Let me start this by saying that I will be reading most of the Dragon Age brand throughout the next year because the game series has destroyed my life/taken over my life. I am a huge fan who once spent 36 hours playing the game, fell asleep with the controller in my hand, then woke up and continued playing. That being said, this comic was a bit of a disappointment. I felt at once both elated at seeing great characters from Origins and 2 meeting up, but anger when they didn't explain how they met...

Hold onto to your shield and bucklers! A graphic-novel with a clear plot & dialogue, I mean you will know each character & their intentions beginning to end. Colorful and dynamic art, I even jumped out of my skin when the serpent like dragon came onto the scene. This is too good to pass up, get it.

This review was first posted on Northern Plunder, if you want to see more reviews please click here.I received a digital copy of this graphic novel from netgalley and whilst I had a few troubles as mentioned in other graphic novels read this way I didn't have so many this time because most of the font was large enough to not be over pixelated. Any how obviously I'm a fan of Dragon Age and even though I didn't complete the game (it's not my fault, I'm a hoarder, it's a disease!) I had played enou...

I requested this as my partner is quite obsessed with the game and although I haven't played it myself (I'm still in the throes of Fallout: New Vegas) I've always enjoyed watching him play this as the graphics, storyline and missions were all rather spectacular.I was not disappointed by this graphic novel at all though I suspect if I had played the game I would have enjoyed and understood it a lot more.The artwork was definitely a highlight for me, it was absolutely fantastic, and I will read th...

In reviewing this graphic novel, I am fully aware that I will be revealing myself as a world-class geek! I am also aware that I'll be alienating a few readers here. However, I feel it's worth coming out of the nerdy closet just so I can be a bit of a video-game fangirl in my excitement over this! I love the Dragon Age games. I like video games in general, and I have ever since I was a kid. I used to love watching my brother play games like Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid. I loved the stor...

Being a fan of the game I have sourced alternative stories in between the games. This is a good little story with Alister and the grand storyteller himself, Varric. They are attempting to find out what happened to Alistairs father and throwing themselves into an adventure of their own. The story is interesting but for those outside the lore will struggle with the backstory. The story isn't grand and is basically setting up for bigger things. As a fan it covers some interesting ground.

Without the context of Dragon Age and Dragon Age 2, you may feel a bit lost. It's about Alistair from the first game searching for his father accompanied by Isabella and Varric from the second game. The story is by one of the game's writers but he doesn't completely understand that a comic book series should stand on its own and he needs to give a bit more background to the things that are happening.

I really didn’t think this story would work. The situation seemed like a real impossibility, so I’ve been avoiding this for years. In all honesty I just thought it sounded desperate, an attempt to rake in some more dollars on the back of a successful franchise. I mean why the king of Ferelden would be going on a quest with two lowly rogues, I couldn’t begin to guess at. But, then I began reading and I realised how well this story is put together, and how perfectly it slots into the dragon age un...

My very first graphic novel review! Where do I begin? Dragon Age: The Silent Grove is set after the Fifth Blight (Dragon Age I) and follows Alistair, king of Fereldand (Dragon Age: Origins) and Isabela the pirate captain and Varric the ground dwarf from Dragon Age II. Alistair is forced to work with the two rogues in his quest to find his father, and the first step is to raid the archives of The Crows for information. This quickly sets him on the course of his adventure, where he chased by The C...

I have to start off my review openly handing you the salt shaker, should you need a grain or two. I am not only a huge fan of Bioware and the writer (David Gaider), but of the specific characters chosen for this tale. This could have been the story of recently deceased Grey Warden Alistair riding a bog unicorn through the rainbow clouds of the Free Marches, en route to deliver Varric cake to the Anderfels, and I would have salivated.That said - this was an incredible start to the continuation of...

The art style isn't quite appealing, and it is not that much fun to read a storyline that conflicts with the world state you've created in the games. Overall, meh.

Interesting. The plot and art were just fine and I loved meeting Yavana. What I didn't love was the whitewashing, the coloring was OFF. The writing was a little boring and Alistair didn't feel very Alistair-y (guess it's because he's got the morbs at the moment), but Varric and Isabela were spot on. Also didn't like the (verbal and literal) beating up on Isabela, she got more injuries than the others combined. At a certain point (in a very particular panel) it just seemed like someones fetish hm...

Ohkay. Dragon Age: The Silent Grove. Another video game inspired graphic novel. I can’t say that I hate the idea of reading more about a game I enjoyed playing but most of the time the stories end up disappointing me. In Dragon Age: The Silent Grove we follow the footsteps of Alistair who is to become King of Ferelden. Alistair used to be my love interest in the game (yes, I was desperate) so it’s funny to see him being all badass when, in truth, he’s just a little insecure man. I never liked hi...

This was fine. I'm not great on Dragon Age lore, I've only played the games a little, so some of this was familiar, but not all. It's a pretty standard fantasy store, the art is good (which helps) and it's a quick enough pace. - I don't know, it's not bad, but I don't know that it's a great starting point for the uninitiated.

This series makes a lot more sense if you've already played Dragon Age 2, rather than just Dragon Age. It features Alistair from the first game, but he is travelling with Isabella and Varric from the second game, so knowing them first makes it a lot more enjoyable. The story is fairly light; Alistair hires Isabela and Varric to help track down his father, missing for over a decade. There's a good bit of action and a lot of Varric and Isabela's character coming through, but ultimately the story d...

The Silent Grove is graphic novel set in the Dragon Age universe, written by the same man who was the main writer of the games, David Gaider, along with Alexander Freed and Chad Hardin. If you've read this site at all, you know I loved Dragon Age: Origins and it's related content, and came around on Dragon Age 2 in the end. What's being reviewed here is the collection of six comics previously only available via the Dark Horse comics store.The story follows Alistair, King of Ferelden in the conti...

I received this as an ARC through Dark Horse Comics from netgalley.com.Pretty quick read. It's only 83 pages long.It took me a little while to get into it. I read the description and my first thought was immediately, "but Alistair wouldn't galavant around with Isabela and Varric --- especially not after defeating The Blight". I love Dragon Age: Origins (and Alistair) so I had to overlook this detail and read it anyway. (No, I do not like Dragon Age 2.)My thoughts were confirmed in the first coup...

I received a copy of this through netgalley to review. The story is written in part by David Gaider who was the main writer for both Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II and I think that helped a lot with how much I liked this graphic novel. It also helps that I am a huge Alistair fan (yes, I know, not many of us out there) and the plot revolves around him, so we get to learn a little more about him. I loved the witty banter between Isabela and Varric, that is one of my favorite parts about Dra...

I enjoyed the artwork but not sure what the story is about at this moment

Shadowhawk reviews the graphic novel sequel to Bioware’s Dragon Age games, a new narrative penned by David Gaider and published by Dark Horse Comics.“Quite a mystery thriller set in the world of Ferelden, Dragon Age – The Silent Grove offers a lot of intrigue, swordplay, double-crossing and subterfuge but does not quite go the whole distance.” ~The Founding FieldsNote: After writing the review I randomly found myself on the Dragon Age wiki and found that Ferelden isn’t the name of the world in t...