Pathfinder: Worldscape Volume 1

Pathfinder Comic Anthologies

by Erik Mona, Jonathan Lau (Artist)

he Pathfinders Valeros, Seoni, Kyra, and Merisiel are drawn into the interdimensional Worldscape, where the greatest warriors throughout the history of Barsoom, Golarion, and Earth clash in an ancient battle of life and death! Only the most dangerous among the combatants - a motley assortment which includes such legendary heroes as Red Sonja, John Carter and Tars Tarkas of Mars, the jungle adventurers Tarzan and Thun'da—have any hope of surviving the deadly gladatorial pits and joining with the Pathfinder heroes in armed revolt against their oppressors!

Written by Erik Mona (Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer) and featuring sensational artwork by Jonathan Lau (Kevin Smith's Bionic Man), the Worldscape saga draws the greatest fantasy heroes of literature and comics into the mythos of Paizo's award-winning fantasy world, fiction line, and tabletop RPG. Bonus materials include over thirty pages of character sheets, encounters, and world detail for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, including a poster map.

Genres: Fantasy, Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

192 pages, Hardcover

First published August 9, 2017

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

A crossover with Red Sonja, Tarzan, and John Carter. Not as good as the other Pathfinders books I've read. There's a whole lot of shoehorning required for this crossover that's wasn't much of a crossover to happen. I liked how the previous volumes felt like a group's RPG adventure translated into a comic.

Received an advanced copy from Dynamite and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Koen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nope, this didn't do much for me..
Story was okay I guess, but half of these "known" heroes I actually didn't know, so I think a couple of jokes/puns might have gone lost in translation...

Artwork was stunning though..

[Theediscerning · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fight, fight, fit bird, fight, fight, exposition, dodgy fantasy myth, fight, fight, more fit birds, fight, fight, more exposition, more exposition, fight, fight, more dodgy fantasy myth, borrowed character you've never heard of, borrowed character you've never enjoyed much, exposition, dodgy myth, fight, fight, fight - not forgetting fit bird - fight, fight, still exposition because it's at least consistent in its repetition, fight, more dodgy borrowed characters nobody you've heard of has heard of, fight, fight, more fit, more fight, Tarzan, fight.

And all to sell an RPG.

[Darcy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like Pathfinder as a game and the Pathfinder series of graphiv novels so I jumped at the chance to purchase both volumes of the Worldscape series. However, this first volume fell a little flat in my estimation. The concept is a good one, an alternate dimension/reality that summons heroes from other dimensions/realities, but the how and the why is never satisfactorily explained and the story line is difficult to follow. All throughout I had the same feeling as coming in halfway through a movie and then trying to piece developments together without all of the information.

I am however okay with three stars as there is some witty banter and a couple of good action set pieces, but the jumping around and losing track of what timeline you were supposed to be in just did not work for me. Perhaps this is one of those books where I will come back and read it again and the first reading will help me understand the second better. Unfortunately, I currently have no desire to do so. I am an Eric Mona fan so that may draw me back. We will see. What I can tell you, if you are expecting more of the Pathfinder goodness, I do not think this is what you are looking for.

[Marcelo Soares · Rating 3 out of 5]

Que Multiverso do não sei o quê.
Aqui é multiverso da Dynamite.
Red Sonja, John Carter, Tarzan e mais um monte de gente que eu não sei quem são.
Bom, aparentemente, existe um Worldscape que, magicamente, transporta os maiores guerreiros da Terra, de Marte e de Glorianon (o mundo dos Pathfinders) para saírem na porrada, alguma aconteceu e além dos heróis, agora também temos vilões e onde tem Red Sonja, tem Kulan Gath. A história segue aquela máxima, os heróis dos Pathfinders se espalham, cada um encontra um outro personagem de outro mundo, aos poucos a história vai se montando, existe um plano secreto e um plano ainda mais secreto, até que no final tudo se resolve e o pessoal volta para casa.
O que eu achei mais impressionante é que não devia funcionar, mas funciona e muito bem. Claro, não é o novo paradigma quadrinístico, nem nada parecido, mas funciona porque não tem necessidade de ler trezentos tie-ins, vinte duas prequel, nem mesmo a página de cada personagem na Wikipedia, é só a pura diversão escrita e desenhada de forma competente.
Claro, sei lá quem é o T'hunda ou o Rei Macaco, mas foda-se.
Sim, eu senti falta da Dejinha e da Vampi, quem sabe no próximo volume.

