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Dragon Age Omnibus
Bioware's bestselling franchise Dragon Age lives on in these essential, canonical comics from Dark Horse--now in an affordable omnibus format!
Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider pens an exciting tale following King Alistair as he journeys across Thedas to discover the fate of his father. Joined by rogues Isabela and Varric, together they will encounter dragons, prison breaks, the mysterious Witch of the Wilds, and the deadly blood mage, Aurelian Titus! Collects Dragon Age miniseries The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak, and Until We Sleep.
- Written by Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider!
- Canonical addition to the Dragon Age universe!
- Now available in an affordable paperback omnibus!
Collects:
- Dragon Age Volume 1: Silent Grove (Issues# 1-6)
- Dragon Age Volume 2: Those Who Speak (Issues #1-3)
- Dragon Age Volume 3: Until We Sleep (Issues #1-3)
Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider pens an exciting tale following King Alistair as he journeys across Thedas to discover the fate of his father. Joined by rogues Isabela and Varric, together they will encounter dragons, prison breaks, the mysterious Witch of the Wilds, and the deadly blood mage, Aurelian Titus! Collects Dragon Age miniseries The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak, and Until We Sleep.
- Written by Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider!
- Canonical addition to the Dragon Age universe!
- Now available in an affordable paperback omnibus!
Collects:
- Dragon Age Volume 1: Silent Grove (Issues# 1-6)
- Dragon Age Volume 2: Those Who Speak (Issues #1-3)
- Dragon Age Volume 3: Until We Sleep (Issues #1-3)
216 pages, Paperback
Published December 6, 2016
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David Gaider
38 books656 followersDavid Gaider lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and has worked for video game developer BioWare since 1999. He is the lead writer on the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins role-playing game and has previously worked on such titles as Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Neverwinter Nights.
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December 27, 2017
I'm Alistair Theirin, and I'm King of Ferelden. Son of Maric the Savior? You're... really not convinced, are you?
So my sister introduced me to Dragon Age last autumn - and, slowly, I fell into this fandom. I am by now totally hooked, but this was, unfortunately, not quite my cup of tea. It might have to do with it being a graphic novel and I'm not that into graphic novels, since I tend to feel like they move forward too quickly. What I did like about this, however, was that the characters were true to who they are in the games. And it felt good to get back to laughing at Alistair - aka "Prince Butt" (ask my sister) - and his lame jokes.
January 4, 2018
Hatte keine große Erwartungen an diesen Comic, da die von Mass Effect auch eher mittelmäßig waren bis auf wenige Issues.
Dieser hier war aber perfekt! Zeichenstil schön detailreich, Story entsprechend für ein Comic dicht und spannend und am besten getroffen sind die Charaktere! Jetzt will ich noch mehr Isabela, Varric und und der "Special Snowflake" Alistair Content haben!
Dieser hier war aber perfekt! Zeichenstil schön detailreich, Story entsprechend für ein Comic dicht und spannend und am besten getroffen sind die Charaktere! Jetzt will ich noch mehr Isabela, Varric und und der "Special Snowflake" Alistair Content haben!
February 27, 2017
I love dragon age. I REALLY love dragon age. I didn't care for this book.
First off, they changed alistair's character design and his fundamental personality. He was just supremely unlikeable. I didn't care about what he was up to or if he even lived.
Varric was cool. No complaints there.
Isabela...lord I already knew she had a rough time but between how she was drawn with boob socks and how she was treated her personality was reduced to "I have ptsd so I stab everything and have no real personality" I loved her motivations but why oh why did they have to do so many terrible tropes with her.
Spread the trauma around guys. For real.
The witch of the wilds wasn't built up at all and there was no explanation for the dragon stuff. Maybe in one of the books?
Sten- pardon me- Aristok, is still the best and deserves 1000 cookies.
Basically it fell flat and the joke side quests in DA2 had more substance.
Coloring was good though.
First off, they changed alistair's character design and his fundamental personality. He was just supremely unlikeable. I didn't care about what he was up to or if he even lived.
Varric was cool. No complaints there.
