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Starcraft: Frontline #3
STARCRAFT: PRIMERA LÍNEA 3
The brutal... The menacing... The twisted... Confront the vast, renowned world of StarCraft inside this collection of mind-blowing adventures.
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2009
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Paul Benjamin
109 books5 followersPaul Benjamin is a comic writer and editor for the US comics industry, along with having written his own original manga Pantheon High and other titles for various publishers.
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August 22, 2017
War-Torn: 4 stars (good sequel of one of best stories in 1st volume with a Luc Besson's "Leon" vibe).
Do No Harm: 5 stars (full of cliches but epic and grimdark).
Last Call: 3 stars (storyline 4+; artworks 2).
Twilight Archon: 2 stars (my Protoss/Starcraft lore knowledge was just not enough to fully enjoy/understand what was going on. Sorry.).
October 1, 2025
Prvenstveno su mi ilustracije jako loše. U dvije od 4 priče doslovno nisam znala što gledam. Te dvije su mi bile i tematski lošije (Last Call i Twilight Archon). Prve dvije (War-Torn i Do No Harm) su mi tematski bile zanimljive i imaju potencijala za neku dublju i dužu priču, ali i opet su mi ilustracije bile lošije. I definitivno mi u tim mangama nedostaje boje.
Buddy Readathon s Anom 2025. – 9
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July 16, 2023
This series was...very, very odd. Some of the stories are excellent, as in some of the best Starcraft stories ever written, while others were utterly, unimaginably terrible. For example, the plotline spread across the 4 volumes following Colin Phash was painfully bad, it almost physically hurt me to read them. Terrible art, terrible story and awful characters.
But stories such as Why We Fight, Creep, and Voice in the Darkness are by far some of my favourite pieces of Starcraft literature ever. They're fascinating, with interesting characters, great art and amazing stories.
Other stories are simply OK. They're not good, they're not bad, they're perfectly readable although you'll likely forget them soon after reading. Similarly, the art is, for the most part, passable but don't expect the Frontline manga to be filled with wonderful art from cover to cover. Just like the stories however, some art is amazing while some is also horrible.
What really annoys me about this series, however, is how it was advertised as telling "fringe stories that normally wouldn't be told" by Blizzard and yet, it doesn't really do that. Yes, there are a few stories set in, or involving, the Umojan Protectorate and the Kel-Morian Combine but the story never focuses on those factions and you never really get a good look into their lore, how they operate, what life is like to those living within them etc. Which is a huge shame since the Umojan Protectorate is a faction bursting with potential.
You also don't get any stories focusing on the United Earth Directorate (also known as the UED) or the Tal'darim which are, once again, two factions that are practically overflowing with story potential. The UED is by far my favourite faction in all of Starcraft, followed closely by the Tal'darim so to see neither of these factions even be mentioned at all in Frontlines is a huge shame imo.
So all in all, the Frontline series is difficult to rate. It never reaches its full potential, has its fair share of terrible stories and swings back and forth between fun to read, and agonising to read. And yet, I still recommend any true Starcraft fan read it, because the good stories are really good and you're doing yourself a disservice by not reading them.
So read Frontlines, just be prepared to love it and hate it as you do so.
But stories such as Why We Fight, Creep, and Voice in the Darkness are by far some of my favourite pieces of Starcraft literature ever. They're fascinating, with interesting characters, great art and amazing stories.
Other stories are simply OK. They're not good, they're not bad, they're perfectly readable although you'll likely forget them soon after reading. Similarly, the art is, for the most part, passable but don't expect the Frontline manga to be filled with wonderful art from cover to cover. Just like the stories however, some art is amazing while some is also horrible.
What really annoys me about this series, however, is how it was advertised as telling "fringe stories that normally wouldn't be told" by Blizzard and yet, it doesn't really do that. Yes, there are a few stories set in, or involving, the Umojan Protectorate and the Kel-Morian Combine but the story never focuses on those factions and you never really get a good look into their lore, how they operate, what life is like to those living within them etc. Which is a huge shame since the Umojan Protectorate is a faction bursting with potential.
You also don't get any stories focusing on the United Earth Directorate (also known as the UED) or the Tal'darim which are, once again, two factions that are practically overflowing with story potential. The UED is by far my favourite faction in all of Starcraft, followed closely by the Tal'darim so to see neither of these factions even be mentioned at all in Frontlines is a huge shame imo.
So all in all, the Frontline series is difficult to rate. It never reaches its full potential, has its fair share of terrible stories and swings back and forth between fun to read, and agonising to read. And yet, I still recommend any true Starcraft fan read it, because the good stories are really good and you're doing yourself a disservice by not reading them.
So read Frontlines, just be prepared to love it and hate it as you do so.
September 9, 2025
I can't get used to the graphics and the visual design.
One story was very hard for me to follow because I could not decipher what I am looking at.
I think these stories would have been much better in another medium like anime shorts or even if only they had more color.
Stories were fine but the visuals were not...
One story was very hard for me to follow because I could not decipher what I am looking at.
I think these stories would have been much better in another medium like anime shorts or even if only they had more color.
Stories were fine but the visuals were not...
April 17, 2024
Consistently Forgettable.
This third comic keeps being consistently average and forgettable.
Didn't you have enough? Really, stop. It doesn't get any better.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2009] [208p] [Comic] [Not Recommendable]
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★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Frontline, Volume 1
★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Frontline, Volume 2
★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Frontline, Volume 3
★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Frontline, Volume 4
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Consistentemente Olvidable.
Este tercer comic sigue siendo consistentemente regular y olvidable.
No tuviste suficiente ya? Realmente, pará. No va a mejorar.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2009] [208p] [Comic] [No Recomendable]
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This third comic keeps being consistently average and forgettable.
Didn't you have enough? Really, stop. It doesn't get any better.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2009] [208p] [Comic] [Not Recommendable]
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★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Frontline, Volume 1
★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Frontline, Volume 2
★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Frontline, Volume 3
★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Frontline, Volume 4
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Consistentemente Olvidable.
Este tercer comic sigue siendo consistentemente regular y olvidable.
No tuviste suficiente ya? Realmente, pará. No va a mejorar.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2009] [208p] [Comic] [No Recomendable]
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December 26, 2011
Creepy and delightful. Definitely fun manga. =)
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