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A review by zare_i
Wrath of the Eternal Warrior, Volume 2: Labyrinth by Robert Venditti
4.0
Gilad wakes up in a place he cannot recognize. Having fought through the purgatory to reach the world of the living to defend the Earth once more, not knowing where he is or what is going on is most definitely ruining his overall mood. And you do not want to be there when Gilad's mood is bad.
Story is centered around conflict (one-sided-animosity might be the better expression) between Gilad and the-dying-one, mysterious figure that influenced history for a long time but who needs to switch bodies after dying in his current one in order to continue with his machinations. His quest for ultimate power cause lots of grief to Gilad (although Gilad remained completely unaware of the actual culprit) including the abduction of Gilad's first-born thousands of years ago.
The-dying-one has been around for at least as long as Gilad but requires Gilad's secret that will enable him to reincarnate in the same body every time. And for this Gilad needs to die again and again and again. Unfortunately for our villain Gilad may die many times but he learns his lessons from every death thus coming back stronger and more knowledgeable of the dangers ahead.
Again I like the setting and the story. It has very warhammer-40k-like-vibe to it, immortal people fighting among themselves for a control over the mortal realm, both warlords in their own right with accumulated knowledge of the centuries. One serving Order and wanting to help humanity and other one serving only himself (Chaos) and treating others as nothing more than playthings and expendable tools.
Art is pretty good, especially introduction chapters where Gilad hunts the troops that have killed his wife and abducted his son.
Recommended to fans of stories of wandering warriors, epic saga's and of course Eternal Warrior story line.
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Story is centered around conflict (one-sided-animosity might be the better expression) between Gilad and the-dying-one, mysterious figure that influenced history for a long time but who needs to switch bodies after dying in his current one in order to continue with his machinations. His quest for ultimate power cause lots of grief to Gilad (although Gilad remained completely unaware of the actual culprit) including the abduction of Gilad's first-born thousands of years ago.
The-dying-one has been around for at least as long as Gilad but requires Gilad's secret that will enable him to reincarnate in the same body every time. And for this Gilad needs to die again and again and again. Unfortunately for our villain Gilad may die many times but he learns his lessons from every death thus coming back stronger and more knowledgeable of the dangers ahead.
Again I like the setting and the story. It has very warhammer-40k-like-vibe to it, immortal people fighting among themselves for a control over the mortal realm, both warlords in their own right with accumulated knowledge of the centuries. One serving Order and wanting to help humanity and other one serving only himself (Chaos) and treating others as nothing more than playthings and expendable tools.
Art is pretty good, especially introduction chapters where Gilad hunts the troops that have killed his wife and abducted his son.
Recommended to fans of stories of wandering warriors, epic saga's and of course Eternal Warrior story line.