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WarCraft: The Sunwell Trilogy #1
Dragon Hunt
O eroica incercare de a salva planeta Azeroth de Urgia mortilor-vii!Warcraft trilogia Izvorul Soarelui povesteste palpitantele aventuri ale lui Kalec,dragonul albastru care a luat infatisare de om,si ale frumoasei Anveena o fata invaluita in mister....
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First published March 8, 2005
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January 30, 2020
It's always fun to read up more on my favorite world of Azeroth. And I learned some new details to fill in the gaps of my knowledge on the world's history. Totally loved the story. And I love the Dragon Aspects!! I mean come on, they're dragons🐉 with magic! 😍
One of the characters in here, a dwarf named Harkyn Grymstone, was like a mashup of Elmer Fudd hunting rabbits (in this case dragons) with Yosemite Sam's temperament 😂 Was cracking me up a bit.
Aside from the dragons, this also takes place in my favorite time period of the Lich King/Arthas, which will always win points with me lol. Onto the next!
One of the characters in here, a dwarf named Harkyn Grymstone, was like a mashup of Elmer Fudd hunting rabbits (in this case dragons) with Yosemite Sam's temperament 😂 Was cracking me up a bit.
Aside from the dragons, this also takes place in my favorite time period of the Lich King/Arthas, which will always win points with me lol. Onto the next!
May 15, 2007
I enjoy reading a bad book for the satirical satisfaction of it all as much as the next man, but this- and the second book as well- was just painful. The only reason why I took the time to read through it was because it was given to me as part of the prize package for the WoW comic contest, and I figured it would be rude of me not to give it the time of day. How wrong I was.
The book couldn't be more generically-drawn, and the plot and characters only bear the slightest, most passing resemblance to anything in the greater Warcraft universe. One of the great things about WoW as a game is the fact that it's so very tongue-in-cheek and stylized, and so it shouldn't come as any surprise that it translates poorly into agonizingly serious manga.
-C
The book couldn't be more generically-drawn, and the plot and characters only bear the slightest, most passing resemblance to anything in the greater Warcraft universe. One of the great things about WoW as a game is the fact that it's so very tongue-in-cheek and stylized, and so it shouldn't come as any surprise that it translates poorly into agonizingly serious manga.
-C
August 19, 2023
Vis dar prisimenu laikus, kai non-stop žaisdavau Warcraft 3. Knyga padėjo atgaivinti atsiminimus, nors pats siužetas, stilius ir veikėjų charakterių kūrimas nuvylė. Bet lieku optimistas ir tikiuosi likusios trilogijos knygos bus geresnės.
June 2, 2016
Dragon Hunt (WarCraft: The Sunwell Trilogy #1), Shadows of Ice (WarCraft: The Sunwell Trilogy, #2), Ghostlands (WarCraft: The Sunwell Trilogy, #3).
Решил наконец-таки закончить давно начатую трилогию, тем более мне вроде понравился первый том, когда я его читал, да и сейчас повод веский появился – выход фильма Дункана Джонса.
Действительно, много лет прошло с тех пор, как в первый раз почитал первую треть истории. Каким-то странным образом томик попал ко мне на полочку, а я ведь даже фанатом серии не был и мало что понимал, да ещё и пропускал мимо ушей абсолютно весь фансервис. Сейчас в мире Варкрафта стал разбираться чуточку лучше, поэтому и произведение вдруг заиграло новыми красками, особенно когда читаешь не треть, а историю целиком.
В центре повествования находится девушка Анвина, что спасла от смерти дракона Кэйлека, и теперь отправляется вместе с ним и с весьма разношерстной командой героев на поиски приключений, а если быть точнее, то на поиски солнечного родника, могущественного источника магии, от которого зависит судьба всего Азерота.
О приключениях упомянул не зря, ведь духом этих самых приключений буквально пропитана эта трилогия. Увлекательное чтиво, в котором постоянно что-то происходит, появляются новые герои, отлично друг с другом взаимодействуют, растут над собой и даже успевают запомниться. Особо громкие имена лишь изредка называют, например упоминают Артаса, Алекстразу и Малигоса, но пи этом есть и те, кто появляется собственной персоной, как та же Сильвана.
В целом тут очень приятная история, весьма большая толпа отличных персонажей, зрелищное действо, которого ещё и много, а ничего особо плохого и не запомнилось, разве что местами было немного банально и наивно, да и рисунок чересчур стандартный и ничем непримечательный, но это мелочи.
