It’s such an underappreciated interpretation. It’s a shame the second part never panned out. It even sported better compositing than War of the Rohirrim ha

Thanks! Yeah mostly theatrical swordfighting videos on youtube

feverdreamjohnny.itch.io/gorgons-garden

Yeah DQ games are notoriously grind-heavy as part of their mission statement. Except for DQ11 oddly enough, which was also a really great game. They have some great spinoffs though in DQM and Rocket Slime! Rocket Slime IS in my top 5.

DQ8 would be in my top 5 games of all time if not for the grind. Loved that game

There’s a lot of great stuff in it. I liked nearly all the features. The stuff I didn’t care for was mostly the stuff I’d attribute to the movie nostalgia. Taarna and the other recurring characters I felt were a little rote.

Favorites were Bug, the Mercenary, Burton & Cyb, and Lester

Of the others I sampled, these caught my attention: Starslayer Log of the Jolly Roger, Camelot 3000, Poison Elves, East of West, Fear Agent, Elfquest Hidden Years, The Geek, Nevada, and Rough Riders.

Once I finish Arak I’ll probably read more of Warlord and Arion too, maybe the old Sonja as well.

The flavorful dialogue, historical trivia, fun and unique cast all have made it my favorite. It’s a shame I didn’t care for the writer’s Conan nearly as much, but Conan and Arak are very different.

I expected to like the modern stuff more than I did but I’ve yet to find one that really gripped me

Final follow-up: I wouldn’t say I’m starting a new hobby in comic collecting, but I enjoyed the random lot a lot more than I anticipated. I ended up getting a couple more mystery boxes, but nothing I read stacked up to Arak Son of Thunder. I assembled the whole run of Arak and I’m through half of it