Dark One
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Summary
From #1 New York Times Bestselling， Hugo Award-winning author， Brandon Sanderson （The Mistborn Trilogy， The Stormlight Archive series）， along with Nathan Gooden， Jackson Lanzing， and Collin Kelly， comes Dark One， the first book in a series of original graphic novels， from Vault Comics。
Some worlds are made to be broken。
Paul Tanasin is a young man haunted by visions of a dark and fantastic world？visions he initially believes are hallucinations。 But when he discovers they are prophecies from Mirandus， a world in which he’s destined to become a fearsome destroyer， he’ll have to embrace the fear， rise up as the Dark One， and shatter everything。 Dark One examines the dual roles we often take on in life―the ability to be a savior as well as a destroyer。
Some worlds are made to be broken。
Paul Tanasin is a young man haunted by visions of a dark and fantastic world？visions he initially believes are hallucinations。 But when he discovers they are prophecies from Mirandus， a world in which he’s destined to become a fearsome destroyer， he’ll have to embrace the fear， rise up as the Dark One， and shatter everything。 Dark One examines the dual roles we often take on in life―the ability to be a savior as well as a destroyer。
Reviews
Jill Jemmett
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Paul Tanasin is haunted by visions of a girl who claims to be his sister。 He is sent to therapy but he can’t explain what is going on。 One day he is captured and brought to a fantasy world， Mirandus， where he is destined to be the Dark One。 Meanwhile， his mother is a attorney representing a serial killer。 This murderer has an unusual request that she hasn’t seen before， but she must do her best to give him what he wants。 Both Paul and his mother must face their demons in the real world and in Mi Paul Tanasin is haunted by visions of a girl who claims to be his sister。 He is sent to therapy but he can’t explain what is going on。 One day he is captured and brought to a fantasy world， Mirandus， where he is destined to be the Dark One。 Meanwhile， his mother is a attorney representing a serial killer。 This murderer has an unusual request that she hasn’t seen before， but she must do her best to give him what he wants。 Both Paul and his mother must face their demons in the real world and in Mirandus。I like it when fantasy stories begin in the real world and then transport the characters to a fantasy land。 There were some hints that something greater was going on in Paul’s life when he was haunted by a girl claiming to be his sister。 He was destined to fulfill his role in the “narrative” that the people of Mirandus had to follow。This story had the narrative trope of the “chosen one。” When Paul reached Mirandus， he was told that he was meant to play a particular role there。 It didn’t take long for Paul to start to fill in that role， even though he didn’t want to at first。 If someone is told that they are something enough times， they start to believe it， whether it’s good or bad。This graphic novel finished on a cliffhanger so I’ll have to read the next one！Thank you Vault Comics for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ella
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This looks good！
Readwithethel
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An interesting storyNote: since writing this review， I've become aware of mr。 Sanderson's questionable opinions。 I'm not changing the review， but I will not read the next volume。Key words: graphic novel， fantasy， adult， young adultWhen I saw “epilogue” at the end， I was really scared that it was going to be the end of the book but， thankfully， it then said “end of book 1”。 I got scared for a minute。I think it is a really promising graphic novel。 It is not the most original at the beginning but t An interesting storyNote: since writing this review， I've become aware of mr。 Sanderson's questionable opinions。 I'm not changing the review， but I will not read the next volume。Key words: graphic novel， fantasy， adult， young adultWhen I saw “epilogue” at the end， I was really scared that it was going to be the end of the book but， thankfully， it then said “end of book 1”。 I got scared for a minute。I think it is a really promising graphic novel。 It is not the most original at the beginning but the way it’s turning around is。 I was sometimes a little bit confused as to what was happening but it was really easy to get back in the story。 It’s quite intense， and difficult to know who to root for。 They all have a part of bad and good in them。 I can’t wait to see what happens in the next volume。I recommend to fans of dark fantasy。3。5/5Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion 。。。more
Allison
