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aoc's review against another edition
4.0
From what I remember of the novels, Stormbringer is essentially an expanded version of the other half of the origin story when it comes to Elric, our albino emperor of Melnibone who is now rather mental over finding his abducted love. I won't go ahead and spoil the story, seeing as it actually is a rather sharp heel turn, but we find out why Elric decides to expand his adventuring skills somewhat. Not to mention what he was like before, well, lugging the eponymous sword around with him. Needless to say artwork present is breathtakingly GORGEOUS with those same rich and vibrant colors bringing pages to life. This is one of those instances where I wish I was apt at describing comics so I could actually talk about paneling and inking, but alas. If I had one criticism it would be for couple of instances when Elric goes on ancient history expose which could've been done with fewer dialog boxes. Also, Arioch is one cheeky bugger.
zare_i's review against another edition
4.0
Second book in the series. Elric seeks his rebellious cousin Yyrkoon in order to punish him for fighting and conspiring against Elric and especially for threatening Elric's lover Cymoril (she is - to complete the entire tragedy setup - Yyrkoon's sister who Yyrkoon plans to take for his wife after Elric is thrown and Yyrkoon made the Emperor of Melninbone).
Following is possible spoiler (but only if you never read anything about Elric before) so I will mark it as such because I do not want to spoil anything to anyone.
In order to defeat Yyrkoon, Elric makes the pact with one of the Chaos Gods, Arioch. Always one to torture people in most subtle ways, Arioch tricks Elric by giving him the magical sword Stormbringer and basically making Elric sword's own puppet. But Elric, although slightly driven mad by the strange weapon still has sufficient powers and is able to cling to his sanity. Faced with awful situation he decides to leave everything to avoid death of those dearest to him - and so he becomes the wandering exile from Melnibone.
Art is excellent as in previous issue (although different artist did the job). Again this is dark fantasy (sometimes very dark - especially scenes of the human village Elric and his warriors come across while chasing Yyrkoon) so keep that in mind.
Highly recommended to Moorcock's and Elric's fans and fantasy fans in general.
Following is possible spoiler (but only if you never read anything about Elric before) so I will mark it as such because I do not want to spoil anything to anyone.
Spoiler
In order to defeat Yyrkoon, Elric makes the pact with one of the Chaos Gods, Arioch. Always one to torture people in most subtle ways, Arioch tricks Elric by giving him the magical sword Stormbringer and basically making Elric sword's own puppet. But Elric, although slightly driven mad by the strange weapon still has sufficient powers and is able to cling to his sanity. Faced with awful situation he decides to leave everything to avoid death of those dearest to him - and so he becomes the wandering exile from Melnibone.
Art is excellent as in previous issue (although different artist did the job). Again this is dark fantasy (sometimes very dark - especially scenes of the human village Elric and his warriors come across while chasing Yyrkoon) so keep that in mind.
Highly recommended to Moorcock's and Elric's fans and fantasy fans in general.
bbabyok's review against another edition
5.0
An amazing adaptation with stunningly beautiful artwork. Loved it.
jalp's review against another edition
5.0
Igual de bueno que el anterior. El final es enloquecedor...
jobot0's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
daybreak's review against another edition
4.0
Much more interesting than the first one. Violence (thankfully) toned down with a nice plot twist at the end.
Spoiler : I don't know but I really like the twist about him giving up his throne in the end. Plus I liked the trap Yrikoon (?) pulled, it was rather intelligent but how this situation came to a resolution was disappointing. So much could have been done there.
Spoiler : I don't know but I really like the twist about him giving up his throne in the end. Plus I liked the trap Yrikoon (?) pulled, it was rather intelligent but how this situation came to a resolution was disappointing. So much could have been done there.
annasirius's review against another edition
3.0
Still great art, but the story remains flat and adds the trope of the token women being a damsel in distress. Bit of a let down.
nagia's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it, the art in particular, but it strayed too much from the original material. I prefer Moorcock’s version of events and Elric.