektu je dvousečná - na jednu stranu je tento grafický román vizuálně nádherný kousek, na stranu druhou se cílí hlavně na čtenáře Zaklínačem dosud nepolíbené, aby si po přečtení případně koupili i hru. To má za následek příliš expozice a vysvětlování souvislostí v neohrabaných dialozích.

Geralt mimo jiné při použivání znamení daný znak vykřikuje nahlas ("Aard!", "Igni!"), což v knižní předloze, ba ani ve hře není. Působí to dost směšně - až jsem si vzpomněl na Pokémony a vykřikování vlastních jmen při útočení.

Dále je otravné nadbytečné a nesmyslné zvýrazňování náhodných slov v textu. Proboha proč?

Příběh jinak ale baví, zvolená lokace v začarovaném domě upřostred temného hvozdu se povedla na jedničku. Kromě zaklínače nemám k jednotlivým postavám výtku. Příjemná jednohubka.
Profile Image for Alice-Elizabeth (Prolific Reader Alice).
1,163 reviews164 followers
June 3, 2019
So, my boyfriend George read this last year and raved about it. Personally, I was a bit hesitant since the content in the illustrations were quite graphic at times. However, it gave me the creeps and ticked all of the spooky boxes for me. The pacing was quick and the range of settings atmospheric. The Witcher is called Geralt finds a lone fisherman one day and wants him to be his travel buddy. Both of them stumble onto this manor house from hell, that seems to want to trap both of them in its grasp. Although the plotline did feel a little hard to follow at times, it was still a good read!

T/W- Blood, Gore, Violence

Read for Simsathon, challenge square- Build A House
Profile Image for Claire.
435 reviews
February 1, 2020
Really good art style and a quick read that I quite enjoyed.
Profile Image for The Sapphic Nerd.
1,122 reviews47 followers
August 8, 2015
I really enjoyed this. It fits right into the world of The Witcher as one of Geralt's creepier adventures. I love the way the mystery unfolds, the suspense, and the twist. And a succubus is always fun.
I believe this classifies as horror, but as someone who doesn't tend to read horror, it doesn't feel too much like a scary book. But I don't spook easily. Take that as you will.

The lineart is simple (not in a bad way), and the colours go well with the tone of the book. It's certainly not something I'd call "ugly", but I won't praise it either. It works for the book and I'm fine with it.

Anyway. It's a good read. It's accessible to people who know nothing about The Witcher world, it's intriguing, and it plays out in a pretty cool way. If you want a taste of The Witcher, give this a try.
Profile Image for Talha.
16 reviews1 follower
February 7, 2018
Tek lokmalık bir Witcher hikayesi. Karakter betimlemeleri bu kısa hikayede yetersiz kalmış tabii.
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Author 104 books350 followers
May 5, 2015
When it comes to comics based on video games, you never really know what to expect, especially since I'm entirely unfamiliar with the property. But this had art by Joe Querio and a Mike Mignola cover and the setting seemed intriguing. I wasn't disappointed. The story could easily have become crass and exploitative in the recent "gritty" video game vein, but Paul Tobin kept it readable and made Geralt a more-than-usually affable take on the typical hero of this sort of tale. Querio's art is beautifully suited to this kind of stuff, and his takes on several of the monsters were very creepy. Solidly done, and if there's another volume, I'd happily read more!
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6,328 reviews179 followers
April 11, 2019
I know nothing about the video game world in which this story is set (or anything about any video games at all, truth be told), but I enjoyed reading it very much. It's very much an homage to Mignola in both art and plotting style, and there are some seriously creepy and engrossing sequences. Kept me guessing right up to the end. It's a very enjoyable book!
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3,084 reviews
August 20, 2019
Normally this kind of story for me is left in novel form. However this surprised me. Very good fantasy story in graphic form. Cool art cool story and great action.
Profile Image for Matěj Komiksumec.
324 reviews19 followers
June 23, 2020
První Zaklínačský book dopadl velmi dobře. Když jsem začal číst tak jsem měl obavy jestli půjde jen o dojení značky nebo dostaneme kvalitní adaptaci. A musím říct, že na rozdíl od Netflix show je to moc fajn čtení. Geralt se chová správně jak v knihách, ostatní postavy jsou taky zajímavé a celkově to fakt působí jako svět Zaklínače. S čím jsem měl docela problém byla kresba Queria u které sice funguje prostředí a vizuál monster ale lidi jsou od něj nějaký divný (sakra, chtěl bych vidět tohle jak by nakreslil Majk Miňonka).
3,5*
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605 reviews36 followers
March 17, 2024
W końcu zacząłem komiksową serię o Wiedźminie i jest to całkiem ciekawy początek. Nie jestem może fanem kreski, celowo jest niechlujna i pozbawiona szczegółów i tworzy to też pewien mroczny klimat. Więc doceniam i rozumiem, ale się nie zachwycam. Historia sama w sobie ciekawa, dynamiczna. Sporo w niej akcji, różnych stworzeń, z którymi Geralt musi sobie poradzić. Jest to fajny dodatek do uniwersum Wiedźmina i miła rozrywka na wolne popołudnie.
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354 reviews21 followers
April 25, 2021
I really loved the art style in this comic and it fit with the theme, however I did not care about the stories at all. They were bland and boring and it just didn’t click in place for me.

