Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms Classics Omnibus Volume 1

Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Classics series #1-2

by Jeff Grubb, Barbara Randall Kesel, James Lowder

Collecting the comics from the most popular fantasy campaign setting in history, this omnibus contains the first 14 issues of the Forgotten Realms comic series and the TSR Worlds Annual #1 originally published by DC Comics.

Genres: Fantasy, Comics, Dungeons and Dragons, Graphic Novels, Forgotten Realms

440 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2014

About the author

He is an author and game designer.

See more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grubb

Reviews

[Merewyn]

:D So much fun! And while I love all of the characters, I think Vartan is my favorite with how sarcastic he can be. ;) Plus, all of the "break the cutie" scenarios he has to go through rather redeem the elves of D&D in my eyes through him. :) And while he's not a complete jerk, he can be very sarcastic quite often. Lol ;) my favorite kind of character.
But I Love the camaraderie of the whole crew of the Realms Master!!! It reminds me of the friendships of the crew of Star Trek shows, or of the Fantastic Four comics. :) It's heartwarming. <3
If you loved the old 80's and 90's superhero cartoons like X-Men and Spiderman and suchlike, then you will likely enjoy this comic.
Plus, Vartan makes some of the silliest faces too! XD Lol! Several like the famous "Laughing Elf" picture ;). Like I said, he's a fun character! And if you've grown to resent elves for being too 'perfect' and arrogant, then get to know Vartan - he might remind you of why you used to like the elves all those years ago. ;)

[Scott]

I used to read this comic when it was a monthly title, not religiously but I would pick up an occasional comic. In my memory it was a good read so when I saw they released two Omnibus books that contained the entire run of the comic I jumped at it and bought both.

Wow

That was a mistake

Sometimes the things you enjoyed at 13 really weren't that good.
Rambling plot
Mediocre art
Forgettable and uninteresting characters

I've read worse but this was a chore to finish (I still have the second Omnibus to read)

[RG]

This took me way too long purely because I wasn't enjoying some parts of it. Very old school. Found the writing a little over the top most of the time

[Amanda Delap]

3.5, rounded up for the rating

[Laurla2]

includes:

Forgotten Realms # 1 - The Hand of Vaprik! part 1 of 4 - The Ogres Paw
Forgotten Realms # 2 - The Hand of Vaprik! part 2 of 4 - Converging Lives
Forgotten Realms # 3 - The Hand of Vaprik! part 3 of 4 - The Great Game
Forgotten Realms # 4 - The Hand of Vaprik! part 4 of 4 - Fools Rush In
Forgotten Realms # 5 - The Dragonreach Saga part 1 of 4 - The Dragon in the Dale
Forgotten Realms # 6 - The Dragonreach Saga part 2 of 4 - Dragonspawn
Forgotten Realms # 7 - The Dragonreach Saga part 3 of 4 - Dragonsmoker
Forgotten Realms # 8 - The Dragonreach Saga part 4 of 4 - Dragons (and other beasts)
Forgotten Realms # 9 - Minders Story: The Day After
Forgotten Realms # 10 - Head Cheeeese
Forgotten Realms # 11 - Jasmine part 1 of Triangles
Forgotten Realms # 12 - Rivals part 2 of Triangles
Forgotten Realms # 13 - Trial part 3 of Triangles
Forgotten Realms # 14 - Liches in Love
TSR Worlds Annuals # 1 - Jammers

-440 pages is an awful LOT of graphic novel.

[CountZeroOr]

Interesting start to the series. In particular, I think the first 12 issues handle the "big names" among Forgotten Realms characters (Elminster, Alias), fairly well. I'm looking forward to the next volume. Expect a longer review on Bureau42.com