The second graphic novel based on the world's most popular massively multiplayer videogame tells the saga of the Missing King of Stormwind. Upon learning he is in fact the lost ruler of Stormwind, Lo'Gosh returns to reclaim his throne with his comradesin-arms Valeera, and Broll. But all is not as it seems in the eastern kingdom, especially if one informed dwarf has anything to say about it.
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Walt Simonson is one of the most highly regarded comics creators around, having written, pencilled or inked Batman, Michael Moorcock's Elric, Fantastic Four, The Hulk and Superman, to name but a few! Jon Buran is best known for taking over the artwork of Wildstorm's World of Warcraft series.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having enjoyed the first WoW comic relatively well, I was looking forward to this new collection coming out in HC format. Having read the comic now, I'm not really sure it was worth the wait.
The book itself is about 170 pages in length, and it definitely suffers from the lack of pages. Much of the action is muddled (a complaint echoed in the first book as well) and it feels like the plot and script is just an annoyance getting in the way of the artists wanting to draw really high action scenes.
The main storyline still revolves around Varian Wrynn - whom we met as Lo'Gosh in book one - attempting to reclaim the throne of Stormwind. However, there is an usurper who looks just like him already in Stormwind. There's some sort of mish-mash with Defias and Dark Iron Dwarves mixed in, but when you boil it down, this is the story that's supposed to go along with the Onyxia raid. There's also a half-hearted attempt to keep a side story running with Broll Bearmantle and Valeera Sanguinar (Valeera essentially plays the roll of a drug addict, and Broll her "AA Sponsor" trying to keep her clean) but it's only mentioned when convenient and used as a plot device rather than an actual storyline.
The art is still very clean, but it feels like a step down from Book One. The pencils and inks feel a lot looser and less detailed, the lines much thicker, and much of the slack is left to be picked up by the colorist (to be fair, the coloring is gorgeous). Also, as mentioned above, the layout is very poorly done - you'll often be looking at a scene that is the middle of a giant battle, some critical event happens that the characters are all yelling about, and you'll do a double/triple-take on the previous panels and still have no idea what supposedly happened.
Book 2 is worth getting if you're simply looking to finish up the story left in Book 1, but on its own neither the art nor the story is really worth the $20 cover price.
The book itself is about 170 pages in length, and it definitely suffers from the lack of pages. Much of the action is muddled (a complaint echoed in the first book as well) and it feels like the plot and script is just an annoyance getting in the way of the artists wanting to draw really high action scenes.
The main storyline still revolves around Varian Wrynn - whom we met as Lo'Gosh in book one - attempting to reclaim the throne of Stormwind. However, there is an usurper who looks just like him already in Stormwind. There's some sort of mish-mash with Defias and Dark Iron Dwarves mixed in, but when you boil it down, this is the story that's supposed to go along with the Onyxia raid. There's also a half-hearted attempt to keep a side story running with Broll Bearmantle and Valeera Sanguinar (Valeera essentially plays the roll of a drug addict, and Broll her "AA Sponsor" trying to keep her clean) but it's only mentioned when convenient and used as a plot device rather than an actual storyline.
The art is still very clean, but it feels like a step down from Book One. The pencils and inks feel a lot looser and less detailed, the lines much thicker, and much of the slack is left to be picked up by the colorist (to be fair, the coloring is gorgeous). Also, as mentioned above, the layout is very poorly done - you'll often be looking at a scene that is the middle of a giant battle, some critical event happens that the characters are all yelling about, and you'll do a double/triple-take on the previous panels and still have no idea what supposedly happened.
Book 2 is worth getting if you're simply looking to finish up the story left in Book 1, but on its own neither the art nor the story is really worth the $20 cover price.
By Jarod smith
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Just as good as the first book can't put it down. Save your self the trouble and just get all 4 books and enjoy.
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
There's not much I can say but amazing.
It shows many adventures, and shows more of King Varian's background, and explains his capture.
I would definitely recommend this to a WoW fan.
It shows many adventures, and shows more of King Varian's background, and explains his capture.
I would definitely recommend this to a WoW fan.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Son Loves It
My son has been a WOW fan and player for several years. Now that he has read the books he loves it even more. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bernadette Capehart
2.0 out of 5 stars
Better books out there if you love the lore
The main problem that I have with these books is that they are completely inconsistent, as if they sacrificed quality over deadlines. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Matthew Nicholson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent read
After reading the first comic i must admit this one does seem slightly more rushed. However i don't feel it suffered much for it. Read more
Published on August 17, 2010 by Fletcher J. Weisel
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed
After what I thought was an excellent introduction to the World of Warcraft in the first hard cover graphic novel set, I was disappointed with the conclusion in this followup. Read more
Published on November 9, 2009 by Darnel Degand
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than the first
It's a good read if your a Warcraft fan, if not you might not like it.
Published on October 2, 2009 by A. C. Smith