Решил наконец-таки закончить давно начатую трилогию, тем более мне вроде понравился первый том, когда я его читал, да и сейчас повод веский появился – выход фильма Дункана Джонса.
Действительно, много лет прошло с тех пор, как в первый раз почитал первую треть истории. Каким-то странным образом томик попал ко мне на полочку, а я ведь даже фанатом серии не был и мало что понимал, да ещё и пропускал мимо ушей абсолютно весь фансервис. Сейчас в мире Варкрафта стал разбираться чуточку лучше, поэтому и произведение вдруг заиграло новыми красками, особенно когда читаешь не треть, а историю целиком.
В центре повествования находится девушка Анвина, что спасла от смерти дракона Кэйлека, и теперь отправляется вместе с ним и с весьма разношерстной командой героев на поиски приключений, а если быть точнее, то на поиски солнечного родника, могущественного источника магии, от которого зависит судьба всего Азерота.
О приключениях упомянул не зря, ведь духом этих самых приключений буквально пропитана эта трилогия. Увлекательное чтиво, в котором постоянно что-то происходит, появляются новые герои, отлично друг с другом взаимодействуют, растут над собой и даже успевают запомниться. Особо громкие имена лишь изредка называют, например упоминают Артаса, Алекстразу и Малигоса, но пи этом есть и те, кто появляется собственной персоной, как та же Сильвана.
В целом тут очень приятная история, весьма большая толпа отличных персонажей, зрелищное действо, которого ещё и много, а ничего особо плохого и не запомнилось, разве что местами было немного банально и наивно, да и рисунок чересчур стандартный и ничем непримечательный, но это мелочи.
January 31, 2022
I don't know why I'm reading these. Comics and I don't get along, we truly do not.
I struggled massively with the art style, but I think I might as well be from the manga format and the linearity as it was the art. It was pretty!
The story was obviously why I was here though. Kalecgos is a dragon we see a lot of in WoW, appearing as a raid boss in Sunwell Plateau (which this actually directly leads up to), as well as being directly involved with the Kirin Tor throughout Mists of Pandaria, Legion, and BFA. Especially Legion he was involved with much in the orderhall and with Senegos. There is also Cataclysm with him becoming the new blue aspect after the death of Malygos in Wrath. And his story in my opinion was the highlight of this and hes still great as a character, although I feel like the manga format does do his character a great disservice.
Anveena and Tyrygosa is the two characters I don't really enjoy because I don't find neither that compelling. Which does make sense for Anveena but still doesn't really work. Tyri just pisses me off lol, but I guess she does fit her role as a dragon.
Overall, I enjoyed this. But it's still not my favourite part of WoW.
I struggled massively with the art style, but I think I might as well be from the manga format and the linearity as it was the art. It was pretty!
The story was obviously why I was here though. Kalecgos is a dragon we see a lot of in WoW, appearing as a raid boss in Sunwell Plateau (which this actually directly leads up to), as well as being directly involved with the Kirin Tor throughout Mists of Pandaria, Legion, and BFA. Especially Legion he was involved with much in the orderhall and with Senegos. There is also Cataclysm with him becoming the new blue aspect after the death of Malygos in Wrath. And his story in my opinion was the highlight of this and hes still great as a character, although I feel like the manga format does do his character a great disservice.
Anveena and Tyrygosa is the two characters I don't really enjoy because I don't find neither that compelling. Which does make sense for Anveena but still doesn't really work. Tyri just pisses me off lol, but I guess she does fit her role as a dragon.
Overall, I enjoyed this. But it's still not my favourite part of WoW.
May 2, 2022
The first in a trilogy of manga style (or in this case Manwha as it is a Korean artist) of novels, this came out in the early 2005 when it was all the rage to do stuff like this. It isn't particularly impressive as artwork neither is the story particularly impactful or relevant to the wider lore of Warcraft, still it's kind of fun.
The novel is very much a third of a thing, and it does not feel at all finished by the end of this volume, and the story telling is a bit confusing, probably because Knaak is really more of a novelist than a comic book writer and those are different skills. So, a very ho-hum effort and completely skippable if you are interested in WoW lore, but still ok.