Isabela...lord I already knew she had a rough time but between how she was drawn with boob socks and how she was treated her personality was reduced to "I have ptsd so I stab everything and have no real personality" I loved her motivations but why oh why did they have to do so many terrible tropes with her.
Spread the trauma around guys. For real.
The witch of the wilds wasn't built up at all and there was no explanation for the dragon stuff. Maybe in one of the books?
Sten- pardon me- Aristok, is still the best and deserves 1000 cookies.
Basically it fell flat and the joke side quests in DA2 had more substance.
Coloring was good though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 23, 2017
If you've played through the current Dragon Age games, you can pass on this set of graphic novels. I picked it up thinking we might be introduced to some new elements that tie the three games together, and I was disappointed.
These graphic novels are more like fan fiction than a contribution to the Thedas universe as a whole. I say this knowing full well Gaider was the original lead writer of the Dragon Age franchise until the creation of Inquisition.
Plainly put, if you've had any exposure to Giader's work in this franchise, there's no need to pick up any of his other works: they are all the same with slightly different, typically lazily crafted, dressings. (Even down to the predictable, boring, and apparently mandatory Fade scene)
I wouldn't recommend Omnibus to audiences unfamiliar with the franchise though, as Gaider doesn't bother to introduce enough backstory for new audiences to give a shit about the three protagonists of Omnibus. I also say this knowing full well the limitations of graphic novels and how conservative the creators need to be with text to work successfully in the medium. (Cue clever collaboration between writer and artist, and truly masterful graphic novels never have this issue)
That leads me to the artwork: I didn't like it, which added insult to injury for me. Now, I'm not saying the artist is bad at his craft; he's not. I simply dislike the style. It looks a bit too vulgar for my personal tastes, and also doesn't seem to fit into the franchise's overall style anyway.
Final thought: I expect Isabella to be scantily clad, as her seductive sexuality was a huge element of her character in DA:2. But is it horribly difficult to show a little more imagination across the other female characters in the set? There are numerous, creative and wonderfully enticing ways to display feminine sex appeal, just like there are for males.
I could tell a fan of the franchise the females all dressed like Isabella except a little more Flemeth-in-DA2-y/mage-y/Qunari-y, and I guarantee they would see exactly what was presented in these graphic novels.
These graphic novels are more like fan fiction than a contribution to the Thedas universe as a whole. I say this knowing full well Gaider was the original lead writer of the Dragon Age franchise until the creation of Inquisition.
Plainly put, if you've had any exposure to Giader's work in this franchise, there's no need to pick up any of his other works: they are all the same with slightly different, typically lazily crafted, dressings. (Even down to the predictable, boring, and apparently mandatory Fade scene)
I wouldn't recommend Omnibus to audiences unfamiliar with the franchise though, as Gaider doesn't bother to introduce enough backstory for new audiences to give a shit about the three protagonists of Omnibus. I also say this knowing full well the limitations of graphic novels and how conservative the creators need to be with text to work successfully in the medium. (Cue clever collaboration between writer and artist, and truly masterful graphic novels never have this issue)
That leads me to the artwork: I didn't like it, which added insult to injury for me. Now, I'm not saying the artist is bad at his craft; he's not. I simply dislike the style. It looks a bit too vulgar for my personal tastes, and also doesn't seem to fit into the franchise's overall style anyway.
Final thought: I expect Isabella to be scantily clad, as her seductive sexuality was a huge element of her character in DA:2. But is it horribly difficult to show a little more imagination across the other female characters in the set? There are numerous, creative and wonderfully enticing ways to display feminine sex appeal, just like there are for males.
I could tell a fan of the franchise the females all dressed like Isabella except a little more Flemeth-in-DA2-y/mage-y/Qunari-y, and I guarantee they would see exactly what was presented in these graphic novels.
July 24, 2018
Full disclosure: I'm a total Dragon Age nerd and will love anything to do with Thedas.
The plot of these comics is pretty good. We learn some backstory about various characters (I never liked Isabela, now I feel justified) that's pretty important, and some interesting lore (Flemeth has two daughters?!). The words of Alistair, Varric, and Isabela feel very authentic and I could hear their dialogue, and personality, in their voices.
