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The Tales of Dunk and Egg: The Graphic Novels #2
The Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword
Follow the sequel to George R.R. Martin's 'The Hedge Knight' as Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg make their way into the countryside and find themselves in the midst of a new adventure.
164 pages, Hardcover
First published June 18, 2008
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About the author
Ben Avery
122books54followersA believer in the need for positive, all-ages entertainment, Ben Avery created and wrote Zondervan’s graphic novel series TimeFlyz and the comic book miniseries ArmorQuest to entertain readers with an exciting story, but also inspire and encourage readers to stand up and make a difference in their world. Avery’s comic book career began when he was selected by George R.R. Martin to work as the script adaptor of the comic book fantasy mini-series The Hedge Knight, based on novellas by the New York Times bestselling author. After that, Avery went on to co-write/co-create the critically acclaimed Lullaby and The Imaginaries for Image Comics, co-create and write the children’s literature inspired fantasy The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles, develop and write the historical epic Kingdoms for Zondervan, and the sequel mini-series The Hedge Knight II, published by Marvel Comics. In addition to writing, he has been an English teacher, a college resident director, and a youth treatment specialist for sexually abused children. Avery lives in Indiana with his wife and four children.
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October 17, 2015
I loved this graphic novel as much as the first one.
Dunk and Egg have taken up with Ser Eustace. They end up going out to find out why their water supply has stopped. It turns out The Red Widow has built a dam and stolen their water. There are rumors that she is a witch and has killed several husbands and Dunk has to make her see reason.
This turns into a fight back and forth between The Red Widow and Ser Eustace. It seems The Red Widow has the okay from the King to take the water. This opens up another barrel of worms and they have to go through some issues before coming to a compromise.
It seems as well, that our Dunk has a crush on her ladyship and she on him, but nothing can be done because he doesn't come from a "great family." Whatever... you know the ways and the days!
Poor Dunk must move on after his little battle even though they wanted him to stay. You know if he did that would have caused all kinds of trouble.
I loved the novel and I'm sorry I can't tell you more, you will just have to read it :)
The graphics were awesome, I love when a book has beautiful graphics!
December 6, 2016
My copy has finally arrived!
I gave three stars for the e-book version when I read it a few years back but for this particular edition with its AMAZING artwork, it deserves another star. Much much better than the hideous AGoT graphic novels.
The part when Ser Eustace told the tale of the Battle of Redgrass Field is just totally mesmerizing. Daemon Blackfyre and Bloodraven in da house! And now that I see how the Red Widow - Tywin's feisty grandma - looks like, I totally get Dunk's infatuation with her. 'I wonder if she's freckled all over'. You dirty knight, you!
I cannot wait for The Mystery Knight to be published in graphic novel version, due next year.
I gave three stars for the e-book version when I read it a few years back but for this particular edition with its AMAZING artwork, it deserves another star. Much much better than the hideous AGoT graphic novels.
The part when Ser Eustace told the tale of the Battle of Redgrass Field is just totally mesmerizing. Daemon Blackfyre and Bloodraven in da house! And now that I see how the Red Widow - Tywin's feisty grandma - looks like, I totally get Dunk's infatuation with her. 'I wonder if she's freckled all over'. You dirty knight, you!
I cannot wait for The Mystery Knight to be published in graphic novel version, due next year.
December 31, 2020
قرات العمل من 3 اشهر و الان حان الوقت لقراءة الكوميك ف يتسنى للكلمات ان تتحول الى رسومات بديعة و الوان خلابة .
ٌI had Read the novella 3 months ago and now it's the time for the comic to turn the words to beautiful drawings with amazing colors by Mike Miller :) .
و كالعادة العمل مخلص جدا للنوفيلا و تم ذكره بكل التفاصيل .
It was so faithful to the book and every word has mentioned.
لا لا داعى لمراجعة الكوميكس غير بالشادة لرسومات ميك ميلر التى اعطت للقصة روح و حياة و سوف اكتفى بالمراجعة السابقة للنوقيلا
My Previous review for The Sworn sword tale .