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Pathfinder Vol.6: Worldscape' by Erik Mona with art by Jonathan Lau brings some familiar faces into the world of Pathfinder.

Valeros, Seoni, Kyra and Merisiel are on an adventure when they get separated and end up in a place called Worldscape. Worldscape is a place where various heroes have been brought to battle each other. Before long, other heroes like Red Sonja, John Carter, Tarzan and others are found here. The heroes reunite and join forces with their new friends to try to find a way back home.

I had a fun time reading this crossover and it all worked pretty well. The art was good throughout, as it has been in the other Pathfinder books. As in the other Pathfinder books, this one includes resources for your own rpg game, including character sheets for Red Sonja and Tars Tarkas of Mars.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

[Brandon · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bunch of Dynamite characters show up on this alt-planet universe thing for a big crossover. They spend 5 issues introducing everyone, then have a big generic battle to quickly end everything in the final issue. All the clunky crossover blockbuster of a Marvel or DC comic, but with worse art and more obscure characters and overall less fun. The best part was seeing stat blocks for characters like Red Sonja and Tarzan in the backmatter, alongside new archetypes for them and some new playable races and items and some encounters to go through for other Dynamite characters/settings. Those are neat.

[Randy Lander · Rating 4 out of 5]

I honestly bought this out of completionist desires, because I've enjoyed all the Pathfinder books but I could care less about Dynamite's stable of licensed and/or public domain characters. Having finally sat down to read this, though, it's a lot of fun, like a "Crisis on Infinite Earths" for fantasy heroes. Mona wisely focuses in on four leads (Valeros, Seoni, Kyra and Merisiel) and does some really interesting things splitting them up across the Worldscape and pitting them against different allies and enemies. I particularly enjoyed the flashback to Meri's first Worldscape visit.

[Jeremy Blum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun idea for a crossover - the Pathfinder iconics encounter pulp heroes from yesteryear in a demi-plane arena where the only purpose is to fight, fight, fight. The story's pretty thin, but if you ever wanted to see Thun'da team up with Kyra the cleric, or pour over 3.5/Pathfinder stats for the likes of Red Sonja and John Carter, this is worth a read. Aside from Tarzan, I wasn't overly familiar with all of the niche characters featured here, but Worldscape must've done something right, because I went and ordered all the Warlord of Mars books after finishing this.

[Ron · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Pathfinder crew find themselves whisked the the Worldscape where they encounter literary heroes such as John Carter of Mars, Modred, Red Sonja, Tarazan, and many others. Each character has his/her own adventure until they combine in the final clash over the crown and scepter that rules Worldscape. An interesting side adventure for Pathfinder fans.

[Alfonso Cavarero · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good graphic work,a new exciting adventure in the Pathfinder world...or better in a demiplane called "worldscape",where all kind of legendary iconic heroes came in from 3 different worlds,due to a very very old "magic calling"....Red Sonja, John Carter of Mars, Tarzan of the apes tell something to you..?
I't's a 3: intriguing idea,but could be developed better and in a more clear plot..

[Václav · Rating 3 out of 5]

Classic D&D swords & sandals (& magic) adventure in pretty (but not exceptional) look. I really liket it, even if it lacks finesse and imaginativeness. But it is fantasy adventure "heroes melting pot" and I liked it. But it is kind of digestive reading and the art is compelling (though some of the covers are impressive).

[Stephen Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the idea of multiple heroes from different eras/worlds!

Worldscape is an interesting concept and one that (provided you have permission) could bring in some VERY AWESOME characters. If you're looking for something to sate your quest for adventure this is well worth your time!

[Donavon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did not feel like a crossover book. Characters I know were hardly in it (Tarzan, Sonja, John Carter). Did enjoy the chapter back grounds between chapters to fill a little of the backgrounds for some of characters I did not know.

[Tom · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pathfinder meets the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in a jungle city full of Martians. It's a mess, and sometimes an interesting mess, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[Vulco1 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good. Action packed and each character gets some good moments. It's great to see some classic pulp litereature earth adventurers get some action.

Loved it.

[Jessica]

It wasn't all that great, and it needed more Tarzan.