Zhurrie

November 7, 2012 11:45 am The current D&D: Forgotten Realms one is abysmally bad. I defy anyone to even know what is depicted or happening in many of the panels. The run before that was just straight D&D by IDW (Rogers and Di Vito) wasn't terrible but it wasn't spectacular, the Drizzt mini was pretty bad entirely. Valen was one of the best fantasy comics of recent memory and it is a tragedy what happened there. Pathfinder is good and helps take the sting of losing that great comic, but it is lacking a bit. Scalera would make a world of difference I believe. I'm definitely supporting it though and buying two copies each month, one to keep and one to dismantle for the game content.

November 6, 2012 8:33 pm Received mine today, it is fantastic! The poster is a bit weak but other than that it is perfect. If I could have one thing it would be for it to be even larger in format. There is just so much care and detail in every single panel it is just mind-boggling.

November 6, 2012 1:53 pm I just hope it is better than last years. I love to support this kind of thing but if this doesn't improve on the last one, I'm out. I have my fingers crossed and there are some swell names on the cover.

November 6, 2012 1:51 pm This is my only consolation after the amazing Valen: The Outcast was killed prematurely. It is good, definitely better than the D&D crap that is being put out which is miserable. I just keep hoping Scalera takes over the interiors on this above all else, that would make it 5-star worthy.

November 2, 2012 12:34 pm Gladly they are restored, and I want to give a shout out to Conor for being a stand-up person. I had honestly written off iFanboy and he earned back my respect. Not for drama or any B.S. Look these are comics, most of us are adults, many of us are very passionate about comics, art, writing, and other creative pursuits opinions are great and everyone is entitled to their own without being told they are wrong or held to someone else's metrics. I'm not upset, and I still believe Saga to be a masterpiece and a game-changing comic for multiple reasons, others may not and that is perfectly cool with me. :)

November 2, 2012 9:33 am @Conor, I don't disagree there but it was legible and I would have gladly worked at it to keep the look and feel of it which was the whole point of including it. Hell, wordless, it would have been just as powerful in pencil and conveyed the spirit (heh, see what I did there ;)

November 2, 2012 9:32 am I would have bought it, personally, for Kubert alone. Lemire is hit or miss with me but I like to support his work too. The reason I was a bit harsh in my comment above is because I will never understand why anyone does one of these short stories if they truly don't have a voice and are bringing something interesting, creative, fun, or fresh and that is what I mostly found here a complete lack of those things. You have say 3-6 pages to tell a quick tale, if you can't then pass entirely and give someone with a real voice a chance to.

November 2, 2012 9:23 am @USPUNX Which is what I said. You have your own arbitrary criteria, I have mine. If you think that is profane, we probably shouldn't ever meet up I'd destroy your sensibilities. :) I'm not worked up at all, but I am passionate and no one has any authority to attack opinions. This whole thread is opinion, someone could go in crapping on every single post if they wanted to... I initially commented here to add *support* and agree. Not sure if you caught that. Disagree? Move on and post your own comments, replying in the negative on a subjective question accomplishes nothing which was where the offensive came from. I have been reading comics longer than I'm sure a great majority here have been alive, not that that gives me any extra authority, but I'm quite sure of what appeals to me and can recognize quality and something special. This is it. Out of the entire six issues I can only find two minor issues/flaws one is scientific and has to do with a flaw in the first issue and the other was the dragon bus panel which was horribly digitally inked (and Fiona switched programs and has improved since). BKV is doing something special here, something truly game-changing in the medium. That doesn't happen much. Scott Snyder (the darling of many of these posts) is formulaic, he is willing to compromise, and he does rehash ideas and themes. Again, my opinion only, Saga is fresh BKV made a point to lock in very strict rules that go against the grain in comics for this book, that is as important as the book itself IMO. It would be a masterpiece if it entirely falls apart from here as I stated I still classify it as such. Whenever anyone pushes boundaries there will be rough spots, but the bigger picture remains. Saga succeeds on many levels both on the page and in the medium. I recognize that and I am perfectly comfortable with my stance and opinion.

November 1, 2012 6:24 pm You people kill me, I don't give a flying fuck what you label it. I can label a single issue a masterpiece if I want, or a single panel. Six issues of one of the most original, beautiful, unique, and a comic crafted with true passion from a proven talent and a young artist coming into her own is a masterpiece of the medium. Disagree? I don't care.

November 1, 2012 4:58 pm @USPUNX feel free to think what you will and place whatever arbitrary rules you want on the word but, yes, I have been reading comics for 30 years... it is a masterpiece. BKV even went above and beyond to lock out ads and to place limits on the issue price because it is art and it is special and this is what comics should and can be. If the series ended today it would be a masterpiece. I'm not being hyperbolic in the least.