The speech was weird and it was really hard to get into. It was jarring and some stuff didn’t make sense. And I just didn’t enjoy the stories and I honestly don’t think I will remember much about them.

It really made me appreciate the tv show and how even though it still is set in those old times, it’s still interesting from a modern audiences perspective.
I just didn’t like the script!

And also I’m not sure if they had different artists at different parts of the books but the geralt from the start drastically changed to the geralt near the middle of the book. I thought it might have been due to time, and him training to change his appearance but throughout the book the art style kept changing. I totally don’t mind this, and makes it not stagnant whilst reading the comic, but I wasn’t sure if it was deliberate and is never explained so it just took me out of it a bit.

Also the story kept chopping and changing, and stopping at random points in the story. And the stories were all from different time periods and hardly had any links, I just didn’t like that there was no explanation.

I overall enjoyed it, but I just thought the story and text was bland and didn’t like it.
Profile Image for Gabriell Anderson.
312 reviews19 followers
February 21, 2019
Překvapivě příjemná jednohubka. I když od jiného autora než původní příběhy (docela by mě zajímalo, jak by se s komiksy popral přímo Sapkowski), tak to jde poznat jenom minimálně a buď měl Tobin slušného poradce anebo má dobře načteno. Geralt se tu chová stejně jako v původních knihách a celkově příběh působí jako by vypadl z jedné z povídkových knih o Zaklínači. Kresba Joe Queria tomuhle ostudu taky rozhodně nedělá, byť podle ukázek v přiložené "minigalerii" bych se vůbec nezlobil, kdyby si některý z kreslířů (Mignola, Sakai, Bisley,...) střihl celý příběh. Pokud budou i ostatní díly stejně dobré, tak si troufám říct, že fanoušky původní ságy tenhle počin spíš potěší než rozčílí.

Mohlo by se vám líbit, pokud:
- jste fanoušci původní knižní anebo herní série a chcete si dát další nášup

Spíš vás zklame, pokud:
- nemáte rádi fantasy
- jste puristi, kteří nechtějí ani slyšet o tom, že by Zaklínače psal někdo jiný než pan Sapkowski
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416 reviews46 followers
September 21, 2020
Sure, I'm biased. I just missed the Witcher (the books, not the show). I reread the series this year but I needed something new. House of Glass may be from 2014, but it's the first time I'm reading it, and I've got to say I enjoyed both the story and the art. On to The Witcher, Vol. 2: Fox Children!
Profile Image for Pardis Ahmadi.
177 reviews68 followers
September 1, 2019
loved the artworks and the fact that it's completely based on my favorite videos game.
Profile Image for Lola.
107 reviews3 followers
May 26, 2020
House of Glass
Okay normally anything Witcher related gets 5/5 because I truly just love the whole world of it. The only thing I took of one star for is the Succubus and her story line in this volume. It was a great 5th character but I just didn’t feel a strong story with her. But I wanted there to be one.

Nonetheless I loved the foreshadowing and the insanity that Jakob had driven himself to.. as well as the curse that Marta had wrapped herself up in.

I also really enjoy Geralt’s consistency with not taking human lives and trying his best to not be the decider of anyone’s fate as in this comic he only kills two beasts in self defence. His complexity of mutant identity remains which I truly love! Can’t wait to read the rest of these.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Rachel.
84 reviews8 followers
January 1, 2020
I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. The art is not exactly my style but I think it translates and complements the story and the characters quite well. Even if it isn't Sapkowski, they managed to recreate his essence in this tale so much that it reminded me of his short stories. Also, I love it every time Geralt discusses about love and feelings. This comic contains recurring themes from the books so it felt connected to me, which it didn't expect to be honest.
Profile Image for Youssef Almkari.
79 reviews4 followers
September 1, 2020
Was not expecting to like this as much as I did. But the dialog is witcher gold. I can see this being a side quest in the witcher 3 video game. Loved it.
Profile Image for Annie.
388 reviews
July 3, 2017
I'm not use to reading and reviewing graphic novels but I really want to step out of my comfort zone and discover this (for me) new world of comics and graphic novels. To this day I've read maybe five Marvel comics and few mangas from Naruto and Death Note. And yes if I'm going to break the wall to the land of graphic novels... heck yeah I'm gonna start with those Witcher ones! :D

Ok so to the actual review... the drawing style was nice, nothing to complain about... maybe just... I would prefer more details in the face area but that's optional and nothing necessary. It was really quick, the story was great, I laughed once or twice and Geralt is amazing character as always.
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1,860 reviews138 followers
September 9, 2018
If you liked the video game, you'll probably like this. It reads very much like one of the game's immersive side missions. The story focuses on love, obsession, and revenge, and it throws in a large dose of weirdness. There is a good mix of creatures presented, and not all of them are adversarial, which adds a bit of interest to the story.
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