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Dragonseed Vol. 1 (Dragonseed
Half-man, half-dragon, Adam Serre Shadow is on an urgent mission to find the “tear of the dragon” to preserve the kingdom’s peace...
PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK
For centuries the men and creatures of Krath have prepared for a conflict that many hoped would never happen. A half-blood, Adam Serre Shadow, now has just two moons to find the thief of the teardrop stone, stolen from his fire-breathing father, before the Council of Elders trigger all-out war. The son of a Dragon will stop at nothing to find the magical relic and preserve the fragile peace that still exists between the two species.
57 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2018
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May 21, 2018
I really enjoyed this sword-sorcery and dragon comic, although the races and theme seem old school, it got an interesting story to tell. The storytelling style and art give a feel of Europen comic & Japanese Manga combined. The storytelling has a tone of fantasy RPG game quest, a team assembled for an adventure, what follows is lots of action, intrigue and fan service thrown in for good measure. The pacing is fast and the ideas used in plotting are fresh and entertaining. The art stands out, the panels are clean, clear, colorful and sharp.
Really surprised at the low rating.
Really surprised at the low rating.
March 23, 2020
Might Have Needed A Better Translation Or Might Just Be Confusing
I'm not sure if it is because of the translation, a poorly explained plot, or me just having an off day because I was having problems following this story. Some of it I got, like that they need a dragon's tear for the machine and they need to hunt it down.
But other things, like the machine itself and the flashback, made the story feel confusing. There were other weird things too, like calling a Red Sonja ripoff his sister when they used to date and they're totally still into each other.
The art varies in quality. I liked the backgrounds the best, and sometimes the characters, but other times, they're off. Like this Legolas looking half dragon, whose abs are consistently weird. I don't know why.
Oh, there are some bare breasts in this, in case you needed to know.
I wasn't a huge fan of the main character. He's cocky in the generic male lead sort of way, and he's got the lamest last name known to man. I cringed whenever I saw it.
So, I didn't really like this, but I wasn't bored and am a little curious as to what comes next. I don't know if I'd recommend this, but if you were bored and curious you probably wouldn't regret reading it.
I'm not sure if it is because of the translation, a poorly explained plot, or me just having an off day because I was having problems following this story. Some of it I got, like that they need a dragon's tear for the machine and they need to hunt it down.
But other things, like the machine itself and the flashback, made the story feel confusing. There were other weird things too, like calling a Red Sonja ripoff his sister when they used to date and they're totally still into each other.
The art varies in quality. I liked the backgrounds the best, and sometimes the characters, but other times, they're off. Like this Legolas looking half dragon, whose abs are consistently weird. I don't know why.
Oh, there are some bare breasts in this, in case you needed to know.
I wasn't a huge fan of the main character. He's cocky in the generic male lead sort of way, and he's got the lamest last name known to man. I cringed whenever I saw it.
So, I didn't really like this, but I wasn't bored and am a little curious as to what comes next. I don't know if I'd recommend this, but if you were bored and curious you probably wouldn't regret reading it.
February 15, 2020
Not bad for the start of the series...
May 15, 2021
This is a graphic novel in three parts currently available on Kindle Unlimited. I understand it to be a collaboration between an American game designer and two Spanish artists, originally published in France.
There’s a lot here I would want to like, as all standard fantasy elements are present and correct. However, this is very much standardised hack and slash, very stereotyped, lacking in original invention, ridden with well trodden tropes. Nevertheless, I must admit all of these tropes are handled well, but the end product remains underwhelming.
The story is frantic with constant captures and escapes, victories and reverses, and endless tough talk speeches, very much a blend of superhero monologues and manga battle chat. This is overlaid with the protagonist’s hard boiled commentary, and cut through with origin story flashbacks and world building info dumps. Altogether, it’s a confusing mess, vaguely held together by a quest thread with as many double crosses as could be thrown at it. But there’s no story as such, no character development. There’s only predictable hero behaviour, a few soulless revelations and some by the numbers progress from pariah to king. Seen it all before. All the jeopardy is contained in wordy exposition and back story, you know, told rather than shown. If the hero fails, this will happen. Oh yeah? Boring.
These characters could all have been much more interesting, with a little more effort. As they are, they’re just skippable. Their stories are not involving.