The novel is very much a third of a thing, and it does not feel at all finished by the end of this volume, and the story telling is a bit confusing, probably because Knaak is really more of a novelist than a comic book writer and those are different skills. So, a very ho-hum effort and completely skippable if you are interested in WoW lore, but still ok.
March 29, 2020
This graphic novel follows the blue dragon Kalecgos while he is looking for a mysterious source of power in the lands of the scourge. He meets a human lady named Anveena and together they try to learn more about the mysterious Sunwell.
I'm not very familiar with graphic novels, but I absolutley love the art from Jae-Hwan Kim. It is way more anime-esque that the 'standard' World of Warcraft art and I especially love the dragon design. Certainly an enjoyable read which you can get through quite easily.
I'm not very familiar with graphic novels, but I absolutley love the art from Jae-Hwan Kim. It is way more anime-esque that the 'standard' World of Warcraft art and I especially love the dragon design. Certainly an enjoyable read which you can get through quite easily.
June 28, 2025
Alors qu'un dragon est à la recherche du Puits solaire, il est lui-même pourchassé par un nain et sa bande.
Lecture oubliée dès le lendemain tant j'ai trouvé que le scénario était indigent. Certains personnages ont l'air totalement drogués, comme les parents d'Anveena qui sont étonnamment cordiaux avec les étrangers qui entrent chez eux mais qui ont par ailleurs pris le soin de creuser un tunnel sous leur maison qui débouche... à 5 mètres environ de la maison. Super logique. Dans l'ensemble, les événements n'ont jamais été palpitants. C'est par ailleurs scandaleux je trouve de faire une trilogie quand on voit la taille si absurdement maigre de ce premier tome.
Je terminerai en revenant sur quelque chose qui m'a un tant soit peu choqué : les dix pages de lore sur l'univers de Warcraft, le tout sur une police blanche sur fond noir d'un choix douteux. Non, vraiment, quand j'achète un manga (dieu merci, je ne l'ai pas acheté), ce n'est pas pour me taper dix pages rédigées d'un lore étoffé à ingérer d'un coup. Sinon j'achète un roman.
Lecture oubliée dès le lendemain tant j'ai trouvé que le scénario était indigent. Certains personnages ont l'air totalement drogués, comme les parents d'Anveena qui sont étonnamment cordiaux avec les étrangers qui entrent chez eux mais qui ont par ailleurs pris le soin de creuser un tunnel sous leur maison qui débouche... à 5 mètres environ de la maison. Super logique. Dans l'ensemble, les événements n'ont jamais été palpitants. C'est par ailleurs scandaleux je trouve de faire une trilogie quand on voit la taille si absurdement maigre de ce premier tome.
Je terminerai en revenant sur quelque chose qui m'a un tant soit peu choqué : les dix pages de lore sur l'univers de Warcraft, le tout sur une police blanche sur fond noir d'un choix douteux. Non, vraiment, quand j'achète un manga (dieu merci, je ne l'ai pas acheté), ce n'est pas pour me taper dix pages rédigées d'un lore étoffé à ingérer d'un coup. Sinon j'achète un roman.
January 27, 2021
When I first started playing World of Warcraft back in the early days of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, I remembered trying to devour as much reading material set in the world of Azeroth as possible in order to satiate my thirst for lore.
And then I ran into this manga and it's "sister" (in that they share the same writer) Day of the Dragon.
...that was when I started to pick my Warcraft stories more carefully.
Oh, this wasn't bad; it's just a disappointment.
A band of hunters are on a dragon hunt, and end up dragging a blue dragon named Kalecgos out of the sky. Upon impact on the ground, the dragon ends up changing into a human form (which...isn't really explained; reverting to a humanoid form upon losing consciousness doesn't happen to dragons in the Warcraft-verse) and is found by a farmer girl named Anveena, who ends up taking him to her family home. In doing so, she leads the hunters to her house and inadvertently kicks off an adventure involving a traitorous elf named Dark'khan, a large power source called the Sunwell, the attacking Scourge army of the undead, and the fate of the Blue Dragonflight.
Kalec, Anveena, Kalec's betrothed Tyrygosa (who really doesn't have any chemistry with Kalec; gee, I wonder if he's going to get with the normal farmer girl or not), and the obligatory cute animal sidekick Raac then journey throughout the Eastern Kingdoms and try to fend off both Dark'khan and the bounty hunters in service to him. Along the way, Kalec exercises his power to just transform into a dragon on a whim to great effect, Tyrygosa makes snippy remarks to Anveena's general intelligence, and there might be more to this dragon hunt as it would seem.