The art was reasonable. It was pretty much just standard comic book art, which I find kind of meh, but it's well done. Alistair doesn't really look like Alistair, though, which was weird and annoying. And Oh. My. God don't get me started on the women's outfits. Having only played Inquisition for a while, I'd forgotten how horrifically objectifying the women's clothes are in the early days of this franchise. It always baffled me because the series is otherwise super progressive. Hopefully this disgusting aesthetic dies in the later comics. Outside this, I was disappointed to see that the exotic new places explored in the comic were all kind of ... Southern Thedas-y. It would've been really nice to see some major differences in them.
Overall, I'm really glad I read this even though King Alistair is not my own personal DA canon.
The plot of these comics is pretty good. We learn some backstory about various characters (I never liked Isabela, now I feel justified) that's pretty important, and some interesting lore (Flemeth has two daughters?!). The words of Alistair, Varric, and Isabela feel very authentic and I could hear their dialogue, and personality, in their voices.
The art was reasonable. It was pretty much just standard comic book art, which I find kind of meh, but it's well done. Alistair doesn't really look like Alistair, though, which was weird and annoying. And Oh. My. God don't get me started on the women's outfits. Having only played Inquisition for a while, I'd forgotten how horrifically objectifying the women's clothes are in the early days of this franchise. It always baffled me because the series is otherwise super progressive. Hopefully this disgusting aesthetic dies in the later comics. Outside this, I was disappointed to see that the exotic new places explored in the comic were all kind of ... Southern Thedas-y. It would've been really nice to see some major differences in them.
Overall, I'm really glad I read this even though King Alistair is not my own personal DA canon.
March 3, 2018
*Warning that there's slight gore in the comic if you're planning to read it and that's something that bothers you.
One star each for Mae, Alstair, Isabela, and Varric. So 4 stars.
Totally ignoring the fact that Alistair has orange hair, light skin, and bears almost no resemblance to how he looks in the game, the story was pretty good. I enjoyed it.
Alistair seemed a little out of character though, but I'm guessing it's because it's in Bioware's canon and he's king. Which implies that he's hardened so that makes sense. Isabela had some good lines and I liked learning more about her past. I also got whiplash when I saw how buff Varric was and I don't want to see that ever again.
The scene with Alistair and Maric almost made me cry. I wish they would just let Alistair be happy in all the timelines.
One star each for Mae, Alstair, Isabela, and Varric. So 4 stars.
Totally ignoring the fact that Alistair has orange hair, light skin, and bears almost no resemblance to how he looks in the game, the story was pretty good. I enjoyed it.
Alistair seemed a little out of character though, but I'm guessing it's because it's in Bioware's canon and he's king. Which implies that he's hardened so that makes sense. Isabela had some good lines and I liked learning more about her past. I also got whiplash when I saw how buff Varric was and I don't want to see that ever again.
The scene with Alistair and Maric almost made me cry. I wish they would just let Alistair be happy in all the timelines.
February 14, 2021
(3,6 of 5 for back-ops adventures of King Alistair)
Well, this massive omnibus with stunning 216 pages (yes, a sarcasm) is fun for expanding DA lore, but for regular comics reader, this is yet another not very profound fantasy story. The art is decent, somehow sterile though. I would expect a bit more, although I don't know why would I. All hail to the exceptions of game/movie follows up, which are good as itself. Anyway, I believe there is at least one story in DA comics which I would be happy about, so I leave this slim omnibus behind in the dust, moving on to the next one.
Well, this massive omnibus with stunning 216 pages (yes, a sarcasm) is fun for expanding DA lore, but for regular comics reader, this is yet another not very profound fantasy story. The art is decent, somehow sterile though. I would expect a bit more, although I don't know why would I. All hail to the exceptions of game/movie follows up, which are good as itself. Anyway, I believe there is at least one story in DA comics which I would be happy about, so I leave this slim omnibus behind in the dust, moving on to the next one.
July 24, 2019
I literally laughed out loud and audibly gasped. I expected to like it because I'm obsessed with Dragon Age, but it exceeded my expectations. I loved this story.
