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The concluding volume of "Northlanders" is out! - Rafael - 01-12-2013
Hi all,
When asked for inspiration on the look and feel of Blackmoor, I always recommend the comic book series "Northlanders".
![[Image: Northlanders_20.jpg]](http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/data/media/293/Northlanders_20.jpg)
![[Image: NorthPreview-4.jpg]](http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_cc/comicbooks/northlanders/NorthPreview-4.jpg)
Well, that series has just concluded with paperback #7.
I highly recommend you go and get it while it is still available.
A few years ago, I even wrote a guest entry about the series on Havard's blog: http://blackmoormystara.blogspot.de/201 ... nders.html
Rafe
Re: The concluding volume of "Northlanders" is out! - Havard - 01-16-2013
Yeah,
I really enjoyed some of the Northlander books, especially the first one. Does the last book hold up to the quality of the first book?
-Havard
Re: The concluding volume of "Northlanders" is out! - Rafael - 01-16-2013
I am sort of conflicted on that, actually. After the initial stories, the series sure drags along, and sure some motifs and tropes are overused.
But really - a better independent fantasy comic book, I know not. Perhaps when Tim Sale did Thieves World. But that was in the 80s.
Re: The concluding volume of "Northlanders" is out! - Havard - 01-19-2013
Le Noir Faineant Wrote:I am sort of conflicted on that, actually. After the initial stories, the series sure drags along, and sure some motifs and tropes are overused.
But really - a better independent fantasy comic book, I know not. Perhaps when Tim Sale did Thieves World. But that was in the 80s.
What I would have liked to see is something connecting the different stories. I don't mind switching main characters and even time frame, but the same locations, or same bloodlines (clans) showing up would have helped bring some continuity between the books.
-Havard