"My son. A terrible darkness has returned to our world."
What is the price of peace? This is a question that Anduin Wrynn must answer as war against an ancient foe begins anew and hidden enemies threaten his very life.
In “Anduin: Son of the Wolf,” a letter from Anduin’s father, King Varian, speaks of ill times ahead, prompting the young ruler to ponder leadership and responsibility. Anduin must face his fears and decide if he can defend Azeroth while still keeping true to his beliefs.
This was a nice little thing, yet I have a big issue with it. By showing the last frames of old Anduin alongside Velen, Blizzard put themselves into a lore box they would most likely want to break by the time our precious boy-king would grow and age. Plus Velen would have to stay very alive and safe as well, his character not evolving. Unless it is some alternative version of the future, which was not hinted at. I’d definitely prefer to not hear these comics are not canon anymore in a few years from now.
Boy am I glad that I have finished this World Of Warcraft: Legion mini-series. Even though I have not played World Of Warcraft, I would have thought that this series may have persuaded me to give it a shot. It had actually done the opposite. My friends in high school did a better job of making it sound exciting than what I got.
The story of this final issue was around the son of a fallen King, and how he plans to go about the war to come. He has enemies trying to convince him that his father’s way was better, and now he will lose because he plans to go about this war very differently. This talk between them, whilst giving a good back story to the fallen King’s son, did not excite or entertain me. It just set up how his decision at the end of it is down to his either upholding his personal belief or listening to his enemy and going back to how his father was fighting this ongoing war.
The artwork was neither here nor there. Because we got the fallen King’s son backstory in the form of flashbacks, it jumps around to various stages in his life, which calls for drastically different colour palette’s that at times, do not mix. Aside from that, it did nothing to impress me. The characters did not seem to have much life or personality, and overall it just felt very bland.
With all 4 issues in the series being free (at the time of my writing this), you will not lose anything if you decided to read them.
One of four short comics that were part of the pre-Legion hype. This one is my second favorite, mostly because it shows the start of the growth Anduin went through during both Legion and BfA. If you don't care much for the Alliance, then you won't care much for this. It's a nice little filler, but not much more than that.
Heavy on Familiar Lore, Light on the Action & Passion
I was comfortable jumping into issue #4 as a freebie on Amazon having played World of Warcraft since its inception. Great news on the artwork: appealing cover, colourful comic throughout, a bit on the cartoony style but is likely preference. There's a decent flow here with the introduction to who Anduin, heir to the Stormwind throne, is as a boy and king. A small piece of action, but mostly lore. Kudos then go to Dark Horse for translating the spirit of the game to comic form in a faithful way.
The problem with World of Warcraft lore is that it rhymes with bore, not accidentally so. If you've played the game, this comic is pretty much a copy-paste of the cut-scenes in-game. There are no groundbreaking revelations and the dialogue sounds like every DC/Marvel comic minus the *biff* and *pow*. For an issue centered around humans, more 'soul' would be appreciated, or at least some ingenuity. Collector of all things World of Warcraft would likely want to have this handy when servers are down.
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El que más me gustó. Muestra como la historieta puede expresar ideas en formas que para la literatura es imposible. Fue un placer leerlo, el dibujo de este y todos los demás son estelares, así que no te lo pierdas, no hay excusa.
I wish these issues were linked creating an actual cohesive story but I can't complain too much since they were free. Also, it gave me something to read quickly while on break at work.
I play WoW, but don't normally read books about it. This I grabbed on my Kindle because it was cheap and I thought a graphic novel would be interesting to read. It was shorter than I expected, but I enjoy having the lore come to life in this way.