11-24-2011, 04:11 AM
Just picked up Issue 1 and read through it...
Overall I'd say this issue is extremely average. I'll avoid explicit spoilers when talking about this book.
So far the greatest strength of the book is the art. The pencils and inks are extremely sketchy leaving the panels feeling very mythical. The colors are also very appropriate for the Diablo setting. Everything about the art in this book emotes a feeling of decay and foreboding. This is good as far as the story goes as at least half of this issue is told in flashbacks.
Unfortunately this reveals the greatest weakness of this issue. It is essentially a character saying "This happened to me." then "This happened to me." etc. It's a very lazy way of story telling and I'm left wondering if the same content could have been expressed in a stonger, more engaging way.
Having said that there are some key points that are very strong and help to add a lot of depth and layers to the cultural and societal systems of the world of Sanctuary. The depiction of Barbarians in particular is very intriguing and one that will add a lot of nuance to my perception of the characters going forward into Diablo III.
Overall I'd say this issue is extremely average. I'll avoid explicit spoilers when talking about this book.
So far the greatest strength of the book is the art. The pencils and inks are extremely sketchy leaving the panels feeling very mythical. The colors are also very appropriate for the Diablo setting. Everything about the art in this book emotes a feeling of decay and foreboding. This is good as far as the story goes as at least half of this issue is told in flashbacks.
Unfortunately this reveals the greatest weakness of this issue. It is essentially a character saying "This happened to me." then "This happened to me." etc. It's a very lazy way of story telling and I'm left wondering if the same content could have been expressed in a stonger, more engaging way.
Having said that there are some key points that are very strong and help to add a lot of depth and layers to the cultural and societal systems of the world of Sanctuary. The depiction of Barbarians in particular is very intriguing and one that will add a lot of nuance to my perception of the characters going forward into Diablo III.