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I'm feeling very conflicted about Dark One。 On the one hand， I love a story that subverts the classic fantasy dark vs light binary。 In this fantasy world， every generation， the fated champions of each side rise up and war against one another until the light is victorious。 These destinies seemingly offer no choice， no deviation， no altered outcome。 However， several characters in this story have their own agendas to mess with the system。 Chaos ensues， and I admit I'm curious to see what direction I'm feeling very conflicted about Dark One。 On the one hand， I love a story that subverts the classic fantasy dark vs light binary。 In this fantasy world， every generation， the fated champions of each side rise up and war against one another until the light is victorious。 These destinies seemingly offer no choice， no deviation， no altered outcome。 However， several characters in this story have their own agendas to mess with the system。 Chaos ensues， and I admit I'm curious to see what direction it takes。Despite this potential for something really clever， the first installment didn't blow me away。 The characters are ok but mostly flat so far。 The most interesting to me was protagonist Paul's mom， Lin。 Her side plot was weird， and she doesn't seem to be great in the mothering department， but at least she has layers。Essentially， there were some good Sanderson™ twists that make me intrigued enough to come back for more， but I'm not sold on the characters or the overall plot yet。 I think I won't know for sure how to feel on the latter until I'm clear on its messaging。 So far， the trajectory is too shrouded in mystery for me to get a clear read on what the author is trying to say。 。。。more
Niko
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I'm a huge fan of Sanderson's published works， so even though I'm not typically a graphic novel reader， I jumped at the chance to read this one。 I've long followed Sanderson's idea of a person prophesied to be the Dark One instead of the Hero and really think this idea had a lot of potential。 Unfortunately I had a lot of issues with the execution。 The story starts fairly abruptly and continues that way。 We don't get real transitions but just quick moves into the plot it's trying to convey。 The b I'm a huge fan of Sanderson's published works， so even though I'm not typically a graphic novel reader， I jumped at the chance to read this one。 I've long followed Sanderson's idea of a person prophesied to be the Dark One instead of the Hero and really think this idea had a lot of potential。 Unfortunately I had a lot of issues with the execution。 The story starts fairly abruptly and continues that way。 We don't get real transitions but just quick moves into the plot it's trying to convey。 The beginning especially felt disjointed with both the scenes following Paul and the scenes following his mother not feeling connected。 While there is a connection drawn at the end， the lack of fleshing out really kept this from being a satisfying story for me。 I realize that being a graphic novel there are definitely limitations on how much can really be fit into a 200 page story， but I think telling a simpler narrative may have helped with this。 The story as it's presented tends to get a bit convoluted as it's trying to fit in way too much content in way too short of a time。I will say I did quite like some of the artwork; they style was unique and there were some cool visuals。 At the same time， there were several sections where the panels of art would vary wildly in quality。 Some straight up looked like they were a rough draft。 I'm not sure if this was intentional and is maybe something that's common for graphic novels， but it really stood out to me here。 While I'm still a massive fan of Sanderson， I do not think I will continue with reading his graphic novels。 As I stated above， part of this is just the fact that I very much prefer to read prose versions of stories， but the story and art also had some serious issues。 。。。more
Max Reads
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Review to follow！
penny
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This first book in a new graphic novel series by Brandon Sanderson got a 3/5 stars from me。 Paul sees visions of another world， and is followed around by a girl who claims to be his sister。 One day， what he believed to be hallucinations become true。 He is brought into another world， a world where people follow the ‘Narrative’， and he is the ‘Dark One’。The story of the Dark One is an interesting one。 Instead of following the good character who will save everyone， we follow the one who is to bring This first book in a new graphic novel series by Brandon Sanderson got a 3/5 stars from me。 Paul sees visions of another world， and is followed around by a girl who claims to be his sister。 One day， what he believed to be hallucinations become true。 He is brought into another world， a world where people follow the ‘Narrative’， and he is the ‘Dark One’。The story of the Dark One is an interesting one。 Instead of following the good character who will save everyone， we follow the one who is to bring destruction and chaos。 It surprised me at times， and kept me engaged all the way through。 I like how the prologue， epilogue and intermissions were used in this graphic novel as well。 Whether or not the artstyle is beautiful is of personal taste。 I personally think it worked well with the story。 There was some good use of colors， different kinds of panels， a sort of chaos in the art that went well with what was happening。That being said， I feel like this was not the best medium to tell this story。 A graphic novel is much shorter than a novel， doesn’t allow the author to get into characters’ heads and let the reader know their emotions， and doesn’t give enough room for subtilities。 All things that were necessary in this case in my opinion。 I was left unsatisfied。 I didn’t feel any connection to the characters and what they were going through。 Things felt somewhat incomplete。 Not in the sense that the author didn’t build his world well， but in the sense that the reader couldn’t really get things well。It also felt… basic， not very epic。 I was expecting something better coming from Brandon Sanderson， and I feel like he delivered in his idea， but the use of a graphic novel in this case stopped the idea from being fully delivered to the reader。I had a fun time reading this graphic novel， but it didn’t leave a big impression on me in the end。Fair warning， there are some gory scenes in this graphic novel。* I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Bisaya Reader
