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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
If you read my review for the first volume of this series, you won't be surprised to hear that I was SUPER pleased to find the mini-novella/short story at the end of this book. I still feel that this world is deep and rich and interesting, and lends itself to novel format more than graphic novel format. (The extra star is because of the novella!)
By and large, I enjoyed this volume every bit as much as the first. However there were two things that I found irritating:
First, Arianna's behaviour regarding Lynn's secret. HOLY OVERREACTION, BATMAN! It doesn't make a lot of sense that she'd be THAT angry at Lynn, who we're supposed to believe she cares about a lot, when THE POWERS THAT BE like Lynn's uncle, who sent Lynn there UNDERCOVER in the first place don't even get so much as a sharp word. "Lying little rat"? Wow, bitch, calm your tits. All Lynn did was keep a VERY important secret from everyone, which wasn't even her idea in the first place. After 15 years of training together, Arianna should know that Lynn's not some spoiled duchess.
Second, once again we end the book with Lynn unconscious and being carried off to safety by Hurricos. I'm sensing a pattern here, and I don't like that. (The 'scratch holes' thing was ridiculous too, but I won't get into a rant about the recurring problems with female armour in high fantasy.)
Other than those two flaws, I really enjoyed this book, and am really looking forward to the next one! Stein remains my favourite character--I love the sly tricksters who have secret badass moves up their sleeves.
By and large, I enjoyed this volume every bit as much as the first. However there were two things that I found irritating:
First, Arianna's behaviour regarding Lynn's secret. HOLY OVERREACTION, BATMAN! It doesn't make a lot of sense that she'd be THAT angry at Lynn, who we're supposed to believe she cares about a lot, when THE POWERS THAT BE like Lynn's uncle, who sent Lynn there UNDERCOVER in the first place don't even get so much as a sharp word. "Lying little rat"? Wow, bitch, calm your tits. All Lynn did was keep a VERY important secret from everyone, which wasn't even her idea in the first place. After 15 years of training together, Arianna should know that Lynn's not some spoiled duchess.
Second, once again we end the book with Lynn unconscious and being carried off to safety by Hurricos. I'm sensing a pattern here, and I don't like that. (The 'scratch holes' thing was ridiculous too, but I won't get into a rant about the recurring problems with female armour in high fantasy.)
Other than those two flaws, I really enjoyed this book, and am really looking forward to the next one! Stein remains my favourite character--I love the sly tricksters who have secret badass moves up their sleeves.
Why isn't there more volumes???? This story is amazing and I surprisingly love the stories in the back. Honestly this whole series is phenomenal and needs more issues/volumes!!
The story got better, the characters had better banter, and I really enjoyed this volume.
With drool-worthy art by Sejic and a fascinating world, bursting with lore and plenty of interesting characters by Marz, Ravine is a delicious fantasy comic. Volume two becomes more engaging as the story progresses and new characters are introduced. The start of the book, however, is a bit slow. One downside for me, personally, is trying to keep track of all the characters, histories, geography, and terms in general. I know it's usually part of the territory, and I appreciate the complex world Marz is building, but the sheer amount of it makes my eyes glaze over sometimes. That said, I enjoy reading Ravine and will continue following the series.
I enjoy the writing, the humor, the plot and setting, and it ended on an unexpected cliffhanger.
EVEN MORE DRAGONS.
So yes, this was great. An epic fantasy with cool, unique and weirdly life-like art and so many fucking dragons. I was ecstatic - if not only it had ended with a huge cliffhanger and then the news that we probably won't be getting any more of this story.
This obviously sucks, as I was really starting to get into this series and the scale of it was growing. The pace and information delivery was still a bit off, but improved so much from the first issue that I just know that this series would have continued getting maturing and getting better and better - but now I guess we'll sadly never know what happens with Lynn, Stein, their grimlas and all those dragons. Boo. Why can't we have nice things?
So yes, this was great. An epic fantasy with cool, unique and weirdly life-like art and so many fucking dragons. I was ecstatic - if not only it had ended with a huge cliffhanger and then the news that we probably won't be getting any more of this story.
This obviously sucks, as I was really starting to get into this series and the scale of it was growing. The pace and information delivery was still a bit off, but improved so much from the first issue that I just know that this series would have continued getting maturing and getting better and better - but now I guess we'll sadly never know what happens with Lynn, Stein, their grimlas and all those dragons. Boo. Why can't we have nice things?
And so I read ''Ravine'' volume 2.
And it was glorious.
Thought about ending the review there, because I'm so damn tired and fatigued! But thought you deserved a little more.
Mostly because I gave the first volume 4/5 stars, and this one jumped up a bit.
That has one reason.
Everything that I loved with the first volume, is still present. The artstyle is lovly. I really like the characters. The humor is just up my alley.
And, we got to know the world a little better.
If you remember my review of the first volume, I was a bit confused. Most of that let up while reading this album.
Now I'm going to order everything else Sejic has ever drawn, just because I think I'm fangirling all over his art.
And it was glorious.
Thought about ending the review there, because I'm so damn tired and fatigued! But thought you deserved a little more.
Mostly because I gave the first volume 4/5 stars, and this one jumped up a bit.
That has one reason.
Everything that I loved with the first volume, is still present. The artstyle is lovly. I really like the characters. The humor is just up my alley.
And, we got to know the world a little better.
If you remember my review of the first volume, I was a bit confused. Most of that let up while reading this album.
Now I'm going to order everything else Sejic has ever drawn, just because I think I'm fangirling all over his art.
I happened across Volumes 1 and 2 at the library.
While I love fantasy, political intrigue is one of my least favorite things - whether it be in books or movies. It always seems like there‰ЫЄs not enough time to tell backstories and get to know characters. There are too many players, and too much going on to understand everything happening in a movie or comic. Is this what non-sci-fi fans feel when they watch science fiction?
I kinda got bored with this second volume. Though the art was cool.
I guess I wasn‰ЫЄt the only one. The story was to be continued, but there doesn‰ЫЄt seem to be a volume 3 on the horizon.
While I love fantasy, political intrigue is one of my least favorite things - whether it be in books or movies. It always seems like there‰ЫЄs not enough time to tell backstories and get to know characters. There are too many players, and too much going on to understand everything happening in a movie or comic. Is this what non-sci-fi fans feel when they watch science fiction?
I kinda got bored with this second volume. Though the art was cool.
I guess I wasn‰ЫЄt the only one. The story was to be continued, but there doesn‰ЫЄt seem to be a volume 3 on the horizon.
Liked it. Lots of magic and dragons. What's there not to like?!
The world has so much potential for expanding into something truly magnificent. The characters were developed much better in this volume, and the art! The art is beautiful!!! I think I've never read a graphic novel so pretty to look at.