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World of Warcraft: Shaman
Earthquakes. Fires. Floods. Tornados. The elements of Azeroth are out of control, unleashing devastating natural disasters that threaten to tear Azeroth asunder. Muln Earthfury, the shaman leader of the secretive Earthen Ring, attempts to pacify the elements - but his pleas fall on deaf ears.
168 pages, Paperback
First published October 12, 2010
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Paul Benjamin
108 books5 followersPaul Benjamin is a comic writer and editor for the US comics industry, along with having written his own original manga Pantheon High and other titles for various publishers.
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June 27, 2022
Tohle už je druhé nepěkné zklamání, které jsem u WoWka v poslední době zažila. Stejně jako hromada dalších jsem se těšila, až u nás zase věci z WoW začnou vycházet, jenže už to pro mě nějak postrádá tu sílu emocí, na které jsem byla zvyklá. Možná je to tím, že už se to točí kolem nových postav (které neznám, protože nehraju hry), které mi za tak krátkou dobu zkrátka nepřirostou k srdci. Téma je super, ale klouže to po povrchu a vůbec to nevyužívá potenciál, který to mělo. Kdyby to šlo víc do hloubky, mohl to být parádní zážitek, takhle zítra nebudu vědět, že jsem to četla.
Třetí hvězda je čistě za taureny, pro které jsem vždycky měla slabost a kteří mě třináct let zpátky inspirovali k tomu dát podobné "zvířecí potvůrky" do vlastních knih... Ale až tady jsem zjistila, že některé detaily jsou až nepříjemně podobné, ne-li stejné jako v mých příbězích... (nervózní smajlík)
Třetí hvězda je čistě za taureny, pro které jsem vždycky měla slabost a kteří mě třináct let zpátky inspirovali k tomu dát podobné "zvířecí potvůrky" do vlastních knih... Ale až tady jsem zjistila, že některé detaily jsou až nepříjemně podobné, ne-li stejné jako v mých příbězích... (nervózní smajlík)
September 11, 2018
Non-spoiler intro to the book:
For centuries the Earthen Ring shamans have communed with the elementals and asked them for powers. However, the Cataclysm is happening. The elemental spirits no longer answer shamans calls. A mysterious stranger appears who has all the answers. We should no longer cling to the old traditions of asking the elementals for power, we shall demand it!
Review:
I liked the manga. I love reading about races other than humans, and this book explains the Tauren and Shaman quite a bit.
The story was also good because it foreshadowed what we have to deal with in the Cataclysm expansion.
However, I did remove 2 stars from my review. The reasons are simple. I didn't like the action scenes. They were very confusing and throughout the entire scenes I couldn't figure out what was happening. But maybe I'm just stupid for comics, so my bad.
But the main reason was that the story fantastically plays between a fine line of tradition and progressiveness, which of the two is more reasonable and why, only to shit all over that brilliant ambiguity at the end by proclaiming that it was all about faith, or rather loss if it...
Yes... because we really need more literature that glorifies believing in something without sufficient evidence in this day and age...
So, all things considered, a really fun addition to the Warcraft universe that unfortunately shoots itself in the food at the last few pages.
I'd recommend this manga to anyone who loves shamans and wants to see them in action, but also to people who want to learn more about shamans, especially the progressive kind which demands powers from the elementals, rather than ask for them.
For centuries the Earthen Ring shamans have communed with the elementals and asked them for powers. However, the Cataclysm is happening. The elemental spirits no longer answer shamans calls. A mysterious stranger appears who has all the answers. We should no longer cling to the old traditions of asking the elementals for power, we shall demand it!
Review:
I liked the manga. I love reading about races other than humans, and this book explains the Tauren and Shaman quite a bit.
The story was also good because it foreshadowed what we have to deal with in the Cataclysm expansion.
However, I did remove 2 stars from my review. The reasons are simple. I didn't like the action scenes. They were very confusing and throughout the entire scenes I couldn't figure out what was happening. But maybe I'm just stupid for comics, so my bad.