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I started reading this with high expectations。 As a big fan of Brandon Sanderson and his latest works， reading this made me into a kid in a candy shop。The story does have a big potential to blow our minds for its greatness but I think it failed to deliver。 The execution failed big time here。 I was thrown off by a lot of vague stories caused by numerous plot holes。 The characters need more work too。 The world needs more depth。 The magic system was not really clear and there's nothing really new o I started reading this with high expectations。 As a big fan of Brandon Sanderson and his latest works， reading this made me into a kid in a candy shop。The story does have a big potential to blow our minds for its greatness but I think it failed to deliver。 The execution failed big time here。 I was thrown off by a lot of vague stories caused by numerous plot holes。 The characters need more work too。 The world needs more depth。 The magic system was not really clear and there's nothing really new on this one， The tropes were something we have seen numerous times before。The art style though was amazing。 The color scheme and how it became consistent to stick to what the story is was astounding。 。。。more
Zaba Cita Novine
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It might have been the wrong time for me and this comic。 It seemed like fun， but it just couldn't keep my attention。 I liked the art and the magical world， I liked the main character and all。 But I just couldn't get myself to finish it。 It might have been the wrong time for me and this comic。 It seemed like fun， but it just couldn't keep my attention。 I liked the art and the magical world， I liked the main character and all。 But I just couldn't get myself to finish it。 。。。more
Erika Sarutobi
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3。5 starsRTC
pawsandpagesbyannie
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Dark One: Volume 1 by Brandon Sanderson， Jackson Lanzing， Collin Kelly， Nathan Gooden Publication Date: May 18， 2021。Description from NetGalley。。。“Dark One， the first book in a series of original graphic novels， from Vault Comics。 Some worlds are made to be broken。 Paul Tanasin is a young man haunted by visions of a dark and fantastic world。 Visions he initially believes are hallucinations。 But when he discovers they are prophecies from Mirandus， a world in which he's destined to become a fearso Dark One: Volume 1 by Brandon Sanderson， Jackson Lanzing， Collin Kelly， Nathan Gooden Publication Date: May 18， 2021。Description from NetGalley。。。“Dark One， the first book in a series of original graphic novels， from Vault Comics。 Some worlds are made to be broken。 Paul Tanasin is a young man haunted by visions of a dark and fantastic world。 Visions he initially believes are hallucinations。 But when he discovers they are prophecies from Mirandus， a world in which he's destined to become a fearsome destroyer， he'll have to embrace the fear， rise up as the Dark One， and shatter everything。 Dark One examines the dual roles we often take on in life-the ability to be a savior as well as a destroyer。”。Thank you @netgalley @diamondbookdist @thevaultcomics for a digital ARC of this book in return for my honest review。 。My thoughts。。。Hooked！ I’ve been recommended to read Brandon Sanderson countless of times because of my appreciation for fantasy books。 And I finally decided I would。 Why not start with a graphic novel？ Why not， indeed！ I’m not a graphic novel expert， but the illustrations were so full of emotions and absolutely brilliant in it’s simplicity。 I would say I’m a “beginner” graphic novel reader， and I found this one easy to follow。 The whole theme of destiny， and the subject of choosing between being a saviour or a destroyer was thought-provoking。 A quick read of a dark fantasy graphic novel。 。。。more
Geoff
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I loved the world building and the plot and the engaging characters。 With one （very notable） exception， Sanderson has created characters that are sympathetic。 You can understand their motivations and how their actions， even if disagreeable， spring understandably from those motivations。 And the plot is INREDIBLY propulsive - the world building is doled out in equal measures with action and I never felt I was being exposition dumped on。 I was actually surprised how well the author who is know for I loved the world building and the plot and the engaging characters。 With one （very notable） exception， Sanderson has created characters that are sympathetic。 You can understand their motivations and how their actions， even if disagreeable， spring understandably from those motivations。 And the plot is INREDIBLY propulsive - the world building is doled out in equal measures with action and I never felt I was being exposition dumped on。 