This was not the ending I expected, but I can't say I'm disappointed in the slightest. Bittersweet end to an absolute masterpiece of a series. This will be one of my favourites of all time. Thank you Remender and Opena, it's been a ride!

The creators took their time to finish this series. You can tell by the intricate, subtle and dynamic content in the last comic. They managed to do what many can't do and tie all of the threads together magnificently to create an appropriate and artistic ending. Rick Remender amazed me with Tokyo Ghost and continues to enchant with his storytelling! Jerome Opena and Matt Hollingsworth beautifully flesh out a fantastical world with intricacy and grace.

This was a fantastic, creative, and wonderfully dark series about the choices and compromises a man must make in his life. Remender really doesn't pull any punches here and doesn't flinch at giving Adam Osidis the ending he deserves.

The narration trick Remender's employed throughout the story is doubly effective in hindsight. For most of the story we're meant to read Adam as the flawed hero and when all is revealed following the events at the Springs of Zhal, we see nothing more than a man trying to justify his own actions, while blaming everyone else for his failures. A man who resembles the Garils the Mud King, more than his own father Zeb.

There's just not much more to say about Opena's work here either. It's phenomenal, outstanding and the Hollingsworth colors, particularly on the Excellent Librarian this issue, were stunning. There's one panel in particular, featuring a despondent Adam, stewing in his choices, being embraced by Jevalia that cut right to the core of the book and will stick with me for a while.

I would have enjoyed spending another dozen issues in this world, just to see more of the characters and setting fleshed out, but what we got was great nonetheless. Highly recommended. more

This 17 issue series took 5 years to come out and yet the final issue was really worth the wait.