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الى الجزء الثالث و الاخير فى عالم ويستروس و دانك :)
ٌI had Read the novella 3 months ago and now it's the time for the comic to turn the words to beautiful drawings with amazing colors by Mike Miller :) .
و كالعادة العمل مخلص جدا للنوفيلا و تم ذكره بكل التفاصيل .
It was so faithful to the book and every word has mentioned.
لا لا داعى لمراجعة الكوميكس غير بالشادة لرسومات ميك ميلر التى اعطت للقصة روح و حياة و سوف اكتفى بالمراجعة السابقة للنوقيلا
My Previous review for The Sworn sword tale .
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الى الجزء الثالث و الاخير فى عالم ويستروس و دانك :)
April 18, 2013
Targaryen count : 1
Booby count : 0
But despite the shortcomings mentioned above, this book was wonderful. Artwork was absolutely amazing, much better than the previous Hedge Knight and the Game of thrones comics.
So here's, as promised, our gallant hedge knight ser Duncan the Tall:
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This bald dude is Egg, by the way, Aegon Targaryen who will end up being the king Aegon V.
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Sir Duncan the hot![]()
this is red widow and Dunk totally has a crush on her
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But red widow is fiery and hot tempered and likes to slap big boys now and then
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Ser Duncan goes on and has his wet dreams all the same
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And then he goes ahead and kisses her in real life.
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Which means the HAPPY END . Except that it isn't the happy end.
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Booby count : 0
But despite the shortcomings mentioned above, this book was wonderful. Artwork was absolutely amazing, much better than the previous Hedge Knight and the Game of thrones comics.
So here's, as promised, our gallant hedge knight ser Duncan the Tall:
This bald dude is Egg, by the way, Aegon Targaryen who will end up being the king Aegon V.
Sir Duncan the hot
this is red widow and Dunk totally has a crush on her
But red widow is fiery and hot tempered and likes to slap big boys now and then
Ser Duncan goes on and has his wet dreams all the same
And then he goes ahead and kisses her in real life.
Which means the HAPPY END . Except that it isn't the happy end.
March 28, 2020
I am following a kind of schedule where I try to read the original text before I see or read the adaptation. So I had just finished the Knight of Seven Kingdoms few days ago so the story is still fresh in my mind and to boot the book was heavily illustrated so many scenes looked like already seen. This was in full color though and it was a welcome change. Illustrations were again good and the adaptation was faithful in fact all the dialogues were the same. I am just glad that I got to read the graphic novelization too and soon would try to read the graphic novel of the third story and then the graphic novelization of the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series.
So yeah if you have read the original novella then it would be a nice change and if you haven't read it then still it's a nice read so give it a chance and then just Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just .
So yeah if you have read the original novella then it would be a nice change and if you haven't read it then still it's a nice read so give it a chance and then just Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just .
June 17, 2013
Não sigo a série Game of Thrones, recebi este livro de prenda que fala de histórias passadas 100 anos antes da série TV. Gostei bastante, embora não me tenha surpreendido, tanto narrativamente como em termos de ilustração. É um bom trabalho, mas soa realmente a complemento do núcleo principal narrativo, como que a dar mais detalhe sobre o universo, sobre as vivências, os afazeres, as hierarquias, as honras e todo o seu sistema social.
Acredito que possa ser bastante mais interessante para quem segue a série.
Link para ver as primeiras páginas:
Acredito que possa ser bastante mais interessante para quem segue a série.
Link para ver as primeiras páginas:
March 4, 2018
Η λιγότερο αγαπημένη μου ιστορία από τις 3, με λιγότερη δράση..
June 19, 2016
This is the second part of the Hedge Knight Graphic novels. This one is better than the first. The continuing tale of Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg (one day to be Aegon the Unlikely). This time after the events of the tournament on Ser Duncan and Egg-they travel to serve under a Lord named Eustace. It seems the on the other side border is the infamous Red Widow who has diverted a river to fill her moat for the castle known as Coldmoat. Ser Duncan volunteers to serve Ser Eustace in this matter and is paired with the slovenly Sir Bennis. I shall not spoil the rest of this intricate plot for you-read the book.
