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VERY FINE/NEAR MINT

(W) Bill Willingham
(A) Leonardo Manco
(CA) Joseph Michael Linsner

To save Darah and Teegra, Darkwolf faces off against the witch Roliel's son, Otwa, in a deadly duel to the death. At Icepeak, Juliana discovers her beloved son Kaledan has been murdered, and Nekron blames it on assassins from the Fire Realm. Now any chance at peacefully resolving the conflict between Fire and Ice has died with Kaledan. 'Open all the vaults and release terror on our foes!' commands Juliana. At Fire Keep, King Jarol convenes a war summit with the leaders of all the free peoples - but is it too little, too late? Find out in Fire and Ice #2 from acclaimed writer BILL WILLINGHAM (Fables, Legenderry) and artist LEONARDO MANCO (Hellstorm: Prince of Lies, Blaze of Glory)!
Date Available: 09/06/2023

Reviews

Is the 3 month delay worth the wait?

No, no it is not. Leonardo's artwork is great once again, a great fit for the material.
What does not fit? Bill "I did this on Fables" Willingham. I am not sure, but I am willing to guess there is more dialogue and explanation and exposition in this one issue than the entire film it is based on. Plus as prequels do at times, main characters have plot armor and it is sooooo annoying to see twice in 1 issue a character seemingly be killed, be fine in a page or two. Prominent characters are needlessly connected to each other for reasons that do nothing to enhance or deepen the movie. Because of course they had a team-up that was not mentioned at all in the movie, but hey everything you do in the future as a "villain" has to be explained now so we feel empathy for you. Blargh. And holy crap there are enough new characters, races, and random things introduced in this issue, that after this initial story finishes, you can have tales of low adventure in the world of Fire And Ice that have nothing to do with why you loved it the first place. Basically, in the 40 years I have enjoyed this film, I have never once thought about or cared about who and what breed the dragonhawks for Fire Keep. Now I know they are a separate race and group of characters not in the movie. This is blatant world building to world build. Everything that makes Zeb Wells fantastic on the new Conan is what Bill does not do here. I am out and there are plenty of better books for you as well.