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October 16, 2025CW/TW for LGBTQ+ related (especially trans) trauma
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I am honestly pretty disappointed in this. I wanted to get into the DA comics since I'm a huge fan of the series (and older Bioware games/ pre major influence EA had on them), and since David Gaider was the one who wrote this- though everything turned out being very generic and just...not good. I also have an issue with the fact female characters always have to be brutalized and traumatized to a questionable extent, yet the male characters aren't. I get the time its set in, I understand that, but the portrayal of a trans woman character especially is in extremely poor taste.
You DO NOT have the show a character is trans by literally ripping the clothes off of them and putting their naked body on display. It felt so grimy and unnecessary, I felt upset for Mae that this is what the creators did to her for literally no reason whatsoever. To show the trauma she went through? To show how Varric felt about her? To make the readers empathize with her? The direction they went was completely unneeded. I wish people would realize that LGBTQ+ people- especially trans women- deserve better representation in media, and that our trauma shouldn't be made into plot devices for your story. We are more than the trauma inflicted upon us.
If not from a moral standpoint, consider it just better writing. Devolving a character's progression and time in the story down to just showing they are trans and traumatizing them, is just bad and lazy writing. Mae should be given a fault which she needs to overcome like the other characters did. Imperfections in characters is what humanizes them, makes the readers be able to empathize and relate to them. Yet what was done with her just feels like lazy and performative, and felt like she only exists to fill a quota put on the writers.
This review mainly focus on my issues with how woman and LGBTQ+ people are written and portrayed, but it was what mainly stuck out to me. Other than what I described, there's not much else I really felt about this. What I explained here was just something I felt and thought of the whole time reading, which made my experience overall feel more negative than positive.
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I am honestly pretty disappointed in this. I wanted to get into the DA comics since I'm a huge fan of the series (and older Bioware games/ pre major influence EA had on them), and since David Gaider was the one who wrote this- though everything turned out being very generic and just...not good. I also have an issue with the fact female characters always have to be brutalized and traumatized to a questionable extent, yet the male characters aren't. I get the time its set in, I understand that, but the portrayal of a trans woman character especially is in extremely poor taste.
You DO NOT have the show a character is trans by literally ripping the clothes off of them and putting their naked body on display. It felt so grimy and unnecessary, I felt upset for Mae that this is what the creators did to her for literally no reason whatsoever. To show the trauma she went through? To show how Varric felt about her? To make the readers empathize with her? The direction they went was completely unneeded. I wish people would realize that LGBTQ+ people- especially trans women- deserve better representation in media, and that our trauma shouldn't be made into plot devices for your story. We are more than the trauma inflicted upon us.
If not from a moral standpoint, consider it just better writing. Devolving a character's progression and time in the story down to just showing they are trans and traumatizing them, is just bad and lazy writing. Mae should be given a fault which she needs to overcome like the other characters did. Imperfections in characters is what humanizes them, makes the readers be able to empathize and relate to them. Yet what was done with her just feels like lazy and performative, and felt like she only exists to fill a quota put on the writers.
This review mainly focus on my issues with how woman and LGBTQ+ people are written and portrayed, but it was what mainly stuck out to me. Other than what I described, there's not much else I really felt about this. What I explained here was just something I felt and thought of the whole time reading, which made my experience overall feel more negative than positive.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 27, 2018
+REREAD
I initially read these three graphic novels individually, but I caved and bought the omnibus so I could own them all.
It's a really fun, adventurous story revolving around King Alistair, Varric, and Isabela, and while none of those characters would count among my top faves I still adore them and I think they worked very well as a team. I was impressed by Isabela in particular and loved to learn a bit more of her backstory and personality. I did feel like Alistair was a bit OOC but then again, it was Alistair as a king, so I can only assume he had to grow up a little. My absolutely favourite, queen of my heart, most beautiful and badass magister, MAEVARIS TILANI absolutely stole the show and there aren't words enough to express how much I adore her and want her to be in DA4.
Much like the novels, I'm not sure if someone would get the same enjoyment out of them if they hadn't played the games because they don't really take the time to explain who people are or what the world is like. As a fan though, they were delightful!
I initially read these three graphic novels individually, but I caved and bought the omnibus so I could own them all.