I enjoyed this tale more due to the revelations about the Blackfyre Rebellion, as well as learning between the Red and Black Dragon "sides" of the Targeryan dynasty. I wonder if there are more stories for Dunk and Egg. These are superbly done and carry the spirit of the books. The artwork is gorgeous and the story is truly a good one about the aftereffects of picking the wrong side during a rebellion. If you are a Game of Thrones fan this is a series you should look into.
I enjoyed this tale more due to the revelations about the Blackfyre Rebellion, as well as learning between the Red and Black Dragon "sides" of the Targeryan dynasty. I wonder if there are more stories for Dunk and Egg. These are superbly done and carry the spirit of the books. The artwork is gorgeous and the story is truly a good one about the aftereffects of picking the wrong side during a rebellion. If you are a Game of Thrones fan this is a series you should look into.
February 7, 2017
You gotta like Dunk and Egg, that's a fact. Both of them are close to my heart already, but I didn't enjoy this story as much as the first one. A year and a half after the events we witnessed in the first volume has passed and Dunk (who still isn't very successful at being addressed as Ser Duncan the T all"), and his squire Egg have taken service with the elderly Ser Eustace. The old man lives in the glory days of the past and he has some territorial issues with the "Red Widow" (how I like strong women evil or not). There's a drought on, and water is being stolen, and peasant workers are somehow bulied because of that, something Dunk wants to prevent. So off he goes to try and solve the situation as the best of knights but he discovers that somebody has been lying to him. Knighthood is not so honourable here as it was in the previous volume, Dunk starts to see its dark side and to wonder if he is a knight or a regular guy and what is better, but he lives up to his own vision of knight's despite most of the times that's going to put him in danger. Not brilliant but enjoyable
December 22, 2018
When I reviewed THE HEDGE KNIGHT, I very much enjoyed it and recommended people check it out in comic book format rather than short story. While George R.R. Martin's prose is very good here, nothing is lost and much gained with its adaptation into art. The stories are short and to the point anyway, which makes me think I wish George would just work on these if he doesn't feel like finishing A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. I could do with some low fantasy feel good stories to contrast with some of the grimdark I read (and love).
The premise for THE SWORN SWORD is that Dunk and Egg are sworn to a very-very low ranking lord in the middle of the Reach. The tower the man lives in is neighbor of Coldmoat, which is a fairly nice (if not great) castle with its own river. A dispute over said river and its waters leads to a "war" that will undoubtedly end only one way but which our heroes' lord is fairly willing to do (since he's an old man with no children as well as a warrior). Along the way, they meet a woman wrongly identified as a femme fatale and a fairly epic jousting duel.
This is probably my favorite of the Dunk and Egg stories and I think it works fabulous in a visual form. The Red Widow is beautiful and fun even if George R.R. Martin isn't going to let her wed a hedge knight. I also liked the ending for a subversion of expectations that, ironically, was a sensible strategy all along.
5/5
The premise for THE SWORN SWORD is that Dunk and Egg are sworn to a very-very low ranking lord in the middle of the Reach. The tower the man lives in is neighbor of Coldmoat, which is a fairly nice (if not great) castle with its own river. A dispute over said river and its waters leads to a "war" that will undoubtedly end only one way but which our heroes' lord is fairly willing to do (since he's an old man with no children as well as a warrior). Along the way, they meet a woman wrongly identified as a femme fatale and a fairly epic jousting duel.
This is probably my favorite of the Dunk and Egg stories and I think it works fabulous in a visual form. The Red Widow is beautiful and fun even if George R.R. Martin isn't going to let her wed a hedge knight. I also liked the ending for a subversion of expectations that, ironically, was a sensible strategy all along.
5/5
September 27, 2019
I mean, it's OK.
April 27, 2010
An interesting continuation of Hedge Knight which follows the story of Dunk and Egg a year after the preceding book.
The story was a bit trivial as it was mainly a device to show how noble of a knight Dunk is despite his poor beginnings. The secondary theme to this novella revolves around a rebellion between brothers for the crown. It basically says that the winners are always good and the losers are always evil despite the fact that they were both fighting for who they thought was the true king.
