I like the art. That was all I liked. I preordered this because Jester is one of my favorites (more fool me, which actually is fitting considering this is about Jester). Even when treating it as something new, like if you were just going into Critical Role, it's very bad. There is little to no plot or story or what have you. If you have followed Critical Role, it breaks a lot of things already established. The characters were out of character. The dialogue was as disinteresting as the plot. It f...

I haven't watched any Critical Role, only really read the Vox Machina comics, so I'm possibly not the target audience - I'm judging the book on its own merits. And the merits aren't great.The story is quite simplistic, it reads like an episode of a soap opera. Some deeper issues are touched on, but it all stays very surface level. The interactions between characters and the characters themselves feel soapy and like fan-fic for itself, if that is possible.I have the most problems with the art - i...

5 stars for the art.3 stars for the story, it felt super rushed and could have done with being longer.It didn't add anything new as Laura had already explained most of this info on the show.

I just love Jester. great illustrations and story

Beautiful inks cannot compldtly overshadow the feeling the drawings had to be rushed; the backgrounds are kinda flat and empty, the comic's missing big establishers to show the vibrant life of a city like nicodramus. The focus on the main characters works really good, dialogue sounds like from the gaming table itself - besides Jesters mom who talks mostly in infernal monologues, without showing her conflicts with other pafties.Overall an okay read with a clearly visible " heart" that is kept dow...

Fun, but I would have liked to know how she and Fjord met...

I haven't watched any of Critical Role but a comic should be able to stand on its own. Introductions to the characters would have helped a bit. Still it was a light and fun comic. I liked the art and animation style coloring.

I received an ARC copy of this book from EdelweissA must read for any Critical Role fan. I'm not sure exactly how much of this is new information and how much we already knew because my watching of the Mighty Nein arc was incredibly chaotic and sporadic but Jester is great and it's such a fun little story and the art is incredible so I think it's worth it for that alone. Also I absolutely adore the Traveler ;)

The art style is beautiful and all of the outfits are amazing. Cosplay ideas??Wow, was not expecting Bluud to be so sexy!Such a quick fun read of instant happiness

3 stars in general, 4 as a Critical Role (Mighty Nein) fan This was very short and the story is not that deep, I expected this to be a little bit longer, but it’s very cute and heartwarming. Jester is by far my favourite of the Mighty Nein, I loved the illustrations so much and I personally thought that her character is very well captured even though this is so short. If you read this as a stand-alone it’s still a cute story in my opinion.

I will start by saying I had almost no knowledge going into this of Criticsl Role. The cover caught my eye and after doing a little digging and saw it was possible to read this as a standalone, I knew it was coming home with me during B&Ns 50% off HC sale. I loved the artwork! The way the characters were drawn was very much my style and the colors were beautiful. I wish this was going to be a continued graphic novel series. I want to know more about The Traveler. As well as expanding on Jester's...

I give this four stars, being a fan of the show and loving Jester as a character. However, I do not recommend this book to anyone who is not a fan of the show. I'll explain why.The comic gives you some beautiful drawings of Jester's childhood and gives you a little more insight in her backstory - something you already knew from the campaign. It won't add anything you didn't know, but it is more of an endearing read. I loved the art, however I found sometimes the text bubbles/boxes not in style w...

[caleb to jester] “I’m a transmutation wizard, but you’re the one that changes people” 😭🤚Ok first of all I am so in love with the character designs in this. Everyone looks so good and baby Jester was SO CUTE. And I’m even more in love with Marion now than I already was before.The fact that Jester started drawing and painting to “bring the world” to her mom? Because Marion has some heavy anxiety over leaving their establishment? Excuse me this had no business hitting me in the feelings.With that

Considering this Comic was delayed for over a Year it was not really worth the wait. I preordered it 10 months ago and almost forgot about it when it came today in the Mail.The Art ist amazing und beautiful to look at, but the Story is very short and feels extremly rushed. With just short under 50 pages it feels a lot like a cash grab.I think it's just sad considering the possiblities they threw away. You could have made it a little longer to really dive into the Characters early life and put so...

Short and whimsical, the graphic novel seems to capture the fun side of Jester that Laura Bailey portrayed in the campaign! Outside that, there wasn’t a whole lot of depth. I was surprised it set up more questions instead of answers, it being an origin story. I was hoping we would find out who the traveler was, why he had interest in Jester, and more about her mother. Yet none of those answers came, and that was a little disappointing for me. Still, the artwork was great, and it was a fun and ea...

I really really love the art style and character designs, it is also beautifully illustrated in colour all the way through, however this absolutely did not add anything to Jester or her backstory which wasn't already known from the campaign itself. It also was really short. And it doesn't really match up with the show's canon that well, which doesn't bother me THAT much but it's still a bit disappointing

Thank you to Critical Role, Dark Horse, and Edelweiss+ for the earc! I LOVED THIS STORY. I mean, it's no secret that I adore Critical Role--I started watching during campaign 2, fell in love with the characters, then went back and saw campaign 1 and fell in love all over again. There's a certain magic that CR brings to their characters and stories, and that hasn't changed now that they've expanded into comics, novels, and more. Side note: I'm so proud of how far they've come, how successful CR h...

Being an avid Critical Role watcher of both first campaigns, and especially following the second one closely for a while, I have to say I'm fairly disappointed at how Jester's backstory came to "life" on this issue.Jester is a magical character and like most C2 characters, has a very compelling and unique backstory that explains her idiosyncratic point of view. There was none of the sort here. Aside from a few lines, it was like it was a totally different character, stripped of her quirkiness an...

The art is absolutely stunning! The story was fine but Jester honestly doesn’t have the most interesting background.