It's a really fun, adventurous story revolving around King Alistair, Varric, and Isabela, and while none of those characters would count among my top faves I still adore them and I think they worked very well as a team. I was impressed by Isabela in particular and loved to learn a bit more of her backstory and personality. I did feel like Alistair was a bit OOC but then again, it was Alistair as a king, so I can only assume he had to grow up a little. My absolutely favourite, queen of my heart, most beautiful and badass magister, MAEVARIS TILANI absolutely stole the show and there aren't words enough to express how much I adore her and want her to be in DA4.
Much like the novels, I'm not sure if someone would get the same enjoyment out of them if they hadn't played the games because they don't really take the time to explain who people are or what the world is like. As a fan though, they were delightful!
January 20, 2019
Let me tell you a story - once upon a time when Book Outlet was having a sale, I randomly found reference to Dragon Age companion and prequel novels. As a fan of the video games (and yes, I even like Dragon Age 2 (“DA2”)- yes, I also know I am evil and have no taste), how could I not be intrigued? Unfortunately, I wasn't intrigued enough to spend money on the books since my library has all books in the series, for free no less; but I did find out in my search that there was Dragon Age comics. Since my reading level has retarded to 5 (or that everything which is not a comics has generally been crap - take you pick), I had to get this from Hoopla. And here were are. Onwards!
I must say I enjoyed the comics all in all - this is a miniseries which is set after the events of DA2 in which Alistair is King of Ferelden and looking for his long-lost father, Maric (sucks if that didn't follow your choices in Origins but I guess Bioware came up with their official continuity for these books / comics). It took me a little bit to get back into the universe and the characters but with a lot of help from the Dragon Age Wiki I settled in and enjoyed the adventure.
Alistair is joined in his quest by Varric and Isabella from DA2 so playing that game is important as without it you will not really be engaged by the characters. There is very little introduction of the characters of explanation of who they are, except to fill in some backstory. This comic exists in the media continuum of the games so don't pick it up if you are not a fan / players of the games.
The comic volume focused on Isabella was great (2nd in the series), followed by the Varric centered one. The Alastair comic volume was the weakest as he gets the least amount of cool lines and plays straight man generally. Since that was the first comic and also has a lot of the plot exposition, you can go through it knowing better things are to come.
Overall, a enjoyable time which was slightly marred by the abrupt ending. Recommended for fans of the series only.
I must say I enjoyed the comics all in all - this is a miniseries which is set after the events of DA2 in which Alistair is King of Ferelden and looking for his long-lost father, Maric (sucks if that didn't follow your choices in Origins but I guess Bioware came up with their official continuity for these books / comics). It took me a little bit to get back into the universe and the characters but with a lot of help from the Dragon Age Wiki I settled in and enjoyed the adventure.
Alistair is joined in his quest by Varric and Isabella from DA2 so playing that game is important as without it you will not really be engaged by the characters. There is very little introduction of the characters of explanation of who they are, except to fill in some backstory. This comic exists in the media continuum of the games so don't pick it up if you are not a fan / players of the games.
The comic volume focused on Isabella was great (2nd in the series), followed by the Varric centered one. The Alastair comic volume was the weakest as he gets the least amount of cool lines and plays straight man generally. Since that was the first comic and also has a lot of the plot exposition, you can go through it knowing better things are to come.
Overall, a enjoyable time which was slightly marred by the abrupt ending. Recommended for fans of the series only.
December 26, 2020
Den her Dragon Age omnibus blev udgivet i 2016 og samler de tre tegneserier The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak og Until We Sleep.
De følger den officielle kanon fra skaberne af universet og selveste David Gaider har skrevet en underholdende historie om vores allesammens skønne Alistairs søgen efter faderen Maric - kongen af Ferelden, der forsvandt til søs på mystisk vis før begivenhederne i spillet Dragon Age:Origins. Alistair får følge af den barmfagre rogue Isabela og snakkesagelige Varric, som man har mødt i Dragon Age 2.
Tegnestilen var egentlig fin nok, men karaktererne lignede altså ikke særlig godt - specielt Alistair, men det gjorde ikke så meget, for historien var alt for spændende😃
Vi får serveret lidt af Isabelas og Varrics baggrundshistorie, besøger Rivain og Tevinter og møder både crow assassins, en ultraond Tevinter mage OG Qunaris.
