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I custodi del Maser #2
The Keepers of the Maser: The Isle of Dwarves
Book by Frezzato, Massimiliano
64 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1997
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About the author
Massimiliano Frezzato
44 books20 followersMassimiliano Frezzato was an Italian comic book author.
Born in Turin, he studied at the liceo artistico in his hometown and began his career in 1985. In 1990 he started the series Margot, written by Jerome Charyn.
His most famous work was I custodi del Maser (Keepers of the Maser), which appeared in 1996 and has been translated in numerous countries, including United States, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Poland and Denmark.
Born in Turin, he studied at the liceo artistico in his hometown and began his career in 1985. In 1990 he started the series Margot, written by Jerome Charyn.
His most famous work was I custodi del Maser (Keepers of the Maser), which appeared in 1996 and has been translated in numerous countries, including United States, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Poland and Denmark.
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February 7, 2024
I wish the writing was a little more sophisticated. It feels too rodumentary most of the time. Also, too vague, which makes the immersion into the story difficult for me.
That said, it improved in the 2nd half of the book, where I felt the story picking up a better pacing.
The art is absolutely gorgeous. Some of the best fantasy art Europe has to offer.
There is still a lot of mystery surrounding the events in this world so I'm very curious to see where this is going.
There is also a slight touch of European erotism that I personally love.
That said, it improved in the 2nd half of the book, where I felt the story picking up a better pacing.
The art is absolutely gorgeous. Some of the best fantasy art Europe has to offer.
There is still a lot of mystery surrounding the events in this world so I'm very curious to see where this is going.
There is also a slight touch of European erotism that I personally love.
June 9, 2017
Muito bom! A narrativa está mais bem agarrada pois o primeiro tomo é confuso.
Gostei muito do guia no fim do livro com os detalhes do personagens, criaturas, etc.
O autor partilhou o seu world-building de uma forma interessante.
Gostei muito do guia no fim do livro com os detalhes do personagens, criaturas, etc.
O autor partilhou o seu world-building de uma forma interessante.
March 25, 2025
245×325 ¦ D.L. 01/1998 = eo
+16p. supplement: "Kolonie - Guide Complet de Survie"*
*I would actually read this first, even before tome one if I were to hypothetically have all series memory erased and needed to reread before approaching tome three, since none of its encyclopedic information spoils more than the meeting of specific characters. I am positive that I would have enjoyed the first hundred pages in a far more satisfying manner, allowing optimal enjoyment and adding enthusiastic eagerness that would surely have me closer to my currently final tome six.
I am so glad that I only have the supplement-free fourth tome to read in a Heavy Metal magazine because a peek at those in tomes 5(¹⁶p) and 6(⁸p) ensured that these extras will be mandatory reading for these to achieve their highest *s
Visual: *****
Here is the sort of A¹ artist, when he is well-drafted like this, who most deserves the extra 5mm→↑ of Editions USA!
Narrative: ***
It's developing the characters in the story but relies on little in the first tome and the very general single-page exposition of one of them within this, who was probably doing some lying and withholding to the enemy at the time, and the crucial sixteen pages at the finish of this to hold together a shred of certainty about motivations, who anyone is in relation to each other and why things are the way they have become.
+16p. supplement: "Kolonie - Guide Complet de Survie"*
*I would actually read this first, even before tome one if I were to hypothetically have all series memory erased and needed to reread before approaching tome three, since none of its encyclopedic information spoils more than the meeting of specific characters. I am positive that I would have enjoyed the first hundred pages in a far more satisfying manner, allowing optimal enjoyment and adding enthusiastic eagerness that would surely have me closer to my currently final tome six.
I am so glad that I only have the supplement-free fourth tome to read in a Heavy Metal magazine because a peek at those in tomes 5(¹⁶p) and 6(⁸p) ensured that these extras will be mandatory reading for these to achieve their highest *s
Visual: *****
Here is the sort of A¹ artist, when he is well-drafted like this, who most deserves the extra 5mm→↑ of Editions USA!
Narrative: ***
It's developing the characters in the story but relies on little in the first tome and the very general single-page exposition of one of them within this, who was probably doing some lying and withholding to the enemy at the time, and the crucial sixteen pages at the finish of this to hold together a shred of certainty about motivations, who anyone is in relation to each other and why things are the way they have become.
September 8, 2024
Conflict begins to arise, and we learn more about the world they live in. The crew is on their next journey from what they've been looking for all along. Quick read; loved the drawings, especially the tower and all the dwarves hanging from it!
January 16, 2019
Tornano i "custodi del Maser". In questo numero incontriamo gli antagonisti, che renderanno la storia ancora più interessante.
November 19, 2023
Adorei o guia final super bem detalhado
June 4, 2017
Zdj sta odkrila prvi stolp, je pa natrpan s samimi škrati in nč ne zgledajo navdušeni obiskov - na kocu ju celo ujamejo in se jim ne obeta nič dobrega...
Narisano mi je pa še zmer fantastično (škrati so mal čudni - sploh njihova debela kraljica) stolp in pokrajine in cel svet je fino prikaza...
Narisano mi je pa še zmer fantastično (škrati so mal čudni - sploh njihova debela kraljica) stolp in pokrajine in cel svet je fino prikaza...
February 28, 2013
Some of the best artwork l have ever seen and lovely story arc!
June 16, 2013
Lovable drawing, promising story and so far that's all.
March 29, 2017
This Graphic Novel is packed full of many of Frezzatos contraptions. This is visually very good.
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