I was actually surprised how well the author who is know for writing such doorstopper fantasy novels did in his pacing of a comic story。 Not too wordy at all。 There also seems to be a theme developing around narrative and fate and changing stories。 Will be interesting to see where that goes。 I did have a bit of an issue with a major plot point （view spoiler）[ where the main character discovers that his hallucinations and violent visions aren't mental illness but are instead manifestations of his magic and destiny。 Likewise the main villain is an "insane" serial killer。 This felt a bit cheap and also not a great use of mental illness in fiction。 （hide spoiler）] I was also disappointed that the story ended on a bit of a cliffhanger although I know there are two more volumes to come！ **Thanks to the author， artist， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Dave
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Maybe its just the genre， but in this graphic novel， none of the characters are relatable or likable so as a consequence I could not really care about what happened to them。 Then again， since this is only Book #1 in a series， maybe there is still room for character development。
Matilde Morais
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This was an amazing and heavy comic。The art and storytelling were amazing even though sometimes I had a bit of trouble staying absorbed by the story since the pace became a bit slow。that being stayed I loved the plot， the characters， the world， and "hated" the end because it left me on a cliffhanger to which I need an answer。 so I need Volume two like now。* I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* This was an amazing and heavy comic。The art and storytelling were amazing even though sometimes I had a bit of trouble staying absorbed by the story since the pace became a bit slow。that being stayed I loved the plot， the characters， the world， and "hated" the end because it left me on a cliffhanger to which I need an answer。 so I need Volume two like now。* I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Angel 一匹狼
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Another story about the chosen one。。。 but here with a little twist: the dark one is our hero， the one the story follows。 And he is a dark one with little desire to become one: Paul Tanasin seems to have dreams of another world and there is the ghost of a girl that follows him around， but he is not particularly happy with these things happening。 He seems to think everything is in his head till the moment he discovers that no， he is the destined one to rise and become the dark one in a parallel wo Another story about the chosen one。。。 but here with a little twist: the dark one is our hero， the one the story follows。 And he is a dark one with little desire to become one: Paul Tanasin seems to have dreams of another world and there is the ghost of a girl that follows him around， but he is not particularly happy with these things happening。 He seems to think everything is in his head till the moment he discovers that no， he is the destined one to rise and become the dark one in a parallel world。The story is interesting， even if a little bit rushed in the last part （it is just volume 1， so it is normal that there is no clear resolution to the story， even if it can be read as a stand-alone）， but apart from making the dark one a reluctant teenager that seems to be the bad one just by chance， there is little in the name of originality here: battles， warriors， betrayal， extras too ready to die for the plot to advance。。。 Again， it is interesting and enjoyable， and a person will probably not regret reading it， but in my opinion it lacks something to make it really special （that something could be developed in future volumes）。 It might be that it takes itself too seriously （and how many chosen ones stories can we have？） for its own good。 The characters are also a little stereotypical and Paul's arc feels （again） a little bit rushed。 I think it would have been better to give the characters more time to develop and to show the reasons behind their behavior。The art is good， a little bit messy sometimes， and with a palette that brings a dirty， harsh， world to life。 The creatures （from the parallel world） have a good design， and the humans are of the realistic type。 It fits the story and helps in immersing the reader in the story。 There are maybe too many dialogues in some pages， too much exposition that makes the story drag。A good read （with quite a lot of potential for future volumes）。 。。。more
Madara
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2，5/5This is the first book I've read by Brandon Sanderson and I wish it wasn't。 Maybe high fantasy is not for me or maybe Dark One just was a mess but it was really hard to get into it。 By the end of the first volume I was left confused and I wish this wasn't a 224 page graphic novel but a full fledged 300+ page novel because I need some explanations。The art seemed a bit rushed and I wish it wasn't as shaky。If I get a chance， I'll give volume 2 a chance。Review copy provided by the publisher and 2，5/5This is the first book I've read by Brandon Sanderson and I wish it wasn't。 Maybe high fantasy is not for me or maybe Dark One just was a mess but it was really hard to get into it。 By the end of the first volume I was left confused and I wish this wasn't a 224 page graphic novel but a full fledged 300+ page novel because I need some explanations。The art seemed a bit rushed and I wish it wasn't as shaky。If I get a chance， I'll give volume 2 a chance。Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Elyse
