A review by champsey13
The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game by Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Carey Pietsch, Travis McElroy, Justin McElroy

3.0

The Suffering Game was probably my favorite arc in the original podcast. Sadly, the choice to streamline it for the graphic novel dramatically worsened it, in my opinion. Removing the other groups competing cut out the entire Trust/Forsake element of the game, and that was where some of the most pathos and drama was. It didn't feel like a game at all, and it took away a lot of good Taako character moments.

And normally I love Carey Pietsch's art, but honestly, every panel was so busy and choked with lines that I sometimes really had a hard time telling what was going on, and only knew because I had already listened to the podcast.

Sadly a swing and a miss for me on this one. I hope that Story and Song turns out better.