World of Warcraft #2 and #3
Written by Linkara Monday, 04 May 2009 23:51
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05.04.2009 - 20:22 | rogueofmv
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For comic: Watchmen, cause everybody is reading so you can talk about it with someone
but I like the 3 comics about the Green Lantern's life... I think it's new (2006)
and the "Crepúsculo Esmeralda", i think the original is "emerald twilight" or sth...
For manga: "Full Metal Alchimist" and "One Piece" are my favorites
I hate "Death Note" but a lot of people like it...
I hope i could help you ;)
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01.01.2010 - 11:39 | HoboBob24Oooooooor you could go old school manga and read Dragonball.
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03.21.2012 - 16:45 | GearFoxI suggest for comics Deadpool or Watchmen.
For manga Hellsing,Deathnote or Naruto
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12.21.2009 - 19:11 | The Goth
I agree, the whole series was horribly written, and it turned out it was just a bad excuse for Blizzard to bring in Varian Wrynn. Although, I'm kinda glad they brought that jerk in, as now there's a reason for Horde and Alliance to be at war. I was getting tired of the whole "let's hold hands" thing that started waaay back in the An'Quiraj patch.
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03.28.2012 - 19:19 | thelastlife0726
"Come vith me to conquer the lahnd known ahs: Cahlifownia!"
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[quote=rogueofmv]A WoW comic book?
Oh boy. There are SO many ways that can be fucked up by the writer...[/quote]
I see what you mean, it would require you to do an insane amount of research just to get the setting right.
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05.04.2009 - 20:07 | Deimos1984rd
I'd rather read the silent hill comic
....wait no I don't!!!
Great review as always, great impression of Schwarzenegger...err uh Conan.
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05.04.2009 - 20:15 | Stained Sword
Nice review. I've gotta say, these don't seem as bad as other comics, but they definitely aren't worth your money.
You took my father's sword!! Aurrraururrgh!!!!! :P
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05.04.2009 - 20:39 | Linkara
Well, like I said in the beginning, this isn't really THAT awful, it's just that they're very... dull.
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05.06.2009 - 07:17 | LordOfAwesome95 - I AgreeI agree, Linka....I mean Awesome Mcbadasspowerfist.
These two arent the worst comics youve reviewd here, but still dull but thats maybe thats cuz i dont play WoW.
BTW about Blue Beetle... Are any of those comics released in Europe?
I live in Holland and most comics like that dont come here. I mean I do own the basic stuff like Watchmen, but heres the thing: we have our own style of comics....less superhero-ish. Some comics do come here but most of them not. Part of my comicbook knowledge comes from your videos.
Oh and A+ for the Monty Python reference and awesome Schwarzenegger/Conan impression :D
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12.21.2009 - 19:23 | The GothNope, I've played WoW since late 2005, and these comics are most certainly dull. They put Blizzard's lore to shame. :(
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05.04.2009 - 20:19 | CMWaters
There is one thing that makes this video pure win:
Use of footage from "Monty Python And The Holy Grail"
Since I know nothing about WoW before hand, I'll just leave it at that.
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05.04.2009 - 20:24 | Speedwagon33Hah, nice review.
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05.04.2009 - 20:24 | Awesome McBadass PowerfistI've been following your videos for about a month now and have been meaning to register. This just worked out so nicely. B)
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05.04.2009 - 20:36 | traceaceThe comic was just following the game with the chick's outfit. Let me just say I'm glad I'm a magic user in the game. Long skirts ftw. :whistle:
Great review. I love WoW's lore, for good and for bad, but I'm suddenly glad I don't need to wade through this book to get it.
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05.04.2009 - 20:45 | DanManX
You know Linkara, I loved the video, but I'm conflicted now.
On the one hand, I love predicting arbitrary things like "how many people will explain the orcs are aliens" thing.
On the other hand...I actually COULD explain it. And I DON'T play WoW. I am that big of a nerd... :confused:
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05.04.2009 - 20:52 | freemonty
You know, you [i]really[/i] have talent for voices and impersonations. Your Schwarzenegger, like your Sean Connery and William Shatner before it, sounds as authentic as it does funny. :D
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I have not come across that much exposition since the last time Ric Olie and I went to a park. "Over there is a tree. It's a mighty tree. It was planted in 1927 by flappers, who were also whores. Over there is little Timmy Bidwell. His parents conceived him in Apsen 9 years ago. Over there..." "ENOUGH ALREADY RIC! ENOUGH!"
Nice going as always sir and remember: YOU IS A MAN!
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I gotta say, this review, despite the fact that you weren't reviewing a REALLY bad comic this time, it was actually one of your better reviews. Possibly it was the impressions, the greatly timed Monty Python reference (which I just saw recently btw) or the voices.
And I know it's cliche'd but the music you played when the "cave elemental" struck STILL got my blood pumping, in the dramatic sense. Seriously, if you think about it, fire isn't an element either, it's a chemical reaction. They're not called 'reactionals' (and yes that was an Order of the Stick reference, and I felt I had to make it.)
Great review, and I'm glad I was bored tonight because I got to see it early!
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05.04.2009 - 20:53 | DaniusKangNot a bad Arnold at all, Linkara. Maybe you and Spoony should have a Conan sound-a-like contest.
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05.04.2009 - 21:05 | jnywest
Linkara, great as always.
I think most of the narration was to give us WOW fanboys something to drool over (oo look, its Thunderbluff), but your right, the comic does look pretty boring.