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NetGalley ARC。Is it bad that a graphic novel was my first actual foray into Brandon Sanderson？ No！ I was surprised that it was situated in the real world *and* a fantasy world。 The storyline was easy to grasp and interesting and the artwork， especially in Mirandus， was amazing！
Alan
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Brandon Sanderson is a genius。 His way of handling the characters and the plot is absolutely unmatchable in the fantasy world （except for GRRM， but just maybe）。 What he has done here is excellent， above excellent， wondrous really。 Then why did I give it 4 stars， not 5？ Because it is a graphic novel， which means that I have to pay attention to the 3-4 stars "drawings" （by Nathan Gooden） and at times weird writing （by Lanzing and Kelly）。 I， nevertheless， loved how everything came together， and can Brandon Sanderson is a genius。 His way of handling the characters and the plot is absolutely unmatchable in the fantasy world （except for GRRM， but just maybe）。 What he has done here is excellent， above excellent， wondrous really。 Then why did I give it 4 stars， not 5？ Because it is a graphic novel， which means that I have to pay attention to the 3-4 stars "drawings" （by Nathan Gooden） and at times weird writing （by Lanzing and Kelly）。 I， nevertheless， loved how everything came together， and cannot wait for volume 2 to come out！ Final rating: 4。2 stars。 。。。more
Adriana
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If there's one thing Brandon Sanderson is a master of it's slowly creating a world out of bits and pieces that get revealed over the course of the story。 Dark One is no exception。 What starts out feeling like two disparate stories slowly turns into an epic crossworld fantasy about good， evil， and destiny。 Paul Tanasin is a great guide for the reader because he starts out （and ends up） as lost as the reader about where the story is heading。 There is so much backstory and details that are yet to b If there's one thing Brandon Sanderson is a master of it's slowly creating a world out of bits and pieces that get revealed over the course of the story。 Dark One is no exception。 What starts out feeling like two disparate stories slowly turns into an epic crossworld fantasy about good， evil， and destiny。 Paul Tanasin is a great guide for the reader because he starts out （and ends up） as lost as the reader about where the story is heading。 There is so much backstory and details that are yet to be revealed， that I did end up with more questions than answers， but it mostly left me wanting more of the narrative of Mirandus。The art is dark and fitting to the tone of the story with the only downside that characters are sometimes really difficult to tell apart。 A minor point when considering the amount of detail that some of the splash pages have， but something that I've always disliked in graphic novels。 Overall， it's a very good crossworld fantasy that starts out a bit slow but races towards a great ending。 I can't wait to read more。Happy thanks to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors/Vault Comics for the early read！ 。。。more
gelowmichael
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Like the White Sand trilogy， we need more of the world to be a solid story。 The color palette and the drawings used in this graphic novel were astounding。 Very vibrant and it soothes the mood of the story。I do love the story。 The mystery and the lore！ I am excited to see more of Paul's development！For the narrative！ Like the White Sand trilogy， we need more of the world to be a solid story。 The color palette and the drawings used in this graphic novel were astounding。 Very vibrant and it soothes the mood of the story。I do love the story。 The mystery and the lore！ I am excited to see more of Paul's development！For the narrative！ 。。。more
Emmanuel
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I’m a big fan of anything Brandon Sanderson is involved with， and typically I’m engaged， impressed and enjoy his books。 But somehow Dark One Volume 1 couldn’t connect with me。The problems started with Brandon trying to mesh a narrative that gelled a present setting with a fantasy-driven grim world named Mirandus。 Usually Brandon or similar graphic novels would present this world-building in a way the reader has time to grasp its rules， settings， etc。 But the pacing in Dark One moved way too fast I’m a big fan of anything Brandon Sanderson is involved with， and typically I’m engaged， impressed and enjoy his books。 But somehow Dark One Volume 1 couldn’t connect with me。The problems started with Brandon trying to mesh a narrative that gelled a present setting with a fantasy-driven grim world named Mirandus。 Usually Brandon or similar graphic novels would present this world-building in a way the reader has time to grasp its rules， settings， etc。 But the pacing in Dark One moved way too fast for （at least me） to digest where we were， why Paul was there， and ultimately the pending conflict in between the light and the dark factions。 It felt rushed and I have a feeling this story was meant for a larger medium such as a novel or novella， but not a graphic novel。There were also a few moments where Paul’s motivations weren’t clear and why is he blundering forward in this alien world。 I just couldn’t wrap my head around the characters’ motivations and how they meshed with the main plot。The line work and coloring was great and probably the one area I enjoyed in this graphic novel。 The styles reminded me of your modern drawings in Mile Morales’s Spiderman。 But unfortunately， that wasn’t enough to win me over the confusing narrative。 。。。more
