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Ironwood Book 2 (Eros Graphic Album Series No. 6)

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This all ends up in a sordid revenge plot, with a dodgy bishop as agent of a sorceror, to recover a magic dagger. Dragavon is there in the middle, as well as a summoned demon, a golem, and others.

This really is fun - a B&W romp complete with dragons (and there's a surprise for you), centaurs and especially centauresses, and some lovely lady a bit like a mermaid, but with serptine lower body rather than fish-like. And, since this is a very adult comic, the romping turns vividly carnal every few pages. A few scenes get kinky, including a remarkable scene with snake-lady, but the close moments are always consensual and in a spirit of fun.

The people - a term I use in a very inclusive sense - are generally well drawn. A sketchbook in the back shows some of the evolution from first impressions towards finished comic art, something I found very interesting. As so often happens with "sketchbook" material, it came across as filler. The story came to a rather abrupt end when most of the supporting (i.e. female) characters had been killed off. An epilog follows, Our Hero in a tavern some years later, recounting the tale to breathless (and shirtless, and pantsless) babes. One of them asks, "How can that be the end? You haven't resolved anything."

I agree. It's pretty good anyway, but storytelling has been done better.

-- wiredweird

This is one of the most creative series of graphic novels that I've ever seen. It was originally a series of comic books that has been collected in two volumes and I encourge everyone to get both! Willingham is a superb arist who draws mythical creatures and personages with such detail that the viewer believes they actually exist. The hero-fantasy/comedy plot is great fun and answers all the great questions that fantasy fans have always had (namely, "How does a centaur get it on?" and "Does a woman who's half snake really feel anything below the waist?") All in all, great fun. I only hope that Willingham will do more in the series!

The review/description already posted has nothing to do with this book. It appears to be related to a different piece of erotic fiction.