Der er fuld fart frem på historien, der også byder på et par vildt fede overraskelser og jeg følte mig gevaldig godt tilpas sammen med karaktererne. Jeg synes godt at kunne mærke, det var en af de originale DA forfattere, der stod bag😃👍
Jeg kan kun anbefale at læse omnibussen, der er på lidt over 200 sider. Snip snap, så er historien dog desværre forbi, men nu har jeg vildt meget lyst til at starte helt forfra med spillene😍🙌
De følger den officielle kanon fra skaberne af universet og selveste David Gaider har skrevet en underholdende historie om vores allesammens skønne Alistairs søgen efter faderen Maric - kongen af Ferelden, der forsvandt til søs på mystisk vis før begivenhederne i spillet Dragon Age:Origins. Alistair får følge af den barmfagre rogue Isabela og snakkesagelige Varric, som man har mødt i Dragon Age 2.
Tegnestilen var egentlig fin nok, men karaktererne lignede altså ikke særlig godt - specielt Alistair, men det gjorde ikke så meget, for historien var alt for spændende😃
Vi får serveret lidt af Isabelas og Varrics baggrundshistorie, besøger Rivain og Tevinter og møder både crow assassins, en ultraond Tevinter mage OG Qunaris.
Der er fuld fart frem på historien, der også byder på et par vildt fede overraskelser og jeg følte mig gevaldig godt tilpas sammen med karaktererne. Jeg synes godt at kunne mærke, det var en af de originale DA forfattere, der stod bag😃👍
Jeg kan kun anbefale at læse omnibussen, der er på lidt over 200 sider. Snip snap, så er historien dog desværre forbi, men nu har jeg vildt meget lyst til at starte helt forfra med spillene😍🙌
November 25, 2017
It was okay, but I don't think this story worked as a graphic story. It needed more introspection than it got. The form didn't allow the characters emotions to be shown deeply enough. And the story itself... it's always problematic using well established characters that in the tie ins can have many different fates. This is one version of events, not canon, never canon. I can only think of myself as lucky that this version doesn't outright go against my own main world state.
The art was okay, but not quite as pretty as I would have liked. And let's not go I to the colours that don't correspond with in game (I seriously couldn't stop being annoyed by Alistair's blue eyes. Ugh)
I'm still happy to have read this.
The art was okay, but not quite as pretty as I would have liked. And let's not go I to the colours that don't correspond with in game (I seriously couldn't stop being annoyed by Alistair's blue eyes. Ugh)
I'm still happy to have read this.
June 22, 2018
This was disappointing to me unfortunately. I didn't particularly like were the main objective of the story and Alistair were completely out of character and awfully drawn. I also didn't appreciate a certain witch that make and appearance in this comics, she felt like a ripoff. The comics did improve towards the end however and I love the addition of Maevaris Tilani, which took me a while to understand were trans (male to female).
The Silent Grove 2.5
Those Who Speak 3
Until We Sleep 3.75
The Silent Grove 2.5
Those Who Speak 3
Until We Sleep 3.75
August 18, 2018
I wish I liked this more. I really do.
Alistair seemed weird IMO.
Isabela deserved more than the weird outfits and gross "sexy" comic book poses. Also, why was she the only one to suffer, during her dream in the fade? Everyone else had a way better time than she had.
I can't help but love Varric whatever he may do.
Mae climbed onto the list of my favorite Dragon Age characters with this one though! I really liked her character and I hope we will see more of her in the future.
I was never a huge fan of Maric but his ending left me feeling really bad for him.
Alistair seemed weird IMO.
Isabela deserved more than the weird outfits and gross "sexy" comic book poses. Also, why was she the only one to suffer, during her dream in the fade? Everyone else had a way better time than she had.
I can't help but love Varric whatever he may do.
Mae climbed onto the list of my favorite Dragon Age characters with this one though! I really liked her character and I hope we will see more of her in the future.
