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Dungeons & Dragons: Abraxis Wren of Eberron
Welcome to a world of swashbuckling action and dark fantasy, a world ruled by great dynasties and tempered by war. Eberron holds many wonders, from dragonmarks to warforges, deadly dungeons to elemental airships. As the shadows of evil and conspiracy threaten to envelop the land, heroes of prophecy come forth to save the day.
Collects Infestation 2: Dungeons & Dragons, 2012 Annual: Eberron, and Eberron: Eye of the Wolf.
Collects Infestation 2: Dungeons & Dragons, 2012 Annual: Eberron, and Eberron: Eye of the Wolf.
148 pages, ebook
First published June 1, 2015
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About the author
Paul Crilley
51 books203 followersPaul Crilley (who also writes thrillers under the pseudonym Paul Herron) has been writing professionally for the past 20 years. In that time, he has worked on over twenty-seven television shows - one of which was nominated for an iEmmy - as a head-writer, writer, script editor, and story-liner.
His Delphic Division series, Poison City and the sequel Clockwork City, (written as Paul Crilley), about a supernatural police force based in Durban, South Africa, is in development as a television series with Jerry Bruckheimer Productions and CBS. Paul worked on the Bioware MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic and has also written comics for IDW, (most notably, Star Wars Adventures, and The X-Files)
Over the years, Paul has worked with Marvel, 20th Century Fox Television, NBC Universal, Anonymous Content, Krysten Ritter’s production company Silent Machine, Disney, the SyFy Channel, and IDW comics. He has written twelve novels, worked on five computer games, and also novelized Frank Miller’s seminal graphic novel, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear for Marvel.
His new thriller Breakout, (written as Paul Herron), comes out in 2021 from Headline (UK) and Grand Central Press (US).
His Delphic Division series, Poison City and the sequel Clockwork City, (written as Paul Crilley), about a supernatural police force based in Durban, South Africa, is in development as a television series with Jerry Bruckheimer Productions and CBS. Paul worked on the Bioware MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic and has also written comics for IDW, (most notably, Star Wars Adventures, and The X-Files)
Over the years, Paul has worked with Marvel, 20th Century Fox Television, NBC Universal, Anonymous Content, Krysten Ritter’s production company Silent Machine, Disney, the SyFy Channel, and IDW comics. He has written twelve novels, worked on five computer games, and also novelized Frank Miller’s seminal graphic novel, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear for Marvel.
His new thriller Breakout, (written as Paul Herron), comes out in 2021 from Headline (UK) and Grand Central Press (US).
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December 20, 2018
The Art was good but the writing was so amateur.
February 26, 2021
Dungeons & Dragons: Abraxis Wren of Eberron is a tasting menu.
September 23, 2018
I dearly love the world of Eberron! Of the three stories in this volume, I feel like the last one (Eye of the Wolf) was by far the better narrative. It flowed better and the characters were more interested. The first ones focusing on Abraxis were to Sherlock Holmes for me.
April 7, 2021
The detective schtick of the first two parts was OK. It fits a lot better the steampunk layer of Eberron. At the same time it is a bit of a problem, because Eberron being a schizophrenic concoction, a frankenstein child of steampunk and fantasy, the detective schtick fits the latter a lot worse.
That being said, the first of those detective episodes (Philip Marlowe, Chinatown like) was a lot better than the second (Murder on the Orient Express like) - both in terms of art and story.
The third (last) part was a complete failure. The story is nonsensical and manages to emphasize my previous point of steampunk not mixing well with fantasy. And this only gets augmented by really poor artwork.
That being said, the first of those detective episodes (Philip Marlowe, Chinatown like) was a lot better than the second (Murder on the Orient Express like) - both in terms of art and story.
The third (last) part was a complete failure. The story is nonsensical and manages to emphasize my previous point of steampunk not mixing well with fantasy. And this only gets augmented by really poor artwork.
January 10, 2022
Comic de Eberron, así que tarde o temprano iba a caer. Esta entretenido. El arte es regulero, la verdad, pero se deja ver. El protagonista de las dos primeras historias es una especie de sosias de Sherlock Holmes encarnado en un elfo algo pedante y sobrado, acompañado de una especie de Watson trocado en Enano. La verdad es que el planteamiento es divertido, los personajes y las aventuras son graciosas a la vez que entretenidas. También es cierto que tengo debilidad por esta ambientación, así que ver una historia ambientada en ella es un gustazo.