But the main reason was that the story fantastically plays between a fine line of tradition and progressiveness, which of the two is more reasonable and why, only to shit all over that brilliant ambiguity at the end by proclaiming that it was all about faith, or rather loss if it...
Yes... because we really need more literature that glorifies believing in something without sufficient evidence in this day and age...
So, all things considered, a really fun addition to the Warcraft universe that unfortunately shoots itself in the food at the last few pages.
I'd recommend this manga to anyone who loves shamans and wants to see them in action, but also to people who want to learn more about shamans, especially the progressive kind which demands powers from the elementals, rather than ask for them.
August 17, 2020
An interesting story and I was at first confused why they brought up the summoning of Ragnaros when for most of the story does not take place in the Black Rock Mountain. In fact I thought this would be a manga version of the Molten Core events with how the beginning of the manga starts with the background of how Ragnaros was summoned to Azeroth. But while it wasn't it still a pretty interesting story about the Earthen Ring with them questioning their traditions and even bringing in the minor villain group ,the Grimtotem, and even tying into the events building up to the Cataclysm expansion along with an explanation about what the Dark Shamans are.
July 10, 2017
*Rolls eyes*
All together now: Progress is bad. Evil, evil, evil. Hold to your traditions. Because progress is bad. (Blerg.)
Though Kettara is awesome and I'd love to read more about her. (Pity that'll probably never happen.) She's the only one of the supporting cast that has any personality and is more than just and idiot that wants progression or one of the righteous that agreeds to hold for tradition.
And, let's not forget the shaman that looks like an oversized gnome (with the oversized nose to match) that talks like a Jamaican, mon. (I do so hate phonetic accents.)
All together now: Progress is bad. Evil, evil, evil. Hold to your traditions. Because progress is bad. (Blerg.)
Though Kettara is awesome and I'd love to read more about her. (Pity that'll probably never happen.) She's the only one of the supporting cast that has any personality and is more than just and idiot that wants progression or one of the righteous that agreeds to hold for tradition.
And, let's not forget the shaman that looks like an oversized gnome (with the oversized nose to match) that talks like a Jamaican, mon. (I do so hate phonetic accents.)
August 18, 2023
This is my first anything I've read of WOW. I've never played the game either, but was always curious of it since the creatures looked real cool. The book itself kept my interest, but overall it was alright. I didn't love it. I didn't hate it. Would I read more of this series? No, I would not. However, I do love the cow creatures and the illustrations of them. Would I play the game? Not really honestly.
February 11, 2025
Mangas are the weakest type of WoW books for me. It's really hard to orientate between characters in the white black pages. Also, this book Shaman, it really ain't about shamanism, it's rather story WITH Shamans. I miss more character and story development
September 2, 2022
Nevím, chaotická nevýrazná kresba, rýchlopříběh vyťažený z nevím čeho.
December 14, 2014
For centuries, the Earthen Ring of shamans had been protecting their people and working as one with the elements. But now something is wrong. The elements are out of control, and the shamans are confused, and in this difficult time a stranger appears – and offers a way to solve all the problems. His method of dealing with the elements never fails, unlike the traditional ones, but is the easy answer the right one? There is no doubt that the change is inevitable - the question is whether this is the right change.
New vs. old is the main theme of this story, and Muln Earthfury, the high shaman of the Earthen Ring, is about to be tested. And he has to make a choice that will affect the future of all shamans. And what makes this choice especially poignant is that there is no easy solution. I can’t say whether Muln decision was right just as I can’t say what would have I done in his place; moreover, I don’t think there could be a right decision in a situation he faces, and that’s why it’s so heart-wrenchingly moving. As a side note, though, I think that Muln’s motivation could have been fleshed out more.
Among the enemies the heroes face there is one not completely unfamiliar to the reader, in its nature rather than in its character. However, another threat they have to deal with makes an unexpected addition to the world of Warcraft: Grimtotem, a group of orc-hating tauren who consider Kalimdor to be ‘their’ and don’t want ‘intruders’ in ‘their’ lands. In the world with so many different creatures racism is nothing new and the tension between the Horde and the Alliance is something we see very often. However, tauren had always been closely allied with orcs, what makes Grimtotem unusual and interesting.
