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Dragonlance Universe
The Legend of Huma
In the realms of Dragonlance, the tale of one knight is legendary. The dark goddess Takhisis has unleashed evil on the world of Krynn, and only the Knights of Solamnia stand in her way. From amongst their ranks comes Huma, a man destined to be the greatest hero of this world. This is his story... at last! Learn of Huma's mysterious origins and his Oath to the Measure, then witness Huma and the Minotaur, Kaz, fight to eradicate treachery among the fabled Knights of Solamnia and the threat posed by Queen of Darkness. Even with the power of the legendary Silver Dragon at their side, Huma and Kaz face overwhelming odds. Collecting all six issues of the comic book adaptation of the much loved novel, The Legend of Huma.
152 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2005
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Richard A. Knaak
283 books1,483 followersRichard A. Knaak is the bestselling author of Dragonlance novels, the Dragonrealm and Black City Saint series (his own creations), six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and six works in the Warcraft universe. He has also written several non-series fantasy books.
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December 25, 2020
In my drive to finish off the Dragonlance comic books I bought years ago and am finally getting around to reading I am brought to the last book The Legend of Huma. Of all the novels in the Dragonlance series to adapt, I thought this was a rather odd choice. It is true that Richard A. Knaak is a wonderful author and I rank him as one of my favorites in the fantasy genre, but I figured the Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman stories would be more of a priority. It is true that the story of Huma is a major legend in the world of Dragonlance, so that probably had some motivation beyond this being a story told by Knaak in the first place.
The comic adaptation is quite good, but it seems unfinished. When we get to the end of the comics it says continued in The Legend of Huma, so I thought this was a prequel. Even though the original novel was published in 1988 and I've owned it for many years, I just have never read this novel. I flipped through the first parts of the book and this graphic novel is not a prequel, it is really just first few chapters of the actual novel it seems. it's almost like DDP had lost the funds to keep publishing these comics mid-series. For those who read the novel these comics go up to the point where Huma escapes from Magius' tower. I'm not sure how deep into the novel that is, but it didn't seem all that far...
Oh well, it really is a shame, because I feel like DDP was finally gaining some traction in adapting these novels and doing a very excellent job. Instead of trying to rush through the story of Huma in five issues, it looks like they were ready to take their time and maybe tell it across twelve issues just like Dragons of Spring Dawning. Either way, it's a shame that just as they were doing a good job interest in the publications began to wane. I feel like this is a common Dragonlance tale and it feels like they constantly try to relaunch the franchise starting with Dragons of Autumn Twilight. So this story keeps getting told over and over... maybe in the future, if they try to relaunch this they'll try something else, because I feel, at this point in time, people are relatively well acquainted with the Chronicles Trilogy or they can easily access those stories if need be. Sadly, I don't know if there's a better starting point though...
The comic adaptation is quite good, but it seems unfinished. When we get to the end of the comics it says continued in The Legend of Huma, so I thought this was a prequel. Even though the original novel was published in 1988 and I've owned it for many years, I just have never read this novel. I flipped through the first parts of the book and this graphic novel is not a prequel, it is really just first few chapters of the actual novel it seems. it's almost like DDP had lost the funds to keep publishing these comics mid-series. For those who read the novel these comics go up to the point where Huma escapes from Magius' tower. I'm not sure how deep into the novel that is, but it didn't seem all that far...
Oh well, it really is a shame, because I feel like DDP was finally gaining some traction in adapting these novels and doing a very excellent job. Instead of trying to rush through the story of Huma in five issues, it looks like they were ready to take their time and maybe tell it across twelve issues just like Dragons of Spring Dawning. Either way, it's a shame that just as they were doing a good job interest in the publications began to wane. I feel like this is a common Dragonlance tale and it feels like they constantly try to relaunch the franchise starting with Dragons of Autumn Twilight. So this story keeps getting told over and over... maybe in the future, if they try to relaunch this they'll try something else, because I feel, at this point in time, people are relatively well acquainted with the Chronicles Trilogy or they can easily access those stories if need be. Sadly, I don't know if there's a better starting point though...
