Beyond the Western Deep #1

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• 8.0

  Comic Bastards - Zeb Larson

  Aug 25, 2016

  Overall, I had a good time reading this book. There were a few issues, however, mostly related to form. The book feels very short, and while it does pack a lot of context in, the action is comparably much smaller. I'd like the second chapter to introduce characters beyond Quin and Hardin in greater depth, who were the only two I felt like I had a real grasp of. And the generally slow pace of webcomics does mean that the second chapter (not yet collected as far as I know) took a year and a half to finish. Burdened as I am with A Song of Ice and Fire, I almost hesitate to adopt another fantasy series that will resolve itself slowly. Still, I'm nothing if not an addict, and I'm currently reading chapter two of the series, so I guess it's hooked me. Read Full Review