I feel like only a cursory knowledge of the Warcraft mythos is needed to read this. There are terms here and there, and you kind of have to have basic knowledge on what a "Dragonflight" and a "Scourge" is, but otherwise it's a very basic "dragons that can assume a human form are being chased, there's a mystical Macguffin that must be harvested, there's undead and orcs and stuff" type of a plot, and it does a good job on that merit alone.
With that being said, my main problem with Dragon Hunt is that this manga, in a weird combination between the artwork and the writing, feels less like a story set in the World of Warcraft universe and more like a cheap knockoff trying to write around copyrights.
Take, for example, the designs of the characters in this book. One of the things I really like about World of Warcraft is the distinct style and how they really keep to how the creatures and races in that world function. The dragons in WoW have design cues that are present on every member of the various flights. They have a specific headshape to them, club-like tails...
Meanwhile, the dragons in this manga could appear in any fantasy story and no one would bat an eyelash, the trolls in the dwarf hunter's bounty hunting band look like bizarre ape-men with long tongues, and the dwarf clearly sprouts tusks in some panels.
This by itself would've been excused if the writing felt like Warcraft writing, but the dialogue feels really stilted and lacking that Warcraft "touch", as it were. You can especially feel it whenever the manga tries its hand at humor (especially in Tyrygosa's dismissal of Raac and the whole "Volk hungers" bit) and it just comes off as awkward.
Despite that, on its own it's just your typical fantasy story. It succeeds in telling a decent story and is a good little dragon and swords romp to shut your brain off to. However, as a book connected to the expanded World of Warcraft universe, it's pretty weak. Without its connection to Warcraft, I would've given it three stars. It just reads like none of the people responsible for this actually knew the source material and were instead trying to cram a square peg into a round hole.
And then I ran into this manga and it's "sister" (in that they share the same writer) Day of the Dragon.
...that was when I started to pick my Warcraft stories more carefully.
Oh, this wasn't bad; it's just a disappointment.
A band of hunters are on a dragon hunt, and end up dragging a blue dragon named Kalecgos out of the sky. Upon impact on the ground, the dragon ends up changing into a human form (which...isn't really explained; reverting to a humanoid form upon losing consciousness doesn't happen to dragons in the Warcraft-verse) and is found by a farmer girl named Anveena, who ends up taking him to her family home. In doing so, she leads the hunters to her house and inadvertently kicks off an adventure involving a traitorous elf named Dark'khan, a large power source called the Sunwell, the attacking Scourge army of the undead, and the fate of the Blue Dragonflight.
Kalec, Anveena, Kalec's betrothed Tyrygosa (who really doesn't have any chemistry with Kalec; gee, I wonder if he's going to get with the normal farmer girl or not), and the obligatory cute animal sidekick Raac then journey throughout the Eastern Kingdoms and try to fend off both Dark'khan and the bounty hunters in service to him. Along the way, Kalec exercises his power to just transform into a dragon on a whim to great effect, Tyrygosa makes snippy remarks to Anveena's general intelligence, and there might be more to this dragon hunt as it would seem.
I feel like only a cursory knowledge of the Warcraft mythos is needed to read this. There are terms here and there, and you kind of have to have basic knowledge on what a "Dragonflight" and a "Scourge" is, but otherwise it's a very basic "dragons that can assume a human form are being chased, there's a mystical Macguffin that must be harvested, there's undead and orcs and stuff" type of a plot, and it does a good job on that merit alone.
With that being said, my main problem with Dragon Hunt is that this manga, in a weird combination between the artwork and the writing, feels less like a story set in the World of Warcraft universe and more like a cheap knockoff trying to write around copyrights.
Take, for example, the designs of the characters in this book. One of the things I really like about World of Warcraft is the distinct style and how they really keep to how the creatures and races in that world function. The dragons in WoW have design cues that are present on every member of the various flights. They have a specific headshape to them, club-like tails...
Meanwhile, the dragons in this manga could appear in any fantasy story and no one would bat an eyelash, the trolls in the dwarf hunter's bounty hunting band look like bizarre ape-men with long tongues, and the dwarf clearly sprouts tusks in some panels.
