Assassin's Apprentice #3

Assassin's Apprentice (Single Issues)

by Robin Hobb, Jody Houser, Anna Steinbauer (Cover Art)

With Burrich's harsh lesson still fresh in his mind, Fitz keeps his head down, doing his best to hide the power within him. But the nobles of Buckkeep have their own plans for the boy, and if Fitz doesn't learn to adjust to his new life quickly, he might not survive for long.

* The first comics installment of best-selling author Robin Hobbs's Assassin's Apprentice!

UPC: 7 61568 01035 0 00311

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

32 pages, Paperback

Published February 8, 2023

About the author

** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. What? I liked it. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. But I want you to know . . . I don't finish books I don't like. There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found.


Robin Hobb is the author of three well-received fantasy trilogies: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin’s Quest), The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny) and the Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool’s Errand, Golden Fool, and Fool’s Fate) Her current work in progress is entitled Shaman’s Crossing. Robin Hobb lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, and has been a professional writer for over 30 years.

In addition to writing, her interests include gardening, mushrooming, and beachcombing. She and her husband Fred have three grown children and one teenager, and three grand-children.

She also writes as Megan Lindholm, and works under that name have been finalists for the Hugo award, the Nebula Award, and the Endeavor award. She has twice won an Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award.

Reviews

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I still don't understand why the characters on the covers are totally different from the ones inside - they are way better in terms of design. In this one, for example, the Fool featured on the cover is pretty much as I imagined him from the books. But the one inside? Disappointed is a kind word...
Anyway, it's Fitz' story and it's starting to take shape, and I miss it, so...
But it doesn't do justice to the original story nor Hobb, and that's a shame.

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one had a little too much narration for me, but I did like that it's finally advancing the story.

The artwork is really dark and I'm getting over that a bit, so hoping to see a little more colour next issue.

Compared to the novel, this is certainly travelling much faster, which I appreciate. It does still have a lot of info-dumping, but with a kid that doesn't say a lot it's a little hard to tell the story through dialogue.

Was a bit weird seeing the Jester in this issue and yet there was absolutely no mention of him at all?

Hoping the next issue gets a bit more exciting.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obviously, another great issue. Here we meet the Fool, as evidenced by the cover. But honestly, I don’t like the depiction of the Fool. Not his behavior but his looks. He looks so creepy to me lol. Everything else is great—Shrewd, Burrich and Fitz, Regal (not him as a person but the dynamics between him and Shrewd and his feelings about Fitz—if I ever LIKE Regal, call for backup), all of it. The ending is great! I can’t wait to read #4 and officially meet Chade. Oh, I also love that Hobb overturns gender stereotypes with Hod.

[Ayesha (Seokjin's Version) ☾ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[uncomfytomato · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm so mad the cover art is completely different from the art on the inside, in some panels some characters have unmatched funny looking eyes, it can be so ugly, this is why Mangas are superior than comics, Its such a disappointment, I'm so sorry for my bluntness but dude you can guys can do better, its not doing any justice to Robin Hobb's work. :/ I'll keep reading it since it seems to be getting better (Story-wise, thats only thing saving the comic)

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fitz Gets A New Room

Fitz is moved into the Castle. He a is gets cleaned up, new cloths and starts lessons. I recommend this story.