A Clash of Kings #15 demonstrates that not all of GRR Martin's writing revolves around stunning twists and acts of bloody violence. He has created a world filled with what feel like real people, with real desires and motivations. At the hands of Walker and artist Mel Rubi (whose naturalistic artwork is fantastic), this adaptation brought to mind my thrill and excitement at reading the earliest books in the Song of Ice and Fire. This issue is a compelling, absorbing read, and one I highly recommend to you all. Read Full Review

As with all of this adaptation of A Clash of Kings we have stellar art by Mel Rubi, with Landry Walker preserving as much of Martin's dialogue. This leads to a comic with surprisingly more dialogue than the average comic. The great struggle for adapting numerous passages of A Clash of Kings are the various moments of dialogue and intrigue in the visual medium of comics. Rubi blocks the scenes excellently so that Renly and Stannis confrontation is dynamic and captivating. The dialogue accompanying this scene is phenomenal as this is one of Martin's finest sequences in A Song of Ice & Fire.

The adaptation of the Arya sequences make for more captivating visuals as we see the shadows and disturbing nature of Harrenhall and the enigmatic Jacqen Hagar come to Arya. Overall, for a standalone piece in a series that begs to be read in collections, this works excellently. more