I was never a huge fan of Maric but his ending left me feeling really bad for him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 28, 2021
Hmm it was fine. Conceptually interesting, but a lot of it fell flat. Varric was great, and Maevaris Tilani is rad, but Alistair was broody and boring (and SO white-washed, come fucking on Dragon Age, STOP), and Isabela's expanded relationship with the Qun could have been so interesting if it didn't make her broody and boring, too! This should have been a fun, chaotic party, and Varric was dying to keep them fun and interesting.
March 17, 2018
For someone who's super into the series and wanted more adventures with some of the fan-favorite characters (like myself), it's a pretty solid and entertaining romp. I would have a hard time recommending it to anyone who isn't as equally into the series, because it is definitely written under the assumption you've played the games multiple times.
August 26, 2018
Was surprised at the quality of these stories to be honest. Was expecting a solid 3 star at best but this is a quality tie in. Great writing and excellent art, the story feels like it means something to the world as well as opposed to some crappy filler. If you’re a fan of the Dragon Age series you’ll want to read these.
December 29, 2019
3.5, I never tire of a exploring Thedas, I think this was lacking something, Alistair seemed to have a personality transplant but maybe being King does that to you, it was nice to hear the back story of Isabella, Varric and reunite with some old allies. Man I am anticipating DA4 waaaay to much, I expect I will have a loooong wait though *sigh*
July 28, 2021
Una bellissima storia. Cercavo i fumetti di Dragon Age da tempo e finalmente ho potuto leggerli. Questo volume è diviso in tre numeri, ognuno raccontato da uno dei tre protagonisti. Il primo da Alistair, il re del Ferelden, il templare e comandante dei Custodi Grigi, alla ricerca del suo perduto padre Maric insieme ad altri due volti noti della saga. Il secondo dalla bellissima e tostissima piratessa Isabela di Rivain, che deve fare i conti col suo passato e il terzo, da Varric, il fascinoso nano dalla spiccata parlantina e la propensione a raccontare storie.
La storia è avvincente, ben scritta e ti tiene incollatoalle pagine. Piena di citazioni e riferimenti alla saga e agli avvenimenti dei videogiochi. Presenti personaggi interessanti come la magister Maevaris Tilani, Rasaan e re Maric, ma anche vecchie conoscenze.
I disegni sono stupendi e ti obbligano a soffermarti, procedendo lentamente nella lettura.
Non mi aspettavo niente di diverso e sono piacevolmente soddisfatto. Lo consiglio a chi ama il fantasy e soprattutto a chi (come me) ha amato la saga di Dragon Age.
Proseguiamo con gli altri.
La storia è avvincente, ben scritta e ti tiene incollatoalle pagine. Piena di citazioni e riferimenti alla saga e agli avvenimenti dei videogiochi. Presenti personaggi interessanti come la magister Maevaris Tilani, Rasaan e re Maric, ma anche vecchie conoscenze.
I disegni sono stupendi e ti obbligano a soffermarti, procedendo lentamente nella lettura.
Non mi aspettavo niente di diverso e sono piacevolmente soddisfatto. Lo consiglio a chi ama il fantasy e soprattutto a chi (come me) ha amato la saga di Dragon Age.
Proseguiamo con gli altri.
January 31, 2017
yep I love my dragon age! fun romp for those familiar to the series but if you have no exposure to the world this is the wrong piece to pick up.
February 23, 2017
Probably better if you've played the game (which I never have) but still an enjoyable D&D style fantasy romp
July 6, 2017
Should have been a DLC or something.
August 3, 2017
Some confusing art/panel work here and there, but otherwise a fine read for fans of the franchise. Varric should narrate all stories.
November 23, 2017
Loved this collection and getting more backstory information on Isabela and Varric as well as a look into Alistair’s reign as king.
March 12, 2018
This is everything I could have wanted from a Dragon Age comic.
April 1, 2019
"We all go through our entire lives not knowing. Wondering. Trying. Until we sleep."
July 4, 2018
The first 3 Dragon Age graphic novels in one place which is convenient. The stories are a good look into King Alistair's character, and I enjoyed them all.
November 1, 2020
DPL hoopla
July 18, 2021
A solid independent adventure with some old beloved characters.
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