Dragonseed: Oversized Deluxe

by Kurt McClung, Jimenez (Illustrator), Mateo Guerrero (Illustrator)

Overview

Half-man, half-dragon, Adam Serre Shadow is on an urgent mission to find the “tear of the dragon” to preserve the kingdom’s peace.

For centuries the men and creatures of Krath have prepared for a conflict that many hoped would never happen. A half-blood, Adam Serre Shadow, now has just two moons to find the thief of the teardrop stone, stolen from his fire-breathing father, before the Council of Elders trigger all-out war. The son of a Dragon will stop at nothing to find the magical relic and preserve the fragile peace that still exists between the two species.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594655371
Publisher:	Humanoids, Inc.
Publication date:	01/31/2018
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 12.40(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kurt McClung is an American writer for comics and video games. He is the lead writer for Ubisoft’s “Might & Magic” property as well as a consultant for a dozen other properties including “Call of Juarez”, “Assassin’s Creed Chronicles”, and “Brothers in Arms”. His graphic novel series “Dragonseed” recently finished in France and makes its English language debut in 2017.

With more than 25 years of experience in comic book illustration and inking, Aure has worked for international publishing houses such as Humanoids, DC, Dreamswave, and Dude Editorial. He is a dreamer at heart, a creative and talented Renaissance man. His work can be seen in Lost Scion, Banished Knights, Warlands and DragonSeed.

Mateo Guerrero is a Spanish comic artist first published in the mid-1990’s with the heroic fantasy series “Crónicas de Mesene”. He began working with American publishers shortly thereafter on titles such as Warlands: Age of Ice and Warlands: Dark Side Rising. In 2004 Humanoids Associates entrust the drawing Dragonseed, a new fantasy series written by Kurt McClung. The first volume of the series; Ash and Blood, released in France in 2006.

Editorial Reviews

03/19/2018
In this Dungeons and Dragons–derivative graphic novel, half-dragon, half-human Adam Spittleseed is tasked with retrieving a rare gem that fuels a machine of prophecy. The machine is critical to a war effort that has percolated for two centuries. If Adam doesn’t deliver the jewel in time, a pact between dragons and the rest of the world will be rendered null and void, plunging the realm of Krath into brutal chaos. Joined by a chosen fellowship, along with his former lover, Polly (who bears more than a passing visual resemblance to comics fantasy mainstay Red Sonja), Adam embarks on a rote plot journey that checks all of the boxes expected in a standard fantasy epic. McClung’s background in writing for video games is apparent as the RPG-style mission is packed to the rafters with fantastical creatures and races, melees punctuated by clashing steel, and gratuitously bare-breasted female characters. Though the art is skillful, rising above most sword-and-sorcery comics, its impact is diminished by the script’s meandering pace and panel upon panel of endless exposition. There’s little to distinguish this mediocre fantasy offering. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"The action scenes are breathtaking (…) and the strange half-man, half-dragon hybrid idea is so original that it’s immediately captivating. The story has a fast pace and the illustrations are great, especially the scenes with dragons”.

M. Antoniutti

This is a very elaborate story but besides this, the narrative grows on you and your desire to discovers the wonder it holds becomes ever more intense. This makes the series very promising. The story can be read over and over to greater appreciate its complexity and the flow of information, complemented by artwork of the highest quality.

From the Publisher

"The action scenes are breathtaking (…) and the strange half-man, half-dragon hybrid idea is so original that it’s immediately captivating. The story has a fast pace and the illustrations are great, especially the scenes with dragons”
BDGEST

BDGEST - M. Antoniutti