I recommend this to people that read and liked Hedge Knight. I don't see much value as a side story in the universe of A Song of Fire and Ice by itself.
The story was a bit trivial as it was mainly a device to show how noble of a knight Dunk is despite his poor beginnings. The secondary theme to this novella revolves around a rebellion between brothers for the crown. It basically says that the winners are always good and the losers are always evil despite the fact that they were both fighting for who they thought was the true king.
I recommend this to people that read and liked Hedge Knight. I don't see much value as a side story in the universe of A Song of Fire and Ice by itself.
February 7, 2016
Otra aventura de Ser Duncan el Alto, y Egg su fiel escudero, esta vez en forma de comic... es una de las historias que está en el libro El caballero de los 7 reinos, pero leerla en forma de comic es mucho mas llevadera y rápida...
Se disfruta
Se disfruta
September 23, 2017
I wish I remembered the first book a bit better, but that didn't keep me from thoroughly enjoying the storytelling and gorgeous artwork of the second Hedge Knight book. I could follow Duncan and Egg around Westeros for many more adventures.
September 15, 2018
Una excelente historia de Dunk y Egg en el mundo de Game of thrones trescientos años antes de la historia de los Starks, Targaryen, Lannisters y muchas otras familias que conocemos muy bien por la serie de tv.
Quiero seguir encontrando/leyendo más aventuras de estos dos!
Quiero seguir encontrando/leyendo más aventuras de estos dos!
November 10, 2018
The hedge knight keeps getting better and better. Dunk the lunk and Egg make such a great companionship I reckon there has never been a much better matched knight and squire pair in fiction, least of all in ASOIAF. Great story, beautiful artwork as always.
July 2, 2019
These are really great. The art is good enough. But it's adapted great. 4 stars.
March 21, 2020
(3,6 of 5 for SOIaF themed fantasy in kind of OK comics version)
Don't expect much from comic adaptations and you will be content with what's coming. That's a golden rule and it confirms with this comic book. The art is OK-ish. Very generic style, I like it somewhere (knights and swords look quite good and the Red Widow looks beautiful, as she should... but maybe the inker should've left the freckles only to the colourist), but overall it's dull and most of the facial expressions look weird. The story is good, there are few nice twists to it, but the adaptation has the illness of most of the adaptations - being (sometimes) too much literal, transcriptive. So the middle of the book (basically anything concerning the history and ser Eustace's tales) is so dry, slow and tasteless. But the ending is good. Nice and juicy, bittersweet as things should be in this type of fantasy. It washed off the dry taste of some chapters before, but still...
Don't expect much from comic adaptations and you will be content with what's coming. That's a golden rule and it confirms with this comic book. The art is OK-ish. Very generic style, I like it somewhere (knights and swords look quite good and the Red Widow looks beautiful, as she should... but maybe the inker should've left the freckles only to the colourist), but overall it's dull and most of the facial expressions look weird. The story is good, there are few nice twists to it, but the adaptation has the illness of most of the adaptations - being (sometimes) too much literal, transcriptive. So the middle of the book (basically anything concerning the history and ser Eustace's tales) is so dry, slow and tasteless. But the ending is good. Nice and juicy, bittersweet as things should be in this type of fantasy. It washed off the dry taste of some chapters before, but still...
April 26, 2019
Book review
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Dunk and the Egg. Westeros side quest story comic. I needed a quick read and this did the job.
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I read this because it's been confirmed that Brienne of Tarth is a descendant of Dunkan the Tall.
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Sir Duncan the Tall and Egg (Aegon V) are just taking hired work around places in Westeros. Nothing major just helpful tasks for food and drink. 100 years before the events in A Song of Ice in Fire.
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I liked this more than I expected. One task of finding out why the river dried up lead to a dam made by a bitch lady Red Widow.
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But there's always more to it and Red Widow wasn't so bad, she was a tiny young lady protecting her spider castle. I really liked her character Lady Rohanne. She had red hair. Her character was a suprise.
