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The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour by Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Carey Pietsch

8 reviews

ursa_arlo's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I have adored the Adventure Zone for years and couldn't wish for more from a graphic novel adaptation. The visuals are stunning and are used very effectively to both literally and metaphorically convey what happens in the story.

In light of the last TAZ arc, Carey does a great job at sprinkling in more hints to the ending than the podcast was able to. This graphic novel keeps the structure of the podcast intact, while refining what made it so brilliant in the first place.

Magnus' character arc in this volume particularly always hits me right in the feels. It's fantastic.

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typedtruths's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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emily_mh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This fifth instalment was super well-structured and wonderfully paced. It was a fantastic execution of a fab premise - time loops AND a mystery? And the story ends up discussing the ethical ramifications of a time loop, how your morality can decay if there are no consequences for your actions. I just loved reading this!

One of the stand-out qualities of the book was the character development of the three MCs. We get proper looks at each of their backstories, and then we get to see them develop in relation to these. I especially loved the backstories as they gave such clear insight into why Merle, Taako, and Magnus are the way that they are. In relation to this, I liked how climax was less about a battle scene/high adrenaline scenario, and more about the MCs confronting themselves. Thus is was focussed on an emotional, character-driven threat than a physical one, which was refreshing and suited the story well.

I also adored the found family element of this book. The little chatty, bantery moments were aplenty between the MCs which brought this trope to life.

Something I’ve struggled with in previous instalments is the art style - it can be highly detailed which I ironically find harder to read. But I didn’t have any issue here!

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bi_n_large's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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karcitis's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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faithfulcat111's review

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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perleerose's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

i honestly barely remembered the eleventh hour plot from the original podcast, so reading this was like a good refresher. i forgot how much shit gets revealed and foreshadowed in this arc. can’t wait for the next one and all the pain it will bring

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qrschulte's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Full book: Ugh, I can’t handle all the feels in these books! So emotional and I love them so so so much. Pietsch and the McElroys knocked it out of the park AGAIN. The art is incredible, and they capture the essence of the podcast while modifying it enough to translate super well into a graphic novel format. I can’t WAIT for The Suffering Game, one of my all time favorite arcs (Petals to the Metal is my other favorite). Will definitely reread it after I reread the first 4.

ARC: Read the sampler from Net Galley and it was very good! I can’t wait to read the whole thing. I remember this arc of the podcast blew my mind. My one complaint about the galley was it was hard to read some of the drawn-in text.

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