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factolvictor's review against another edition
3.0
An awesome story indeed. Despite playing World of Warcraft as a Night Elf for so long, the human history in Azeroth is amazing, especially after the second war against the Horde. The ending of Ashbringer disapointed me somehow...
sylvanas's review
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
shanbear16's review against another edition
4.0
A really quick but epic comic that gives some background on the Mograine's and Ashbringer. A lot of this was relevant back during WotLK, but the story is still pretty moving. Sometimes I got confused as to who was who and time seemed to move ultra-quick, but overall and enjoyable story.
ruzgofdi's review
2.0
A collection of short stories focusing mostly on the leaders of the various races found in the game. The better selections where the ones that did their own important thing or dealt well with people that aren't really covered all that much. Sylvanas' interaction with the Val'kyr, Mekkatorque trying to retake the homeland of his people, the secrets of Gallywix's rise to power (with footnotes about how you can't ask for your money back if they don't work for you).
On the other hand, there are a number of stories that don't make the best use of their material. Valen's story isn't so much about him and his people as much as it's about how they interact with outsiders. Greymane's feels like it wastes time on their evacuation by another faction. The Wrynn story is another retread of Varian and Anduin not getting along.
Over all, the stories balance out to be good. I would have given it one more star, but some editing choices hurt it as well. Over all, the stories are all separate things and don't tie together. But when they do share a character, we have a few occasions where the end point of one does not match the start point of another. That and the final short story should not be able to claim the word "short" as a description. I don't need an almost complete history of a people to understand the rise of an organization within it. And another story in the collection proves that point.
On the other hand, there are a number of stories that don't make the best use of their material. Valen's story isn't so much about him and his people as much as it's about how they interact with outsiders. Greymane's feels like it wastes time on their evacuation by another faction. The Wrynn story is another retread of Varian and Anduin not getting along.
Over all, the stories balance out to be good. I would have given it one more star, but some editing choices hurt it as well. Over all, the stories are all separate things and don't tie together. But when they do share a character, we have a few occasions where the end point of one does not match the start point of another. That and the final short story should not be able to claim the word "short" as a description. I don't need an almost complete history of a people to understand the rise of an organization within it. And another story in the collection proves that point.
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