‘Shaman’ is the Horde story, and all the protagonists are non-humans, and that makes them even more interesting to me. Our main heroes are Muln Earthfury and Kettara, the tauren and the orc, and the side characters are Lenka the tauren, Zur’ak the troll and Krelna the night elf. I can’t say that the characters are many-dimensional, but they have a way of growing onto you, so I got very attached to all of them.
Let me conclude with the compliments to the artist: the art is marvellous. Face expressions, details of clothing and backgrounds, characters' movement, battle scenes - it's all perfect.
New vs. old is the main theme of this story, and Muln Earthfury, the high shaman of the Earthen Ring, is about to be tested. And he has to make a choice that will affect the future of all shamans. And what makes this choice especially poignant is that there is no easy solution. I can’t say whether Muln decision was right just as I can’t say what would have I done in his place; moreover, I don’t think there could be a right decision in a situation he faces, and that’s why it’s so heart-wrenchingly moving. As a side note, though, I think that Muln’s motivation could have been fleshed out more.
Among the enemies the heroes face there is one not completely unfamiliar to the reader, in its nature rather than in its character. However, another threat they have to deal with makes an unexpected addition to the world of Warcraft: Grimtotem, a group of orc-hating tauren who consider Kalimdor to be ‘their’ and don’t want ‘intruders’ in ‘their’ lands. In the world with so many different creatures racism is nothing new and the tension between the Horde and the Alliance is something we see very often. However, tauren had always been closely allied with orcs, what makes Grimtotem unusual and interesting.
‘Shaman’ is the Horde story, and all the protagonists are non-humans, and that makes them even more interesting to me. Our main heroes are Muln Earthfury and Kettara, the tauren and the orc, and the side characters are Lenka the tauren, Zur’ak the troll and Krelna the night elf. I can’t say that the characters are many-dimensional, but they have a way of growing onto you, so I got very attached to all of them.
Let me conclude with the compliments to the artist: the art is marvellous. Face expressions, details of clothing and backgrounds, characters' movement, battle scenes - it's all perfect.
April 3, 2012
What a good book! The art was very well done (in certain parts) and the story was interesting.
Though the story and art was good, i feel the art in some parts was so elaborate it was hard to tell what exactly was going on and confused me on the story. Also a lot of things were random in the story it seemed and weren't introduced properly to make complete sense. But I wish there was a second book, the ending wqas good but i feel it could introduce another book as well.
Though the story and art was good, i feel the art in some parts was so elaborate it was hard to tell what exactly was going on and confused me on the story. Also a lot of things were random in the story it seemed and weren't introduced properly to make complete sense. But I wish there was a second book, the ending wqas good but i feel it could introduce another book as well.
June 6, 2016
I feel like this book was a little bit harder to follow than "Death Knight" for me, but then again, as I've said before I'm still pretty new to the whole WoW world. I honestly don't have much to say about this one, it was good, but it just didn't really keep my attention as well as it probably could have. I liked the back story but that was probably about it. I think if you are a fan of of the WoW series and like the Shaman, you'll more than likely enjoy this book.
November 7, 2010
A good addition to the canon. I'm somewhat amiss by the way the authors describe shamanism in the book though.
I am particularly fond of the artwork, but not on the storyline. It's pretty much a reflection of a stereotypical master-student relation
One last thing: Tauren moe is so cute >_<
I am particularly fond of the artwork, but not on the storyline. It's pretty much a reflection of a stereotypical master-student relation
One last thing: Tauren moe is so cute >_<
January 28, 2012
The storyline in this one was okay. Great artwork though. =)
January 28, 2016
Youngster's try so many things before they learn wisdom
- Muln Earthfury
- Muln Earthfury
February 27, 2024
Another distraction from the tome I am reading. Makes me want to explore Azeroth again.
December 30, 2022
eye read about 2022
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