La tercera historia no tiene nada que ver con la anterior, una historia de "origen" de una heroína que presente algunos de los elementos más interesantes de Eberron.
La tercera historia no tiene nada que ver con la anterior, una historia de "origen" de una heroína que presente algunos de los elementos más interesantes de Eberron.
February 22, 2022
Basically D&D: Sherlock Holmes edition. The starting premise was alright, but Abraxis is SUCH. A. JERK!!! I mean I know he's supposed to be modeled off of Sherlock Holmes, but he isn't just arrogant, he is an absolute a$$. I mean, Sherlock was always grateful for Watson's presence and help, even if he didn't think Watson as smart as himself, and would express his gratitude and still treat Watson as an equal.
May 20, 2024
I enjoyed this quite a bit 2 stories of Abraxis Wren and one of Greykell Ir'Ryc I am going to add their other books to my reading list.
My favorite were the 2 of Abraxis he is a Eberron character set in the city of Sharn and is essentially a D&D/Fantasy Sherlock Holmes though a bit more arrogant.
Great quick read if you enjoy fantasy and mystery.
My favorite were the 2 of Abraxis he is a Eberron character set in the city of Sharn and is essentially a D&D/Fantasy Sherlock Holmes though a bit more arrogant.
Great quick read if you enjoy fantasy and mystery.
October 30, 2019
Reminded me of why
This graphic novel's stories reminded me why Everton is my favorite D&D setting. Advanced magical society, political espionage, swashbuckling adventures, it's all here!
This graphic novel's stories reminded me why Everton is my favorite D&D setting. Advanced magical society, political espionage, swashbuckling adventures, it's all here!
March 9, 2023
Had no idea what this was going into this so imagine my surprise when I get an Elf Sherlock Holmes solving fantasy mysteries with a dwarven Watson.
Absolutely loved this and it's really made me interested in reading more stuff set in Eberron.
Absolutely loved this and it's really made me interested in reading more stuff set in Eberron.
October 28, 2025
The titular character is the extremed version of Sherlock by Cumberbatch, unlikable to the extreme and with a muscular dwarf Watson. However the final tale about a Cyran captain was very good. All in all, a fine adaptation of Eberron for comics.
August 5, 2017
The protagonist is interesting, but this hodge podge collection doesn't really give him room to shine.
October 20, 2019
What a f**king tool! It’s hard to read and enjoy something when the main protagonist is an absolute asshat! Wannabe Sherlock Holmes!!!
March 4, 2020
Eberron.....
My favorite of all rpg settings. And Abraxis is one of my favorite characters. This graphic novel has fueled me and my family to get back into D&D fully.
My favorite of all rpg settings. And Abraxis is one of my favorite characters. This graphic novel has fueled me and my family to get back into D&D fully.
March 8, 2022
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October 1, 2022
Setting - Eberron - A+
Artwork - detailed and creative - A
Story - predictable but fun - B
Characters - like what a teen boy would come up with - C
Scripting - terribad, sometimes odd gaps - D
Artwork - detailed and creative - A
Story - predictable but fun - B
Characters - like what a teen boy would come up with - C
Scripting - terribad, sometimes odd gaps - D
October 18, 2021
I like Eberron and wish there were a few more books and comics based there, but this isn't the best.
The Sherlock and Watson riff is overdone and could have been played differently here to better effect. The plots are also a little too loose to really be mysteries. It was a quick read, and I liked it, but its also pretty unremarkable.
The Sherlock and Watson riff is overdone and could have been played differently here to better effect. The plots are also a little too loose to really be mysteries. It was a quick read, and I liked it, but its also pretty unremarkable.
January 16, 2016
I really had no idea what to expect from this book when I started it. As it was a Dungeons and Dragons book which I got as part of a bundle, I expected some combination of swords, sorcery, and adventuring. What I got instead was sort of a D&D version of Sherlock Holmes and Watson, but with Holmes' pretentiousness and assholish tendencies turned up to 11. That may sound terrible, as though it's a less good version of Holmes, but it isn't. It's funny and delightful. The characters' banter is a great deal of fun to read. And I quite liked the art. It really conveys an interesting sense of place and the panels are well assembled. I would, in fact, rate the two Abraxis Wren stories 4 stars, although with the caveat that although the character is Holmes-esque, the plots of the stories are not really whodunits in the sense that the original Holmes stories are. But, bearing that in mind, I still quite enjoyed them.
