Special 21-page preview! Safe Haven, city of thieves and brigands, where those who wish to escape their past go to disappear. The woods surrounding it share its reputation. It was here Storm O’Dowd wished to raise his family. When a band of mercenaries came in search of Storm they found his wife and son, Mikal, instead. Defending his family, Storm is cut down in front of his son’s eyes. But, like all Celts, Mikal was born with the gift of magic, and though untrained, he unleashes it all against the mercenaries! Now he must deal with the consequences.

Let me start this review by saying that this one is just a preview for the entire comic book. And I read it because I wanted to see if the full comic book was worth the money and time I would spend on it. And I’m gonna give you the answer for that at the end of this review.

This preview introduces to us a pretty dynamic narrative set in a chaotic, war-torn universe which I found to have a lot of potential to very good and interesting.

The concept of this preview is intriguing because it is blending elements of military strategy and personal drama which I found to be very engaging and enjoyable.

While the storyline was engaging in this preview it felt like it was holding out on us in this preview to get us to buy and read in the full version of this comic book. Which in a way left me curious for more but at the same time annoyed because I couldn’t really get the bigger picture if buy and reading the full version of this comic book was worth it or not.

The characters in this preview are introduced to us with their distinct personalities and potential for growth. Which really made me give this preview some extra points for doing. 

The character’s motivations is hinted at in this preview, but at the same time this preview avoids going fully into the character’s backgrounds and motivations. 

The artwork in this preview is pretty vivid and action-packed which effectively capturing the intensity of the storyline in this preview. Which really made me like this preview more. 

The illustrations in this preview enhance the narrative in a way, because they are bringing the chaotic world to life with dynamic visuals that draw me into this preview. 

This preview talks about the themes of conflict, loyalty, and survival which are woven throughout the storyline in this preview. And those themes add layers of intrigue to the narrative which really got me interested in reading the full version of this comic book. 

But at the same time the themes remain pretty surface-level in the preview and not fully explored. Which also annoyed me a lot because this preview was really holding out the things I found to be most intriguing about this preview.

So will buy and read the full version of this comic book ? Yes I will. It might take some time for me to actually read the full version of this comic book because I have been way too optimistic when creating my TBR list for this year and I don’t know if I get the time to read the full version of this comic book this year. But I will read the full version of this comic book at some point in time.

I Give This Book 3 / 5