The art too has its moments, although this is all very stereotyped with classic dungeons and dragons elves, dwarves, dragons, settings, etc. It’s adequate, no more, because it does not bring anything new to the table. The visual storytelling is poor, the action sequences confused, as the artists seek the stereotypical hero poses rather than conveyance of emotion. Again, underwhelming even though the artists know their material and handle it well.
It’s competent but not inspired.
This is very much fast food fantasy. You know what you’re going to get. You get what you ordered. It’s standard stuff, but not quite as good as you expected. You’re left unsatisfied and feeling a bit cheated. I mean it’s not bad, but it’s not good either. You’d struggle to recommend it, but you’d go back to it out of convenience, in the absence of something better.
There’s a lot here I would want to like, as all standard fantasy elements are present and correct. However, this is very much standardised hack and slash, very stereotyped, lacking in original invention, ridden with well trodden tropes. Nevertheless, I must admit all of these tropes are handled well, but the end product remains underwhelming.
The story is frantic with constant captures and escapes, victories and reverses, and endless tough talk speeches, very much a blend of superhero monologues and manga battle chat. This is overlaid with the protagonist’s hard boiled commentary, and cut through with origin story flashbacks and world building info dumps. Altogether, it’s a confusing mess, vaguely held together by a quest thread with as many double crosses as could be thrown at it. But there’s no story as such, no character development. There’s only predictable hero behaviour, a few soulless revelations and some by the numbers progress from pariah to king. Seen it all before. All the jeopardy is contained in wordy exposition and back story, you know, told rather than shown. If the hero fails, this will happen. Oh yeah? Boring.
These characters could all have been much more interesting, with a little more effort. As they are, they’re just skippable. Their stories are not involving.
The art too has its moments, although this is all very stereotyped with classic dungeons and dragons elves, dwarves, dragons, settings, etc. It’s adequate, no more, because it does not bring anything new to the table. The visual storytelling is poor, the action sequences confused, as the artists seek the stereotypical hero poses rather than conveyance of emotion. Again, underwhelming even though the artists know their material and handle it well.
It’s competent but not inspired.
This is very much fast food fantasy. You know what you’re going to get. You get what you ordered. It’s standard stuff, but not quite as good as you expected. You’re left unsatisfied and feeling a bit cheated. I mean it’s not bad, but it’s not good either. You’d struggle to recommend it, but you’d go back to it out of convenience, in the absence of something better.
May 13, 2021
I picked this up to read because it has a dragon on the cover - and I love dragons! The story takes place in the World of Krath, which is a sort of medieval world that contains humans and supernatural beings. The main character, Adam, is half human and half dragon. His mission is to track down a dragon tear, which is a gem that powers a machine that maintains the ancient truce between dragons and humans. The world is also populated by elves, ogres, and dwarves, as well as other super human beings.
The artwork by Mateo Guerrero is pretty good. The illustrations clearly show what is happening, although all the female characters tend to look similar. The story is a bit convoluted though. There are a lot of characters to remember, and also how they relate to each other. There are a lot of twists and turns which are not helped by the abrupt change in location and time, which made me feel like I had accidentally skipped a page or two. This volume is not divided into chapters, so perhaps that would have helped. The story ties up surprisingly neatly with quite a clever twist which does explain some of the earlier confusing plot points.
The artwork by Mateo Guerrero is pretty good. The illustrations clearly show what is happening, although all the female characters tend to look similar. The story is a bit convoluted though. There are a lot of characters to remember, and also how they relate to each other. There are a lot of twists and turns which are not helped by the abrupt change in location and time, which made me feel like I had accidentally skipped a page or two. This volume is not divided into chapters, so perhaps that would have helped. The story ties up surprisingly neatly with quite a clever twist which does explain some of the earlier confusing plot points.
April 16, 2020
Not bad. I think graphic novels are a little harder to translate than traditional novels because they are more compact (and probably working on a leaner budget). This is kind of a breathless adventure and the pace keeps one from noticing all of the holes in the plot. It's entertaining and the art is good. The artist is definitely of the fanciful plate and chain mail-bikini school. That works for Red Sonja, but it isn't as good when almost everyone is wearing some ridiculous, but revealing, non-armor into bloody battle.
September 20, 2020
An exposition laden first volume (of three) of high fantasy set in a Tolkeinesque world. As always the world needs saving - in this case recovery of a lost artifact. Despite it confusing me in parts, I was certainly entertained. The artwork was quite good as well.
3.5 starts rounded down to 3.
3.5 starts rounded down to 3.
July 27, 2020
It's a bit boring for me
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