This by itself would've been excused if the writing felt like Warcraft writing, but the dialogue feels really stilted and lacking that Warcraft "touch", as it were. You can especially feel it whenever the manga tries its hand at humor (especially in Tyrygosa's dismissal of Raac and the whole "Volk hungers" bit) and it just comes off as awkward.
Despite that, on its own it's just your typical fantasy story. It succeeds in telling a decent story and is a good little dragon and swords romp to shut your brain off to. However, as a book connected to the expanded World of Warcraft universe, it's pretty weak. Without its connection to Warcraft, I would've given it three stars. It just reads like none of the people responsible for this actually knew the source material and were instead trying to cram a square peg into a round hole.
September 17, 2015
To begin, I don't see where all the hatred lies. Although I was feeling the 'pumped out' vibe, the story as a whole is very strong and well thought out.
The book opens to very descriptive and insightful history for the world of Azeroth, written in a similar way to a bible. As a player of the game, I do often have to stop and ask who certain characters are, their motives and sometimes even the point of our quests but within these few pages the entire world was just opened to me. I have a character of a Blood Elf and although I know of their addiction to magic I didn't know their true origins. It was just truly fascinating. These pages alone I would recommend.
The Manga itself? Was again good. The art style was nice and for the different races such as the Orcs, Dwarves and Undead it was rather flattering compared to their original digital selfs. The story wasn't hard to follow, except for this one scene with the introduction of Tyri, (which came out of left field, by the way) as I thought it was going to be Anveenas time to shine, Alas it was not and I was left double backing to understand what just happened.
The Manga covers every expansion to date (excluding Pandaria) and sheds some light for a lot of content brushed over in game. These books exist for a reason and for all players (and even non players who are just lovers of fantasy in general) this is a read I don't believe will disappoint. I stress, make your own opinions before reading the more negative reviews, I was under the impression it was bad but was pleasantly surprised.
The book opens to very descriptive and insightful history for the world of Azeroth, written in a similar way to a bible. As a player of the game, I do often have to stop and ask who certain characters are, their motives and sometimes even the point of our quests but within these few pages the entire world was just opened to me. I have a character of a Blood Elf and although I know of their addiction to magic I didn't know their true origins. It was just truly fascinating. These pages alone I would recommend.
The Manga itself? Was again good. The art style was nice and for the different races such as the Orcs, Dwarves and Undead it was rather flattering compared to their original digital selfs. The story wasn't hard to follow, except for this one scene with the introduction of Tyri, (which came out of left field, by the way) as I thought it was going to be Anveenas time to shine, Alas it was not and I was left double backing to understand what just happened.
The Manga covers every expansion to date (excluding Pandaria) and sheds some light for a lot of content brushed over in game. These books exist for a reason and for all players (and even non players who are just lovers of fantasy in general) this is a read I don't believe will disappoint. I stress, make your own opinions before reading the more negative reviews, I was under the impression it was bad but was pleasantly surprised.
October 13, 2010
*Bleck* Not a big fan. I can understand how a bright kid with ADD or ADHD might be attracted to these books what with some higher level vocabulary and busy pictures that have a million things going on at the same time.
For me the pictures made it seem more like a graphic novel version of the Blair Witch Project. No offense Mr. Kim. They are awesome and detailed, but for me there's just too much awesomeness and detail for one page.
I'm reading these so I can make an AR quiz for them for the kids at my school. Go me. Go me go.
For me the pictures made it seem more like a graphic novel version of the Blair Witch Project. No offense Mr. Kim. They are awesome and detailed, but for me there's just too much awesomeness and detail for one page.
I'm reading these so I can make an AR quiz for them for the kids at my school. Go me. Go me go.
September 4, 2021
The ret-cons made in the game make a lot of this story not cannon lore, which is fine but the writing, story, and pace were not great. The emotions, decisions, and actions of the characters was weird. It feels like it was written for a 90’s 12 yr old boy.
October 22, 2025
Full review for the whole trilogy over at the Omnibus verse.
But this one deserves it's own review because the entire (!) story would literally be over the moment the second female character shows up if not for the author's blatant sexism.
The entire scene virtually goes like this:
Tyri (female blue dragon, thus naturally having a massive bonus over mortals on everything magic) : *shows up*
Kalec (male blue dragon, our 'hero' who has run afoul of evil magic users that put a magic shockcollar on him hindering his spellcasting): Verily, tyri, I hall not even consider letting you, a blue dragon and thus by nature skilled in all things magic have a look at this collar, because you are but a female, and thus clearly not capable of dealing with something like this. We shall thus proceed to engage in a wild goose chase for this random mortal spellcaster who will clearly know what to do about this by virtue of being a male.