Carol Flores
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This is my first time reading Brandon Sanderson’s works and I can totally get why he’s one of the most popular fantasy authors out there。 I believe this is also the first time I read a fantasy story written from the villain’s POV so it was absolutely entertaining to see their motives and why they became what they are now。 Actually， the speeches he gives after knowing why he is the Dark Lord were really convincing and I can totally see why people like this exist IRL。 In a few words， Dark One is o This is my first time reading Brandon Sanderson’s works and I can totally get why he’s one of the most popular fantasy authors out there。 I believe this is also the first time I read a fantasy story written from the villain’s POV so it was absolutely entertaining to see their motives and why they became what they are now。 Actually， the speeches he gives after knowing why he is the Dark Lord were really convincing and I can totally see why people like this exist IRL。 In a few words， Dark One is one of those stories with the Light vs。 the Dark， and we’re kind of both in NYC and in an alternate universe with warriors wielding swords and creatures that kill without mercy。 Now， from what we see in this first volume， I feel like the Dark side is not so bad ‘cause at least they’re trying to live in a world where they have their rights; thus， the Light side is not as good as they claim， I mean， the princess even killed her own father in order to take the throne。 Honestly， is always interesting to see morally gray characters that are dealing with heavy burdens on their shoulders so they can protect their people interests。 On top of that the art is SUPERB！ The coloring is perfect for every frame giving us a breath taking experience of both worlds and the action scenes made this a fast paced when needed。 The world building is great as expected from the author considering the length。 Therefore， I hope this gets another volume ‘cause I’d like to see what happens with the Dark Lord because it ended in a major cliffhanger！ I received an e-book ARC in exchange for an honest review via Diamond Comic Distributors。 。。。more
Monique Rosenbaum
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The Author is quite popular which is why I wanted to check out a graphic novel with his works even though I have never read one of his books。 I was not disappointed in this graphic novel， it's a good way to get acquainted with BS if you're not feeling you have time for a novel since the GN is only about 200 pages。 It is well written， captivating sci-fi and moved along faster than I expected。 There is a cliffhanger ending so don't expect to be done with just this one。 The artwork is also well don The Author is quite popular which is why I wanted to check out a graphic novel with his works even though I have never read one of his books。 I was not disappointed in this graphic novel， it's a good way to get acquainted with BS if you're not feeling you have time for a novel since the GN is only about 200 pages。 It is well written， captivating sci-fi and moved along faster than I expected。 There is a cliffhanger ending so don't expect to be done with just this one。 The artwork is also well done and I found this to be a overall pleasant new world that I would enjoy continuing in the next Volume。 I'll have to check out Brandon Sanderson's standard books when I have more time now。 This is my opinion and I'd like to Thank NetGalley for this Arc。 。。。more
Magenta
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！ All thoughts and opinions are my exclusively my own。 I initially picked this up because Brandon Sanderson’s name was attached and therefore， I guessed I would enjoy it， I wasn’t wrong， but I didn’t love it as much as some of his novels。 I enjoyed the story however I feel that Sanderson’s worlds and characters are more suited to prose rather than graphic novels， while this was better than White Sand Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！ All thoughts and opinions are my exclusively my own。 I initially picked this up because Brandon Sanderson’s name was attached and therefore， I guessed I would enjoy it， I wasn’t wrong， but I didn’t love it as much as some of his novels。 I enjoyed the story however I feel that Sanderson’s worlds and characters are more suited to prose rather than graphic novels， while this was better than White Sands it still wasn’t my favourite of Sanderson’s work to date。 。。。more
Juli R
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Es que Sanderson hace todo bien。 Leerlo siempre me da ganas de releer Elantris。 Elantris debería ser la biblia del mundo。 Aguante Elantris。
Katelyn Beane