October 27, 2021
I read the novel as a teen. This isn't so much an adaptation as a prequel, and not a very good one. It leaves a lot unexplained. Why do the Knights dislike Huma, when dragons, wizards, and minotaurs seem to love him? Who is this Magius guy, and what kind of name is that anyway? It's like a doctor named medicine. It also ends sharply with no conclusion and points the reader to the novel. I find that rather odd since the comic was published years after the book.
The art is good, but not good enough to save this from a weak story.
The art is good, but not good enough to save this from a weak story.
December 19, 2008
I had high hopes for this book, perhaps too high. I have thus far loved the Dragonlance novels Devil's Due has done, but this graphic novel was a bit dull. It lacked good character development and the book talked in riddles without giving me the satisfaction of tying anything up (before it ended).
March 5, 2024
3.5 stars.
I was reading this in tandem with the novel, and I enjoyed it quite a bit! The novel goes by very quickly, so seeing everything illustrated helped me keep track of things. The story and characters are amazing, although I’ll leave my opinions on those aspects to my review of the novel.
The art was fantastic for the most part, but about halfway through the primary artist changes, and then an issue and a half later it changes to a third. The first and last illustrators were fantastic and really captured the gravitas of the story, and the second was just okay. Still, I wish there was some consistency.
And speaking of consistency, it just ends in the middle of the story. Why? What’s the deal with that? Did this specifically adaptation have problems behind the scenes which caused the multiple illustrators and abrupt end? It’s a shame too because this was a great adaptation, the novel really lent itself to be adapted into a graphic novel format.
I was reading this in tandem with the novel, and I enjoyed it quite a bit! The novel goes by very quickly, so seeing everything illustrated helped me keep track of things. The story and characters are amazing, although I’ll leave my opinions on those aspects to my review of the novel.
The art was fantastic for the most part, but about halfway through the primary artist changes, and then an issue and a half later it changes to a third. The first and last illustrators were fantastic and really captured the gravitas of the story, and the second was just okay. Still, I wish there was some consistency.
And speaking of consistency, it just ends in the middle of the story. Why? What’s the deal with that? Did this specifically adaptation have problems behind the scenes which caused the multiple illustrators and abrupt end? It’s a shame too because this was a great adaptation, the novel really lent itself to be adapted into a graphic novel format.
August 15, 2021
I bought this comic years ago and had not gotten around to reading it until now. Sadly, it is a standard case of good source material being hastily half-baked into comic book form.
1. It is an incomplete adaptation, basically ending abruptly with "to be continued in the novel"; a novel that came out some 20 years before the comic.
2. From about the middle onward, scenes and events become disjoined and characters' actions make no sense.
3. Most of the art is good, if inconsistent with the change of artist teams, but nearly all suffer from bad coloring. I had a chance to look at the uncolored pencils f the first issues, and the color is nothing short of a disservice.
On the whole, this IS Richard A. Knaak's work originally, so it cannot end up being too bad, even in adaptation, but it's as if DDP really tried to make it fail.
1. It is an incomplete adaptation, basically ending abruptly with "to be continued in the novel"; a novel that came out some 20 years before the comic.
2. From about the middle onward, scenes and events become disjoined and characters' actions make no sense.
3. Most of the art is good, if inconsistent with the change of artist teams, but nearly all suffer from bad coloring. I had a chance to look at the uncolored pencils f the first issues, and the color is nothing short of a disservice.
On the whole, this IS Richard A. Knaak's work originally, so it cannot end up being too bad, even in adaptation, but it's as if DDP really tried to make it fail.
March 13, 2017
The Order of the Rose is presented to us on a mission and Huma is seen as if with conflicting ideas of knighthood, and saving an unconventional would-be friend... As this is dragonlance, there are dragons! As for the drawings, in issue #3, thre's a sudden change in texture for the characters; and it keeps changing every half-issue. Huma is now in a group of three: his lost childhood friend is back - and powerful.
Pity this graphic novel is incomplete and difficult to find...
Pity this graphic novel is incomplete and difficult to find...
April 8, 2020
Huma is one of the greatest Dragonlance heroes from the age of legends. In this story, he teams up with his fellow Knights of Solamnia and a group of unlikely companions to battle the forces of evil. It is a pretty standard D&D story. The graphic novel ends in the middle of the narrative, prompting you to read the novel to get to the conclusion.
