Ashbringer TPB out now
by Zach Yonzon 
May 30th 2009 at 12:00PM
I haven't been a big fan of the whole Alliance-centric direction of the Wildstorm World of Warcraft comics, and I picked up the whole Varian Wrynn saga mostly out of a completist impulse rather than actual concern for the story or its characters. I also thought Ludo Lullabi had better samples of art on his personal site than what he showed in the comic, so when I found out the next story arc was going to be pencilled by Jon Buran, I wasn't too concerned. Buran is doing tremendous work so far. Of course, we all soon learned why Lullabi left the book -- he was tasked with illustrating the Ashbringer story.The good news is that the Ashbringer comics which follow the story of the legendary blade showcase some of Lullabi's best work yet (with assists from Tony Washington). This owes largely to the spectacular coloring, done Painter-style by either Lullabi himself or an uncredited colorist. The painted covers by Chris Robinson add a sense of awe and wonder to the series, and each issue of the four-parter is rich with lore because it was written by Blizzard's own Micky Neilson. Even better news is that DC Comics has collected the mini-series in a hardcover edition available at your friendly neighborhood comic shop for $19.99. So soon after picking up Warcraft Legends, I think I'll need to make a little more space on my shelves...
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Lore, Comics
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
RetPallyJil May 30th 2009 12:25PM
Wah wah wah Alliance stories wah.
Like Blizzard doesn't make the actual GAME Horde-centric. Damn, you're greedy.
Risa May 30th 2009 12:36PM
I so wish Lullabi would return to the original title. Each issue I become more disappointed by Burn's art. There are some decent pieces but then how plain he does characters in the background really flags my attention in a negative perspective.
The Ashbringer series is worth picking up. I will be getting this collection.
danglewood May 30th 2009 3:57PM
Ashbringer TPB doesn't come out until June 9th. Might want to change the title.
Max May 30th 2009 4:06PM
Until recently, Horde didn't do anything important. They were just the bad guys to be beat up upon, while the Alliance were the protagonists. I'll bet the movie is like this too.
hahke May 30th 2009 9:49PM
For the millionth time, there is no "bad" or "good" side. In the hordes perspective, the alliance is evil. In the Alliance's perspective the Horde is evil. Each side has different views and when another faction doesn't agree with those, people automatically assume "evil".
JrSlacker May 30th 2009 8:04PM
Really good comic, strongly suggest picking it up.
JN May 31st 2009 1:08AM
"...the story of the legendary blade showcase some of Lullabi's best work yet (with assists from Tony Washington). This owes largely to the spectacular coloring, done Painter-style by either Lullabi himself or an uncredited colorist."
FYI, the uncredited colorist is actually the very same Tony Washington you mentioned earlier. Tony is indeed a fantastic digital painter and has worked on everything from various animation projects to comics to trading card games, such as the WoW and Chaotic tcg's.
Lia May 31st 2009 11:07AM
Yay for the new item in my Amazon's shopping cart.