Your Conan jokes will hold me over until NC's Red Sonja tomorrow..lol
Could you post what comics you plan on doing over the next few weeks...just curious.
Thanks for evrything :)
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05.04.2009 - 21:16 | LinkaraIf you look on either the forum or in my blog, you'll find the list of upcoming episodes.
Next week is Captain Planet and the Planeteers #3.
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05.04.2009 - 21:06 | Blitzkrieg1701
An excellent review Mr. Powerfist!
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05.04.2009 - 21:09 | dady5000
Nice job as always Linkara.
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Somehow, I get the feeling the ony reason the put all the names of places in the comic just so people reading the comic could go "Hey, I've been there in the game! Wow, that is so awesome! I must go play the game now!"
That, or its just to prove to everyone that yes, its a WoW comic because it has WoW names in it. -_-
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05.04.2009 - 21:27 | catboyjeremie
Uuugh... that was painful...
No not the review, it was much entertaining. These comics looks and sound more painful to read than the WoW manga.
Seriously, the way the story in WoW goes is perfectly reflected in these comics, its not that interesting and I personally would be more entertained if more than half of the character cast died.
The gun description part made me laugh so much, its just painful seeing characters talking for hours about the weapon they choose. Lastly... *facepalm* is there a light switch somewhere to close those damn flashlight eyes?
Anyway, enough of this rant. Excellent work Linkara, yet another clever and funny review.
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05.04.2009 - 21:41 | Chosen Zelos
Hmm, so WoW the comic, unlike the game, you CAN put down after a few minutes.
... So by that logic, it WASN'T WoW. :side:
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[quote=ThatGuyInTheCape]
Seriously, if you think about it, fire isn't an element either, it's a chemical reaction. They're not called 'reactionals' (and yes that was an Order of the Stick reference, and I felt I had to make it.)
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My head just exploded! I always thought the element "earth" was just to generic, but I never thought of fire!
And Linkara, I know this comic is dull, but in fact, I feel just the same when I saw my brother playing it. In a strange sense, the comic's writer captured the essence of the game, if you read all the history that appears, and the dialogs as well. The on ly difference is, of course, that the reader aren't playing it! Maybe if it was an adventure book, it could work better...
Btw, great review, and well timed Star Trek insertions too!
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05.04.2009 - 21:51 | Thekiwidude
ah good reviw as allways the ash bringer wow comics were pretty good well they were better than those ones.
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05.04.2009 - 22:09 | DavideogamerFor just the good art and depiction of Azeroth, the comic seemed alright, but...thirty dollars?! For ten dollars less, you could buy a full volume of Sandman or the complete Watchmen collection! What a rip-off!
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05.04.2009 - 22:22 | KanasheThe hell? A WoW comic? I mean I know there's a three book manga, but..What the hell?
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05.04.2009 - 22:29 | jonhol
Wow. I'm not an expert on Warcraft but as far as i now. The writer dint know a shit of Warcraft's lore :huh:
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The unfortunate thing is with Warcraft everything can be retconned cuz its open and mysterious. There is soooo much crap that has been just added in. Once it is in something "official" its part of the story.
The burning crusade explains alot of the orcs history. Yes the orcs are actually from Draenor and Dranei are actually from a place called Argus. And the Burning Legion Corrupted the orcs because they were hiding dranei on Draenor (geez that made my head hurt lol) and turned them into an army along with clones of Hitler to fight superman on azeroth....maybe not the hitler , superman part. lol. Oh and the Tardis name is actually an acronym for Time and Relative Diminsions in Space.. ;)
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05.04.2009 - 22:55 | Junpei
Great :D
How about some outtakes from your "My father's suoard" scene?
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05.04.2009 - 23:02 | LinkaraThe problem is that unlike Doug's work where he has a crew helping him record his stuff, it's just me, so basically you see me say the line over and over over and over and I go with the iteration that I think looks best. XD
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05.25.2009 - 08:23 | Marioh
and your doing it SUPERB!!
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05.04.2009 - 23:00 | jnywestAhh, better
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05.04.2009 - 23:44 | YigSnakeDaddyEarth! Wind! Fire! Water! CAVE!
Wait what?
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05.25.2009 - 08:22 | Mariohthis isnt the worst!!!
the WoW game include elementals like
"fury, anger, cold, dark, doom, light, pure, shifty, cursed, fell, rage, and bloody!!"
looks gash darnit good!! this is just a BITE of it! stopped play the game when they destroyed the good old story (the story from warcraft 1-2 and 3!)
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02.11.2012 - 22:42 | ObstreperousAt least cold, dark, and light are vaguely elementalish... kind of.
Magic the Gathering had even worse elementals, like Thorn, Fungus, and Ivy. These people do not know what "elemental" means. Aristotle would be very disappointed.
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09.13.2009 - 16:35 | SomewhatI guess it's more exciting than 'Heart!'.
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05.04.2009 - 23:54 | commanderhavoc
I found the WoW games to be extremely boring.
Not to mention really expensive to subsribe to.
Guess I'm one of the lucky fews that could stop playing it before it was too late.
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05.05.2009 - 00:01 | Lowcifur
Hey, Awesome McBadassPowerfist, spontaneous Final Fantasying is a very serious condition, and nothing to joke about. On the other hand, I'm sure the writers knew the risks involved: if you have a brooding, amnesiac hero with a giant sword (giggity) and cliched friends, the chance of a Final Phantasy Star breaking out is increased by about tenfold.
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Oh boy. There are SO many ways that can be fucked up by the writer...
EDIT: and it appears I was right, too. *facepalm*