Like, this is very much the scene. Tyri doesn't even get to look at the collar but instead automatically gets chastised because... woman.
Would it really have hurt to add just one more page or two of her having a look and finding it to be tricky etc? Would having the plot make sense really been so bad? Eesh
But this one deserves it's own review because the entire (!) story would literally be over the moment the second female character shows up if not for the author's blatant sexism.
The entire scene virtually goes like this:
Tyri (female blue dragon, thus naturally having a massive bonus over mortals on everything magic) : *shows up*
Kalec (male blue dragon, our 'hero' who has run afoul of evil magic users that put a magic shockcollar on him hindering his spellcasting): Verily, tyri, I hall not even consider letting you, a blue dragon and thus by nature skilled in all things magic have a look at this collar, because you are but a female, and thus clearly not capable of dealing with something like this. We shall thus proceed to engage in a wild goose chase for this random mortal spellcaster who will clearly know what to do about this by virtue of being a male.
Like, this is very much the scene. Tyri doesn't even get to look at the collar but instead automatically gets chastised because... woman.
Would it really have hurt to add just one more page or two of her having a look and finding it to be tricky etc? Would having the plot make sense really been so bad? Eesh
December 30, 2016
From what I've seen of Manga, the art in this book far exceeds the norm. Detailed and beautiful drawings capture the wonder of the world of Warcraft nicely. Characters are developed and defined by the expressions on their faces and the cloths that they wear. It is amazing that so much of the feeling behind the story can come straight from the visuals. It almost seemed like you could get through this book without even really needing to read any of the dialogue.
While I was a bit disapointed in the story as a whole, it may just be because I am so used to reading novels that I have a hard time appreciating the simplicity of the story, or it may be that much of this book was devoted to laying the foundation for more Warcraft mangas to come. Either way I will definitely get the next one as soon as I see it.
One thing is for sure though, the artist for this book deserves far more of the credit than Richard Knaak.. This seems like something Knaak could pound out in just a couple of days while the detail in the art makes me believe that much, much more time was invested in that part of the work.
While I was a bit disapointed in the story as a whole, it may just be because I am so used to reading novels that I have a hard time appreciating the simplicity of the story, or it may be that much of this book was devoted to laying the foundation for more Warcraft mangas to come. Either way I will definitely get the next one as soon as I see it.
One thing is for sure though, the artist for this book deserves far more of the credit than Richard Knaak.. This seems like something Knaak could pound out in just a couple of days while the detail in the art makes me believe that much, much more time was invested in that part of the work.
March 5, 2024
There’s an unexpected gimmick in this book I least expected. Many SAT/ACT words are underlined and in the perimeter of the panels, along the border, each underlined word is defined. It’s kinda cool. It’s not in your face and the only way it interferes with enjoyment is when you realize how stilted the dialogue is. Purposefully so, I’ve no idea, it does look like a forced vocab unit. I’ve never seen this anywhere else so I do like that about it.
Aside from that mess the comic has decent art. The story includes some ragtag groups that don’t necessarily exist in WoW’s game, yet you can always find cross-faction groups in other forms of media. The plot’s nothing special either. All in all we’ve got ourselves a baseline graphic novel with neat vocab and a story that includes characters we know not doing anything we have to know. That being Kalec and Anveena.
I did read volume 2 first and backtracked to the first one. Volume 2 does a nice recap, and I felt like the art put clothes on that summary. I got nothin else.
Aside from that mess the comic has decent art. The story includes some ragtag groups that don’t necessarily exist in WoW’s game, yet you can always find cross-faction groups in other forms of media. The plot’s nothing special either. All in all we’ve got ourselves a baseline graphic novel with neat vocab and a story that includes characters we know not doing anything we have to know. That being Kalec and Anveena.
I did read volume 2 first and backtracked to the first one. Volume 2 does a nice recap, and I felt like the art put clothes on that summary. I got nothin else.