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An interesting take on destiny and what paths fate has chosen for us versus the ability to forge one's own path。 I liked how the book examines the shades of grey of these characters that are supposed to the hero and the evil villain。 No character really fits into their fated box which makes them much more compelling to read。 An interesting take on destiny and what paths fate has chosen for us versus the ability to forge one's own path。 I liked how the book examines the shades of grey of these characters that are supposed to the hero and the evil villain。 No character really fits into their fated box which makes them much more compelling to read。 。。。more
Spencer
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I’m a huge fan of Sanderson’s work and I’ve loved each and every book of his… apart from his graphic novel adaptations。 I wasn’t particularly fond of white sands and now also Dark One， the basic premise is interesting and there’s some great ideas however the execution is terrible。 Everything is lacking; the basic art， underdeveloped characters; weak dialogue and a story that feels like a heavily abridged version of something much bigger and better。 I won’t be picking up any more volumes of this I’m a huge fan of Sanderson’s work and I’ve loved each and every book of his… apart from his graphic novel adaptations。 I wasn’t particularly fond of white sands and now also Dark One， the basic premise is interesting and there’s some great ideas however the execution is terrible。 Everything is lacking; the basic art， underdeveloped characters; weak dialogue and a story that feels like a heavily abridged version of something much bigger and better。 I won’t be picking up any more volumes of this and I’d advise anyone thinking about reading this to give it a miss。 。。。more
Antara
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This is an netgalley ARC book from Brandon Sanderson。Love his books and had to read this graphic novel asap。The images in the book were breathtaking and the unconventional story was good。 There is a lot of otherworldly imagery， a map of mirandus（a fictional world in which our protagonist Paul（a Chicagoan） goes to）There is a war coming between the light and the dark。Go give it a read。 This is the first book in the series。 There are more books to come。 Can't wait。。。。。。#netgalley #darkone This is an netgalley ARC book from Brandon Sanderson。Love his books and had to read this graphic novel asap。The images in the book were breathtaking and the unconventional story was good。 There is a lot of otherworldly imagery， a map of mirandus（a fictional world in which our protagonist Paul（a Chicagoan） goes to）There is a war coming between the light and the dark。Go give it a read。 This is the first book in the series。 There are more books to come。 Can't wait。。。。。。#netgalley #darkone 。。。more
Tonja Drecker
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Worlds collide with prophecies， narratives， heroes and certain evil only to turn everything on its head and launch into what promises to be an exciting series。A monster hides inside Paul， but nobody truly believes him。 He's not so sure he believes it himself and is determined weekly psychologists visits might finally help him become normal。 But when a warrior appears on horseback in the doctor's office and beheads a man， Paul realizes he might not be so crazy after all。 Soon， he's swept into ano Worlds collide with prophecies， narratives， heroes and certain evil only to turn everything on its head and launch into what promises to be an exciting series。A monster hides inside Paul， but nobody truly believes him。 He's not so sure he believes it himself and is determined weekly psychologists visits might finally help him become normal。 But when a warrior appears on horseback in the doctor's office and beheads a man， Paul realizes he might not be so crazy after all。 Soon， he's swept into another world， one where evil always rises and is defeated by a chosen one again and again。 And Paul's at the center of the entire thing。This read was darker and harsher than I expected it to be。 So， I'd definitely recommend this one to the upper YA end due to violence and gore。 But it's nothing which doesn't fit the story or go completely overboard， either。 Paul's life isn't nice and neither is the world and adventure he's about to face。 The first pages are calm enough and allow the reader to get to know Paul。 The story isn't only seen from his point of view， though。 Rather， it switches between Paul， the other world and his mother， who's a top-notch prosecutor。 This switch from one perspective to another was well done， never grew confusing， and allowed the two worlds to become a bit familiar before they collide。The graphics are well done and definitely kept the story racing along。 While there are more than a couple violent and bloody scenes， this does not overshadow or weaken the character depth and general plot。 Rather， it supports how horrible the situation is， in which Paul finds himself。 And I especially appreciated the character arc。 Paul is a character to cheer for and full of surprises。 He battles with himself， and has an amazing balance of light and darkness inside。 I can't wait to grab up the second volume because there is so much more to come。I received a complimentary copy and enjoyed every page。 。。。more
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Dark One&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
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