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And we got to learn more about the Blackfyre rebellion. The Targaryen bastard rebellion.
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I'm looking forward to reading more of these short stories. I want all the stories.
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#georgerrmartin #grrm #thehedgeknight #theswornsword #agameofthrones #gameofthrones #got #westeros #dunkandegg #aegon #sirduncanthetall #knight #aknightofthesevenkingdoms #asongoficeandfire #asoiaf
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Dunk and the Egg. Westeros side quest story comic. I needed a quick read and this did the job.
.
I read this because it's been confirmed that Brienne of Tarth is a descendant of Dunkan the Tall.
.
Sir Duncan the Tall and Egg (Aegon V) are just taking hired work around places in Westeros. Nothing major just helpful tasks for food and drink. 100 years before the events in A Song of Ice in Fire.
.
I liked this more than I expected. One task of finding out why the river dried up lead to a dam made by a bitch lady Red Widow.
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But there's always more to it and Red Widow wasn't so bad, she was a tiny young lady protecting her spider castle. I really liked her character Lady Rohanne. She had red hair. Her character was a suprise.
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And we got to learn more about the Blackfyre rebellion. The Targaryen bastard rebellion.
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I'm looking forward to reading more of these short stories. I want all the stories.
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⭐⭐⭐
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#georgerrmartin #grrm #thehedgeknight #theswornsword #agameofthrones #gameofthrones #got #westeros #dunkandegg #aegon #sirduncanthetall #knight #aknightofthesevenkingdoms #asongoficeandfire #asoiaf
September 11, 2018
The continuing (illustrated) adventures of Dunk the Lunk and Egg.
May 22, 2024
A pretty well told story, love my boy Dunk with all my heart. Solid ending for sure, it was just kind of a boring ride to get there.
August 12, 2023
Just as good in graphic novel form.
March 24, 2013
Primeira vez que li em formato BD. Devo dizer que me agradou muito. O complexo mundo de Westeros fica incrivelmente bem quando mostrado graficamente - e aqui a arte é exemplar. Como se esperaria de uma publicação com o selo Marvel.
A BD é rica, envolvente, com um ritmo adequado sem descurar pormenores importantes. Só pela qualidade da arte e pelo toque do bom papel o livro já merecia nota positiva. Mas há mais.
A Espada Ajuramentada continua a história de Duncan e Egg, depois d'O Cavaleiro de Westeros com que tive contacto em . Nesse conto é-nos lançada a história de Duncan e Egg, de como se conheceram e se tornaram cavaleiro e escudeiro, num ambiente de Westeros anterior à das Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo (cuja série televisiva Game of Thrones muito ajudou a tornar popular, como merecia). Este será mais um pequeno conto. Uma aventura vivida por estes dois companheiros. Não me irei adiantar muito sobre a história para não arranjar spoilers, mas vale bem a pena - tal como valem muitos dos contos de GRRM, relacionados ou não com Westeros!. A complexidade política de GoT está aqui presente, tal como o sistema de honra e de hierarquias. Em texto, o conto seria óptimo. Em BD é melhor ainda! :)
A BD é rica, envolvente, com um ritmo adequado sem descurar pormenores importantes. Só pela qualidade da arte e pelo toque do bom papel o livro já merecia nota positiva. Mas há mais.
A Espada Ajuramentada continua a história de Duncan e Egg, depois d'O Cavaleiro de Westeros com que tive contacto em . Nesse conto é-nos lançada a história de Duncan e Egg, de como se conheceram e se tornaram cavaleiro e escudeiro, num ambiente de Westeros anterior à das Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo (cuja série televisiva Game of Thrones muito ajudou a tornar popular, como merecia). Este será mais um pequeno conto. Uma aventura vivida por estes dois companheiros. Não me irei adiantar muito sobre a história para não arranjar spoilers, mas vale bem a pena - tal como valem muitos dos contos de GRRM, relacionados ou não com Westeros!. A complexidade política de GoT está aqui presente, tal como o sistema de honra e de hierarquias. Em texto, o conto seria óptimo. Em BD é melhor ainda! :)
February 7, 2023
Confesso que comics ao estilo americano (publicados em pequenos fascículos- felizmente que a edição em Portugal desses fascículos é feita num único volume) não fazem muito o meu género... Mas não é que gostei bastante deste #2 das peripécias de Dunk & Egg? Creio que isto aconteceu porque esta é história bastante madura e extremamente bem contada. Não sei onde é que George R.R. Martin arranja tanta inspiração para o universo dos Sete Reinos. Mas que a sua fonte de inspiração parece inesgotável, parece!
