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foofers1622's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lectorliber04's review against another edition
4.0
One of the many adventures that have stuck with me are their incursion into Shadar Logoth. The drawings, in my opinion, came a bit short of the magnificence that was described in the books. Shadar Logoth was and is one of my favourites.
claudiuo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.25
ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
4.0
The heroes reach the dead city of Shadar Logoth. It's the point in the series where the lore and worldbuilding take a magical, arcane twist. It kind of reminded me of Sindbad and his encounter with the genie, although Jordan has written the character of Mordeth in a much darker way. The notable change of illustrator does influence the style of the series but the storytelling is as fluid as the previous volume.
isabellarobinson7's review against another edition
4.5
Rating: 4.5 stars
The quality of these graphic novels continues to astound me. Chuck Dixon did an amazing job of condensing The Eye of the World, and he managed to somehow walk the fine line between cutting too much so the story becomes merely a skeletal outline of it's original novel format, but not leaving too much in so that every page us chockablock full of 10+ centimetre-sized speech bubbles. But I do think that Volume Two was better than this volume.
But good things first, right? We got to see some more channeling this this volume, with Moiraine using more of the Five Powers that had not previously been illustrated in the graphic novels. She used Fire to get rid of some Trollocs and Halfmen and stuff:
She also used a weave of Air, which I thought was depicted well:
And there was also some weaves of Spirit, but I showed a picture in my review for the second volume, which I think is a better representation that anything in this volume.
We also got to see Elyas in this volume! I really like Elyas' character, and his past is interesting to wonder about. Anyway, this is what Elyas looked like:
His golden eyes are cool, and I look forward to seeing the goldening (shut up spellcheck, that's a word) of Perrin's in further volumes. We got a hint of it here, with his eyes a shade of lighter brown than his usual dark colouring (oooooooh I just had a thought about the TV show coming from Amazon and how cool golden eyes are going to look on Marcus Rutherford who's playing Perrin).
Now for some icky things. Volume Three begins with the main cast escaping Shadar Logoth with Trollocs and Myrddraal on their heels before being separated and having to continue their journey apart in three individual groups. Perrin and Egwene end up with Elyas and then later the Tinkers, and for some reason, Egwene look really... strange:
Is it just me, or does Egwene not look the best in this image. I'm not knocking the artists at all, they've been phenomenal in all that I've read so far, but... I can't explain it any other way than just saying she looks weird. And it was a consistent thing too. Specifically with Egwene's character.
In this illustration, she looks like a freaking Wight from the Peculiar Children series. Don't believe me? Look it up, I'm not going to all the trouble to finding a picture and whatnot (seriously Goodreads, you need to find a better system for inserting images in a review). I guess I'm just disappointed, because Egwene looked really awesome up until now, and I hope this is only a one off event.
But nothing is going to stop me from reading the rest of the volumes, because it's Wheel of Time, and when it comes to Wheel of Time, I loose all self control.
The quality of these graphic novels continues to astound me. Chuck Dixon did an amazing job of condensing The Eye of the World, and he managed to somehow walk the fine line between cutting too much so the story becomes merely a skeletal outline of it's original novel format, but not leaving too much in so that every page us chockablock full of 10+ centimetre-sized speech bubbles. But I do think that Volume Two was better than this volume.
But good things first, right? We got to see some more channeling this this volume, with Moiraine using more of the Five Powers that had not previously been illustrated in the graphic novels. She used Fire to get rid of some Trollocs and Halfmen and stuff:
She also used a weave of Air, which I thought was depicted well:
And there was also some weaves of Spirit, but I showed a picture in my review for the second volume, which I think is a better representation that anything in this volume.
We also got to see Elyas in this volume! I really like Elyas' character, and his past is interesting to wonder about. Anyway, this is what Elyas looked like:
His golden eyes are cool, and I look forward to seeing the goldening (shut up spellcheck, that's a word) of Perrin's in further volumes. We got a hint of it here, with his eyes a shade of lighter brown than his usual dark colouring (oooooooh I just had a thought about the TV show coming from Amazon and how cool golden eyes are going to look on Marcus Rutherford who's playing Perrin).
Now for some icky things. Volume Three begins with the main cast escaping Shadar Logoth with Trollocs and Myrddraal on their heels before being separated and having to continue their journey apart in three individual groups. Perrin and Egwene end up with Elyas and then later the Tinkers, and for some reason, Egwene look really... strange:
Is it just me, or does Egwene not look the best in this image. I'm not knocking the artists at all, they've been phenomenal in all that I've read so far, but... I can't explain it any other way than just saying she looks weird. And it was a consistent thing too. Specifically with Egwene's character.
In this illustration, she looks like a freaking Wight from the Peculiar Children series. Don't believe me? Look it up, I'm not going to all the trouble to finding a picture and whatnot (seriously Goodreads, you need to find a better system for inserting images in a review). I guess I'm just disappointed, because Egwene looked really awesome up until now, and I hope this is only a one off event.
But nothing is going to stop me from reading the rest of the volumes, because it's Wheel of Time, and when it comes to Wheel of Time, I loose all self control.
fuzzysocks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shanbear16's review against another edition
3.0
The adaptation felt a little awkward in places in this volume. I also didn't like the artwork. I think the lines were drawn too heavily and made everything feel too cartoonish.
shanbear16's review against another edition
5.0
As always, this adaptation is wonderful. It's incredibly true to the source material without having too much exposition. The artwork is good, and of course I already loved the story!
vylotte's review against another edition
4.0
Still loving these graphic adaptations of the first Wheel of Time book. I didn't like the art as much as the first two, it seemed a little overly-stylistic, something that might feel dated sooner rather than later. Though it was still gorgeous. We see Aridhol, Mordeth, Elyas, Bayle Doman, the Tinkers and Whitebridge.
vylotte's review against another edition
4.0
Another volume in the graphic treatment of Robert Jordan's "The Eye of the World." The parties come together again in Camelyn and plot the next leg of their journey.
These are still such a treat to read, after following the characters and story for 20+ years, I'm thrilled with the care and attention to detail that are shown. And a special aside to the artist(s) who can make a character lovely from one angle and plain from another, just as real people often do, and who don't fall into the trap of over-prettifying those people who are supposed to be gritty or grungy just plain normal. The setting are stunning and the landscapes are lush (for now!).
The words are taken straight from Jordan, too, and care has obviously been taken to keep what is poetic and what is stirring without compromising either the graphic form or the source material.
These are still such a treat to read, after following the characters and story for 20+ years, I'm thrilled with the care and attention to detail that are shown. And a special aside to the artist(s) who can make a character lovely from one angle and plain from another, just as real people often do, and who don't fall into the trap of over-prettifying those people who are supposed to be gritty or grungy just plain normal. The setting are stunning and the landscapes are lush (for now!).
The words are taken straight from Jordan, too, and care has obviously been taken to keep what is poetic and what is stirring without compromising either the graphic form or the source material.