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Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria - The Bright Queen (Collected Volume) by Darcy Van Poelgeest, Matthew Mercer

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unviincible's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

(blows a kiss towards dreadnest) for lolth

horrific and heart-clenchingly gay in a way that transcends time and planes. I don't know if this works great as a standalone? I feel like prior context is needed to fully enjoy it, and even then some of the dialogue boxes can be a bit hard to follow. 

EDIT: this comic's vibes have stuck with me in a way I didn't expect. it's very twisted and macabre and leaves you with this pall of dread? reliving past traumas and carrying that into new lives instead of starting fresh. it's both hopeful and destructive, I don't know how to explain it lmao
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wheresthebirds's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Out of all the Critical Role "origin" comics, I was most intrigued to read this one, as Leylas Kryn is only someone we meet as an NPC in the play show. I think it wasn't my favourite out of all of the CR comics, but the art (especially the cover art) is gorgeous, and the tale it tells is a surprisingly dark one, but one that adds great context to the country of Xhorhas and the lived experience of its rulers. If you're not a fan of ambiguous endings or endings left up to interpretation, this is not the book for you. And if you're looking for more information on what The Luxon is (like I was when I started reading it), you'll likely just end up with more questions.
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