However, after two Abraxis Wren stories, I was quite disappointed to find that the third story was ot an Abraxis Wren story, but rather a more swords-and-sorcery-during-a-war kind of thing, which was pretty disappointing. I mean, it wasn't terrible, but there wasn't much character development and, in general, I didn't really understand why most of the characters were doing what they were doing most of the time. I kind of felt like maybe the author had a really rich world behind it all, but it didn't manage to find its way onto the page. The art in this part was good, although not as good as the art in the previous two stories.
On the whole, I wind up giving the volume 3 stars due to deducting stars for the third story.
However, after two Abraxis Wren stories, I was quite disappointed to find that the third story was ot an Abraxis Wren story, but rather a more swords-and-sorcery-during-a-war kind of thing, which was pretty disappointing. I mean, it wasn't terrible, but there wasn't much character development and, in general, I didn't really understand why most of the characters were doing what they were doing most of the time. I kind of felt like maybe the author had a really rich world behind it all, but it didn't manage to find its way onto the page. The art in this part was good, although not as good as the art in the previous two stories.
On the whole, I wind up giving the volume 3 stars due to deducting stars for the third story.
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September 22, 2015Whatever else you might want to say about Eberron -- that it was created as a stunt and is overstuffed with AWESOMECOOL stuff -- you have to at least admit that it's a change from the usual faux medieval, half-Tolkien worlds.
On that level alone, these comics are interesting: they provide a different landscape and palette, with tall spired cities; floating ships; lightning-powered trains; and a sort of magic gaslamp aesthetic that fits with two of the three stories here, which involve a quasi-Sherlock Holmes figure, the titular Abraxis Wren.
In one story, Abraxis is intrigued by a locked-room mystery that turns out to revolve around extra-dimensional horror; in the other, Abraxis and his dwarven Watson face a murderer on a train. Pretty standard stories in one way, but it's a nice mash-up of detective and fantasy tropes.
The third story is just a long flashback about a magical macguffin and a never-ending war and the horrors that people do, etc., etc. Not really engaging, though as a whole, I could see this collection as a jumping-on point for some RPG players.
On that level alone, these comics are interesting: they provide a different landscape and palette, with tall spired cities; floating ships; lightning-powered trains; and a sort of magic gaslamp aesthetic that fits with two of the three stories here, which involve a quasi-Sherlock Holmes figure, the titular Abraxis Wren.
In one story, Abraxis is intrigued by a locked-room mystery that turns out to revolve around extra-dimensional horror; in the other, Abraxis and his dwarven Watson face a murderer on a train. Pretty standard stories in one way, but it's a nice mash-up of detective and fantasy tropes.
The third story is just a long flashback about a magical macguffin and a never-ending war and the horrors that people do, etc., etc. Not really engaging, though as a whole, I could see this collection as a jumping-on point for some RPG players.
December 12, 2016
Collects three separate stories.
The first two are of a 2-part series, and follows Abraxis Wren and his dwarven assistant Watson, err, I mean Torin. I really enjoyed the abrasive banter and jibes between these two and the mysteries they tackle are well done. The first part is set in Sharn, one of the wonders of the newest (relatively) world of Eberron. The artwork is great, delightfully showcasing the unique architecture of Sharn and the steampunk-style magics put into commercial use.
A flashback constitutes the majority of the third story, where we read the recounting of a secret mission undertaken by a captain of Cyre into the heart of Droaam. Captain Greykell is an impressive and charismatic character. I found the character artwork even better than the already very impressive artwork of Abraxis Wren and Torin. I would love to see more of Captain Greykell. For Cyre and Galifar!
The first two are of a 2-part series, and follows Abraxis Wren and his dwarven assistant Watson, err, I mean Torin. I really enjoyed the abrasive banter and jibes between these two and the mysteries they tackle are well done. The first part is set in Sharn, one of the wonders of the newest (relatively) world of Eberron. The artwork is great, delightfully showcasing the unique architecture of Sharn and the steampunk-style magics put into commercial use.
A flashback constitutes the majority of the third story, where we read the recounting of a secret mission undertaken by a captain of Cyre into the heart of Droaam. Captain Greykell is an impressive and charismatic character. I found the character artwork even better than the already very impressive artwork of Abraxis Wren and Torin. I would love to see more of Captain Greykell. For Cyre and Galifar!
October 1, 2015
Three stories and two of them includes Abaraxis Wren and his companion Torin. The first story is about a infestation from another dimension and the other is a murder mystery. The last story is about Greykell and her quest to find the Eye of the wolf before her enemies. Great art.
March 29, 2016
I really liked these adventures. They really captured the flavor of Eberron.
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