Esta série é uma daquelas séries de comics que vale a pena ler.
Esta série é uma daquelas séries de comics que vale a pena ler.
November 12, 2017
After reading the original story I couldn't contain myself reading the graphic novel.
The drawings bring to life the characters - I was specially interested to see the battle scenes, read widow, cold moat, Ser Bennis the Brown.
It was well rendered - and 4 stars because these are the stories I love.
The drawings bring to life the characters - I was specially interested to see the battle scenes, read widow, cold moat, Ser Bennis the Brown.
It was well rendered - and 4 stars because these are the stories I love.
June 30, 2013
En la línea de la primera parte, aunque la historia tiene menos interés
May 14, 2017
Dunk and Egg!!
I think I prefer the first Hedge Knight graphic novel, but I love Egg so much that it's really hard to tell...
I think I prefer the first Hedge Knight graphic novel, but I love Egg so much that it's really hard to tell...
April 23, 2025
A veces amo a este escritor, a veces lo odio.
Te llena la historia de nombres, pero no llegan paulatinamente sino que te los suelta de golpe: 7 nombres nuevos en dos párrafos de los cuales solo da definición a 3 de ellos, 4 nombres se parecen en fonética o en escritura para después repetirte dos de los que te ha definido con adjetivos (al cabo de un capítulo sin haberlos mencionado) y matarlos sin ningún contexto y/o finalidad.
Si vas a matar a personajes de relleno, o no los describes ni escuetamente o no les das ni nombre, porque luego das 3 nombres y son super importantísimos para la trama.
Te llena la historia de nombres, pero no llegan paulatinamente sino que te los suelta de golpe: 7 nombres nuevos en dos párrafos de los cuales solo da definición a 3 de ellos, 4 nombres se parecen en fonética o en escritura para después repetirte dos de los que te ha definido con adjetivos (al cabo de un capítulo sin haberlos mencionado) y matarlos sin ningún contexto y/o finalidad.
Si vas a matar a personajes de relleno, o no los describes ni escuetamente o no les das ni nombre, porque luego das 3 nombres y son super importantísimos para la trama.
February 2, 2021
En esta segunda entrega, siguen las aventuras de Dunk el caballero Errante. Dos años han pasado luego de participar en el torneo de Prado de Bado de Ceniza y le acompaña Egg su escudero. En esta ocasión se e contraran nuevos retos en Fosafría donde nuevamente pondrá a prueba su lealtad y honor.
3. 5/5 estrellas ya que al comparar con el primer tomo, siento que me quedo a deber un poco más de acción
3. 5/5 estrellas ya que al comparar con el primer tomo, siento que me quedo a deber un poco más de acción
July 13, 2020
iniciare diciendo que no soy de leer muchos Cómics, es más, es de los géneros que menos suelo leer
Pero si tengo que decir que de La espada leal puedo rescatar que, a pesar de haber leído este segundo volumen sin leer el primero,encontré que la historia entretiene y mantiene al lector atrapado en las 160 paginas
Me parece también interesante que parte de la temática central de la historia sea al desabastecimiento de agua por que es algo que actualmente afecta a toda la humanidad.
Pero si tengo que decir que de La espada leal puedo rescatar que, a pesar de haber leído este segundo volumen sin leer el primero,encontré que la historia entretiene y mantiene al lector atrapado en las 160 paginas
Me parece también interesante que parte de la temática central de la historia sea al desabastecimiento de agua por que es algo que actualmente afecta a toda la humanidad.
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