Claim: A Song of Ire and Vice

Claim #1-4

by Scott Almes, Greg Wright, Mihajlo Dimetrievski (Illustrations)

Based on the popular CLAIM trick-taking card game, two hapless mercenaries find themselves stuck in the center of a kingdom spanning battle for the recently vacant crown!

King Ded is dead – hairless and heirless. Now war has arrived in Unstablovakia, and the kingdom’s only hope is two incompetent mercenary “ heroes ” . Rob, a delusional goblin, and Dop, his silent doppelganger sidekick, hope this war means steady work with a side of fortune and fame, hopefully without getting them killed. Journey with these two dum - dums as they scheme among the five factions that have sprung up to claim the throne. This adventure has it all: shining knights, zombie bites, and big dwarf fights, not to mention murder by pie, incredibly unpopular goblin cults, and, of course, true romance. Hey, wait, did we mention the fighting?!? Watch what happens to our lovable, lucky, yet not - so - smart mercenaries as they make their way through a game of musical thrones and see if they live happily ever ... um, see if they survive! Based on Claim, the hit fantasy card game from Deep Water Games, Claim: A Song of Ire and Vice serves up swords, sorcery, and satire in a crazy, kingdom - stealing caper. Hurry up and stake your CLAIM!

96 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2021

Reviews

[Velencia]

This comic was definitely not something I’m used to because it had a lot of corny and cheesy jokes, but after a while of reading I got used to it and that’s what made it interesting and allowed me to experience a new type of genre. Even though the jokes were like that, I still found that the jokes flowed naturally and didn’t seem to be forced or misplaced at the wrong time, which could have thrown off the whole book. It did have a great storyline and was something that interested me when reading what it was about before I purchased it. Considering Easter just passed I thought one of the jokes about not eating meat on Fridays was pretty funny. A lot of the other jokes were also pretty funny once I got used to the style and they actually did make me laugh. The art in this book was definitely an eye catcher when picking it out and was well done and I liked being able to pay attention to all the details. As someone who is more into horror and thriller I really liked the graphics with the dark colors overall, but the use of bright colors when necessary and messed up looking characters, which is why I chose this one. As I was reading this book it was great to imagine the fantasy based storyline, as I’m sure everyone does with every book they read, but having the amazing artwork with it was great. I’m not sure how much the adults would like it though because it does seem more like a teenager or a younger age group kind of read just because of what it’s about. However, I would read this again and other I found this to be a great read and recommend it to anyone who may be interested in Dungeons and Dragons or fantasy.
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[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goofy little graphic novel based on a card game. Definitely had some fun with this. Took a minute to get used to the cheesy humor, but once I accepted the fact it was that way on purpose I enjoyed it. The artwork is great and the highlight of this book.

[Ivica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This comic is a parody of the high adventure swords and sorcery stuff that's been churning out over the past two decades. The character and humor are corny as hell, but likable and funny more often than not. The dynamic art by Mihajlo Dimitrievski is the best part about this.

[Scott E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fair read, decent artwork. Definitely one for the kiddos though

[Olivera S.S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was funny in unexpected ways, and i loved all the visual jokes as well. Reading this was a fun experience :)