“Created with the cooperation of the Jordan estate, adapted by well-known comics writer Chuck Dixon and illustrated by the talented Chase Conley, The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel has been hailed as an exciting interpretation of Robert Jordan’s classic fantasy novel. It features brilliant interior art by Marcio Fiorito and Francis Nuguit, and stunning covers by Jeremy Saliba and Seamus Gallagher.

Rand; his friends Mat, Perrin, and Egwene; the Aes Sedai Moiraine and her Warder, Lan Mandragoran; Thom the gleeman and Nynaeve, the village Wisdom, split into three groups while trying to escape the ancient, dead city of Shadar Logoth, where they are pursued by the deadly Mashadar. A disastrous river crossing leaves Perrin and Egwene on their own—until they meet a mysterious stranger who claims that he and Perrin share a remarkable ability. Meanwhile, Rand and Mat pose as Thom’s apprentices as they sail downriver on a cargo ship.”  [Text from the publisher’s website]

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The graphic novel adaptation of Wheels of Time TV series on Amazon Prime Video (and, above all, of Robert Jordan’s fantasy novels series) continues with a third volume (I have already commented on volumes one and two). The troops of trollocs that are pursuing them are getting dangerously close, so Moiraine Sedai reluctantly decides to take refuge in the abandoned city of Aridhol where terrible things happened and terrible things are still hiding — so much so that even the trollocs fear the place, now known as Shadar Logoth, the place where the shadow waits. The curiosity of Mat having awakened the Mashadar, they have to flee again in the middle of the night, chased by both the deadly shadows and the trollocs. In their escape, the group get separated: Rand, Mat and Thom end up on the Spray, a trading ship bound for Whitebridge, while Moiraine, Lan and Nynaeve take the road, whereas Perrin and Egwene cut through the forest, where they encounter Elyas and his pack of wolves, and, later, a band of peace-loving Tinkers. The boys make it to Whitebridge, but have to quickly leave when a Myrddraal surprises them and probably kills Thom…

The comic summarizes the story of the novel very well (as it is much more faithful to the novels than the TV series) but the art is really terrible. As it changes artist with every volume, the quality is inconstant. The second volume was an improvement on the first, but this one is the worse. The story is interesting, but the ugly art is a distraction. I thought the comic would be a good way to avoid reading the lengthy novel series (while waiting for the next season of the TV adaptation), but, considering how a tedious reading it is, I am not so sure. I am not very enthusiastic with the idea of continuing reading this comic series and I cannot really recommend it.

The Wheel of Time GN #3: The Eye of the World, by Chuck Dixon (Based on the novel by Robert Jordan) with Marco Fiorito and Francis Nuguit (Illustrators). New York: Tor Books, Avril 2023. 176 pages, 6 5/8 x 10 1/8 in., US $21.99 / CAN $28.99, ISBN 978-1-250-90002-9. For a teenage readership (12+).

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