December 29, 2020
My review is that the book is great! Fans of the video games will love seeing the graphics translated to the page. I only give this book 4 stars however due to it being an older book. 2005 is one million years in video game playing time. It shows the old Warcraft story, but not the best updates of modern days. The limits are somewhat frustrating, and so it is four stars. There are many book-review podcasts out there, and the unique twist of this show is that we try to review focus on books that have a relationship and money tie-in to movies, computer programs, phone apps, or video games. World of Warcraft may be aging in popularity, but it sure as heck has MANY connecting books and games. Not since Harry Potter has there been MORE crossover book and game work to compare and contrast. It is prime material for a comparison-contrast focused review show, and I am sure to do more future reviews on the updates. More book reviews at http://www.FH7publishing.com
July 23, 2024
The epilogue to this story about the universe's formation, the role of the Titans and the birth of Azeroth's civilisation was fantastic. Unfortunately, there was more content in those few pages than in the rest of the book. The plot was thin and I expected more than a couple of crumbs for the price. R. Knaack is a very hit-or-miss author who often struggles with vocabulary and reader engagement.
The artwork is heavily cluttered and difficult to follow. The humanoid figures and backgrounds are fantastic but the dragons are lacklustre. None of the characters in the book resemble their likeness in the cinematics, games and novels. You would not recognise them.
The character, Tyri, is extremely dislikeable.
The artwork is heavily cluttered and difficult to follow. The humanoid figures and backgrounds are fantastic but the dragons are lacklustre. None of the characters in the book resemble their likeness in the cinematics, games and novels. You would not recognise them.
The character, Tyri, is extremely dislikeable.
August 12, 2019
Atrocious. Dialogue is stiff and lacks any kind of nuance. Art is good but the panels are clustered with too much going on in a single frame, which makes it impossible to work out what's going on. Dialogue doesn't help, either - only existing to break up the monotony of the jumbled action on each page.
Holding out hope that the next one may be an improvement, but doubt it. Perhaps there's a sort of masochistic pleasure at experiencing this utter Trainwreck.
Holding out hope that the next one may be an improvement, but doubt it. Perhaps there's a sort of masochistic pleasure at experiencing this utter Trainwreck.
November 9, 2019
It was okay. Subplot to what happens in Lordaeron, and I'm intrigued to see how Raac is connected to the sunwell since I don't remember much of this from the games. Really loving the style the dragons are drawn in! (In their dragon forms, not the humanoid forms) quick read, but maybe the panels are a bit dense.
July 20, 2022
I loved the 3 to 4 pages in the beginning that a huge lore summary. Like the detail about Sargeras being cosmic titan turn against the other titans. I didn't know that, only that he was the leader of the burning legion.
The rest of the comic is ok. It's just the beginning of this trilogy, so I'm looking forward to the others.
The rest of the comic is ok. It's just the beginning of this trilogy, so I'm looking forward to the others.
August 1, 2018
Even with the lengthy historical background in the introduction, it's still pretty hard to follow the plot beyond "girl helps and is helped by dragon guy." The art is pretty, but not helpful in that regard.
November 26, 2020
I found it to be a very interesting beginning of the trilogy. As a World of Warcraft lover, although now a former player, I find it to be a pretty good comic with an interesting plot. I am looking forward to knowing how this story continues.
August 27, 2024
It was ok I mean the art is good but honestly the manga style takes away from the Warcraft story. Like when I picture Warcraft characters I don’t picture 90s anime art style. I’m new to Warcraft lore in general but I finished this and I have the other 2 and plan on reading them
August 20, 2025
I have never read anything warcraft related, and I have never played or learned anything about the game. So from an outsiders perspective, I can't say how well this connects/supports/follows Warcraft "lore", but I did find the story interesting.
January 21, 2026
While the lore is very inconsistent with the setting, even for back then, I can’t help but love this manga. The art is so beautiful and old school, and I’ve always enjoyed how Knaak writes Dragons in the Warcraft setting. I’m a big fan of Kalec as a character, so that improves this even more.
May 30, 2018
This is just a mess - the writing is questionable, at best, and the detail of the pictures actually works against itself, making it very difficult to make sense of what's going on.
December 28, 2018
Entretenido comienzo. Sin embargo, aunque cuenta con un breve resumen de la historia de Warcraft, es necesario el conocimiento previo sobre el mundo, para poder apreciar los detalles.
January 29, 2019
a thorough explanation of how Azeroth came to be in the beginning, then falls apart one the graphic novel starts.
February 19, 2019
Good look into Warcraft, however difficult to read and the best word to describe the animation is jumbled.
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