May 4, 2021
When I started reading this, I thought it would be an entire story. Instead, it is only the six issues of the comic book based on the book. From my searching, there are only the six issues. The story ends abruptly. That means I'll have to find the book. Dinged it a star because of not completing the story.
February 9, 2020
I do love Dungeongs & Dragons, Dragonlance and all sort of fantasy tales with sword & magic. But I find this little boring and the most dull thing was - the story was not completed. The conclusion were never awailable =(
May 5, 2020
This was the first Dragon Lance book I read and it is still one of my favorites. Really good story that sets up a lot of the mythology of the main Dragon Lance stories of the Chronicles. Definitely enjoyed the refresher on the re-read.
January 31, 2018
this is the book that got me hooked! what a great author!
February 23, 2020
Wonderful collection of illustrated comics from the Dragonlance novel. Unfortunately they only got 6 issues completed.
January 14, 2021
Look,
it's a guilty pleasure,
but I love Dragonlance books
and this is one of the better origin stories.
it's a guilty pleasure,
but I love Dragonlance books
and this is one of the better origin stories.
December 29, 2022
This comic is super boring and the art is lame.
The book is much better than the comic.
A failure product
The book is much better than the comic.
A failure product
December 30, 2022
Would be 5 stars but they ended the series before the story is over so a tease for the Novel. Else great graphics and story and really brings Huma to life.
October 18, 2025
Fantastic art and story!
January 17, 2026
This is one of the books I read as a teenager that got me into Dragonlance. I found a copy at a used book store, and the story still holds up all these years later. I highly recommend it.
December 16, 2014
THE LEGEND OF HUMA centers on the adventures of the renowned knight Huma. The time is long ages before the events of the original Dragonlance series. Huma is a simple knight that understands the Oath and the Measure better than some of his more prestigious peers. It is this knowledge of compassion that compels him to save a lone Minotaur, Kaz, from a band of goblins. The friendship that the two form cause a major transformation of Kaz who eventually embraces the knightly ideals. The main story of this great novel involves the incursion of the Dark Queen, Takhisis, into the planes of the living. Huma must rise above his simple upbringing and make a huge difference in the lives of all who dwell on Krynn. He is aided by Kaz all along the way, and the relationship between the two becomes a life changing event for the Minotaur, who once served the forces of evil. Although the outcome of the story is inevitable, the way Knaak takes us there is superbly done. The characters are people you care about, and the history is consistent with the original series. The story provides much background information that readers of the Dragonlance Chronicles have always wondered about. The novel is a fast paced ride to an exciting and moving ending.
September 19, 2012
This book lost a star for not being a complete story. The artwork and the writing of what is here are both very good, but it is unkind to the reader to say "This is all that's in the graphic novel...go buy the book to read the rest of the story."
The story is about stereotypes and assumptions, and the central character finds himself on the same side as a presumed enemy, in a much larger conflict. By the end, I was caught up enough to want to read more, but annoyed enough that I haven't. So, if the intent was to get people to read the novel in addition to the graphic novel, in my case it failed.
The story is about stereotypes and assumptions, and the central character finds himself on the same side as a presumed enemy, in a much larger conflict. By the end, I was caught up enough to want to read more, but annoyed enough that I haven't. So, if the intent was to get people to read the novel in addition to the graphic novel, in my case it failed.
July 9, 2015
For as good as the Dragonlance books were, their comic and movie projects always seem to be done by some third rate production house or by a lower level person at a good one. For once, I feel Dragonlance got the quality it deserved by DDP. The artistry is excellent and the story is well told. I never did read the original Huma book, but the story has been excellent in this format. This is only Vol I, so I'll have to start looking for the rest. Here's hoping the library has it.
May 3, 2012
Good adaptation, shame they couldn't do the entire book. Nice art if I remember.
August 26, 2012
I loved the art and the story, my only gripe is that it is NOT the complete book. it leaves you hanging about half way through then refers you to the actual book.
January 10, 2015
Ugh. A directionless "story" with confusing or blurry action scenes. No nostalgia whatsoever found in this one.
August 30, 2015
Liked Magus, Kaz and some of the art. Didn't like Huma. There's a difference between self-doubt and whining. He grated on my nerves with his constant "I'm unworthy" tirade.
July 13, 2016
Loved it
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