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Free Realms, #1
SONY teams with WildStorm and best-selling fantasy author J.S. Lewis (the Grey Griffins series) for an exciting adaptation of Free Realms, their exciting, all-ages virtual world! This family-friendly series mirrors the nonstop action of the game, offering thrilling adventures, battles with vicious monsters and, of course, the allure of gorgeous fairies!
The story begins when a young boy is abducted and dragged into a darkened forest teeming with twisted monsters. It's up to a relic hunter and a pixie to save him, but their mission is cut short when a horde of troll-like creatures captures them!
The story begins when a young boy is abducted and dragged into a darkened forest teeming with twisted monsters. It's up to a relic hunter and a pixie to save him, but their mission is cut short when a horde of troll-like creatures captures them!
- GenresGraphic Novels
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
J.S. Lewis
18 books65 followersBorn early enough to remember rotary phones, typewriters, and the glory years of Atari, J.S. Lewis has lived a rather obscure life in the shadows of many nearly famous people.
A member of the Grey Griffins (a secret club of courageous children who have vowed to save the world from evil overlords, alien invasions and Brussels sprouts), Lewis grew up in the heartland of America. Yearning to become a marine biologist, but perplexed by the lack of exotic saltwater marine life in both Iowa and Minnesota (perch don't count), he headed west. Sadly, his quest for the sea ended too soon, stranding him in the blustering desert of Arizona, where dreams of discovering new breeds of ferocious sharks were all but destroyed.
So it was, dejected and wandering like a drifting vagabond, that Lewis explored an eclectic career that would include news reporting, radio producing, animation, multi-media design, mural painting, speech writing, video game development and marketing.
Ever searching for new forms of creative expression, Lewis and boyhood friend Derek Benz sought to make their indelible mark through the written word. Thus from that collaboration was penned the Grey Griffins series by Scholastic, Inc.
Lewis is currently working on a variety of projects that include feature films, comic books, graphic novels, animated series, and a variety of philanthropic endeavors.
You can learn more about his most recent adventures by visiting http://www.myspace.com/jonslewis.
A member of the Grey Griffins (a secret club of courageous children who have vowed to save the world from evil overlords, alien invasions and Brussels sprouts), Lewis grew up in the heartland of America. Yearning to become a marine biologist, but perplexed by the lack of exotic saltwater marine life in both Iowa and Minnesota (perch don't count), he headed west. Sadly, his quest for the sea ended too soon, stranding him in the blustering desert of Arizona, where dreams of discovering new breeds of ferocious sharks were all but destroyed.
So it was, dejected and wandering like a drifting vagabond, that Lewis explored an eclectic career that would include news reporting, radio producing, animation, multi-media design, mural painting, speech writing, video game development and marketing.
Ever searching for new forms of creative expression, Lewis and boyhood friend Derek Benz sought to make their indelible mark through the written word. Thus from that collaboration was penned the Grey Griffins series by Scholastic, Inc.
Lewis is currently working on a variety of projects that include feature films, comic books, graphic novels, animated series, and a variety of philanthropic endeavors.
You can learn more about his most recent adventures by visiting http://www.myspace.com/jonslewis.
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September 19, 2012
I'm not one of those popular gals LOL I one of the gals who can be there selves... I play video games :) And More This is one of the comics :)! Of the video game lol! Im not lieing... Im being me :)
March 22, 2021
i love free realms with my whole heart and soul but i can’t stand dane he’s so annoying and badly written without him i would give it a full star. the art oliver nome does is amazing!!! but the story feels like a cheap knock off free realms, yes i would give a knock off free realms full stars, because even though it’s not specially good it’s enjoyable(if you ignore dane). there’s a lot of space for growth but for a comic for the actual demographic it’s completely fine.. however.. i would not be surprised if lewis never knew of free realms before writing this, i can’t find whether he’s worked on the game or not but i felt no passion.
December 7, 2012
Synopsis: "SONY teams with WildStorm and best-selling fantasy author J.S. Lewis (the Grey Griffins series) for an exciting adaptation of Free Realms, their exciting, all-ages virtual world! This family-friendly series mirrors the nonstop action of the game, offering thrilling adventures, battles with vicious monsters and, of course, the allure of gorgeous fairies!
The story begins when a young boy is abducted and dragged into a darkened forest teeming with twisted monsters. It's up to a relic hunter and a pixie to save him, but their mission is cut short when a horde of troll-like creatures captures them!"
My Review: I felt like I came in during the middle of the story, I kept looking back to see if I had missed some pages. It also seems like a ramped up version of the movie Fern Gully. The illustrations are bright and vivid, an anime style to them. There are several short adventures that are part of a bigger story that is very interesting. I think that if you have played the video game that you might enjoy Free Realms better. I still like it and the adventures, especially the sub-characters but it is not high on my list to seek out the next volume.
The story begins when a young boy is abducted and dragged into a darkened forest teeming with twisted monsters. It's up to a relic hunter and a pixie to save him, but their mission is cut short when a horde of troll-like creatures captures them!"
My Review: I felt like I came in during the middle of the story, I kept looking back to see if I had missed some pages. It also seems like a ramped up version of the movie Fern Gully. The illustrations are bright and vivid, an anime style to them. There are several short adventures that are part of a bigger story that is very interesting. I think that if you have played the video game that you might enjoy Free Realms better. I still like it and the adventures, especially the sub-characters but it is not high on my list to seek out the next volume.
September 24, 2010
This was a great adventure!
August 18, 2016
Art is solid if uninspired and inconsistent.
Story pretty poor.
Story pretty poor.
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