Victor Hugo Kebbe reviewed The Witcher Volume 1 by Paul Tobin
Review of 'The Witcher Volume 1' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
It's an interesting graphic novel, with its pros and cons. First, thinking about the main plot, it's quite similar to Sapkowski's work, but somehow inferior. I think Geralt of Rivia is more complex than depicted in this graphic novel. It's not about hack and slash. Geralt has this lonely life wandering around and not being accepted by anyone, which makes him a great character. And here, it's all about some monsters and the need to destroy them all. Kind of.
Nonetheless, it resembles a The Witcher III side quest. That's a compliment! It's a short story, with small and problematic characters and Geralt must solve a weird mystery. That's ok and quite cool, in fact. It has been a while since I don't play The Witcher III and somehow I did feel some of those strange feelings when playing this game. Geralt is some kind of paranormal detective living in …
It's an interesting graphic novel, with its pros and cons. First, thinking about the main plot, it's quite similar to Sapkowski's work, but somehow inferior. I think Geralt of Rivia is more complex than depicted in this graphic novel. It's not about hack and slash. Geralt has this lonely life wandering around and not being accepted by anyone, which makes him a great character. And here, it's all about some monsters and the need to destroy them all. Kind of.
Nonetheless, it resembles a The Witcher III side quest. That's a compliment! It's a short story, with small and problematic characters and Geralt must solve a weird mystery. That's ok and quite cool, in fact. It has been a while since I don't play The Witcher III and somehow I did feel some of those strange feelings when playing this game. Geralt is some kind of paranormal detective living in a dark fantasy world... and the mystery makes everything wonderful.
About the art, well, I'm not a fan at all. Despite the cover by Mike Mignola (it was not unfair, because I was thinking I was going to read a Witcher story by Mike Mignola and, nah, not the case...), the art is kind of mediocre. Joe Querio could have done something better. In fact, I did love his sketches, what makes me think about the final inking and coloring...
