colinandersbrodd 's review for:

The Last Session Vol. 1: Roll for Initiative by Jasmine Walls

5.0

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A cute. diversity-friendly graphic novel about a group of friends who play D&D together through high school and college (the core group formed around what was supposed to be a Gay-Straight Alliance club at their school, but the organizer didn't show up, so they played D&D instead). In what is supposed to be the last game of their longest-running campaign (the eponymous "Last Session"), a new player joins (the GM's girlfriend), and her presence causes tension in the group. I won't give away much, except to say that everyone learns important lessons about The Power of Friendship and such - OK, it's a little blunt in its messaging, and not subtle in its moral, but the story is so earnestly presented and so adorably that I was able to forgive any apparent "sledgehammering" of messages and morals. It was fun to read and I loved it!