Overwatch: Anthology Volume 1
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Summary
Your favorite Overwatch heroes' backstories are revealed in this anthology from Dark Horse Books and Blizzard Entertainment！
From Soldier: 76 to Ana， Tracer to Symmetra， discover the history behind the heroes of Overwatch。 How did Bastion become part of the team？ Why did Ana Amari disappear？ Where did Tracer get her catchphrase？ Learn all this and more in this hardcover anthology of the first twelve issues of Blizzard's Overwatch comics， written and illustrated by an all-star creative team including Matt Burns， Robert Brooks， Micky Neilson， Nesskain， Bengal， and more。 Whether you're an Overwatch novice or a Grandmaster， this is an essential companion！
From Soldier: 76 to Ana， Tracer to Symmetra， discover the history behind the heroes of Overwatch。 How did Bastion become part of the team？ Why did Ana Amari disappear？ Where did Tracer get her catchphrase？ Learn all this and more in this hardcover anthology of the first twelve issues of Blizzard's Overwatch comics， written and illustrated by an all-star creative team including Matt Burns， Robert Brooks， Micky Neilson， Nesskain， Bengal， and more。 Whether you're an Overwatch novice or a Grandmaster， this is an essential companion！
Reviews
morgan ☾
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I really enjoyed these。 If you play Overwatch or are interested to learn more about the characters I think you'd really like this。 My favorite stories were the ones that had the different characters interacting with each other。 I also enjoyed learning more about the characters motives and beliefs。 Also gotta love the Witch Mercy。 I really enjoyed these。 If you play Overwatch or are interested to learn more about the characters I think you'd really like this。 My favorite stories were the ones that had the different characters interacting with each other。 I also enjoyed learning more about the characters motives and beliefs。 Also gotta love the Witch Mercy。 。。。more
Sal
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[Reaper shrug emote]
Cas
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The artwork is absolutely stunning and the stories are captivating！ It gives more in depth of the characters and their backgrounds！
Scott
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I mean， it's Overwatch！ I mean， it's Overwatch！ 。。。more
Sterling W
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The title is a touch misleading， since afterall it says you’ll get all the hero’s backstories but it’s more then talking about it while another story is going on。 That being said I really enjoyed the artwork throughout the book。 It’s some of the most vibrant artwork I’ve seen in a comic book。 The book’s last third where it gets into the holiday and group stories is the best but the first 2/3’s are still a lot of fun。 I guess I should have expected it would look so pretty with the team that desig The title is a touch misleading， since afterall it says you’ll get all the hero’s backstories but it’s more then talking about it while another story is going on。 That being said I really enjoyed the artwork throughout the book。 It’s some of the most vibrant artwork I’ve seen in a comic book。 The book’s last third where it gets into the holiday and group stories is the best but the first 2/3’s are still a lot of fun。 I guess I should have expected it would look so pretty with the team that designs the animated shorts but I was still pretty surprised。 It’s short and sweet but I got gifted the hardcover and it’s a really pretty and well put together book。 The perfect sort of thing for me to read on a Sunday morning。 。。。more
aloura ♥
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This was a great collection of Overwatch short stories。 My personal favorites were McCree: Train Hopper， Junkrat & Roadhog: Going Legit， Junkenstein， and Reflections。 Any casual or hardcore Overwatch fan will enjoy this。 My only issue with the collection is the fact that it's marketed as an anthology of origin stories， but that's not the case。 You get some stories on events from the past， but no real origins。 If that doesn't bother you or you already have a general understanding of the heroes， t This was a great collection of Overwatch short stories。 My personal favorites were McCree: Train Hopper， Junkrat & Roadhog: Going Legit， Junkenstein， and Reflections。 Any casual or hardcore Overwatch fan will enjoy this。 My only issue with the collection is the fact that it's marketed as an anthology of origin stories， but that's not the case。 You get some stories on events from the past， but no real origins。 If that doesn't bother you or you already have a general understanding of the heroes， then it's worth reading。 。。。more
Nico D。
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A quick read。 This fun anthology delves into events from the Overwatch universe。 Each vignette is short-- almost universally ten pages each-- and offers a glimpse into certain moments from the characters backstories。 A lot of what's on display is good， though it makes me itch for a full length release。 This is the sort of thing that will only really appeal to those who already have some familiarity with these characters and their lore， and not all the stories are of the same quality。 My personal A quick read。 This fun anthology delves into events from the Overwatch universe。 Each vignette is short-- almost universally ten pages each-- and offers a glimpse into certain moments from the characters backstories。 A lot of what's on display is good， though it makes me itch for a full length release。 This is the sort of thing that will only really appeal to those who already have some familiarity with these characters and their lore， and not all the stories are of the same quality。 My personal favorites dealt with Ana， Jack Morrison， Symmetra and the obligatory Christmas shot。 As a fan of these characters already， I enjoyed the little delve into their histories， but there's not much here for newcomers to the universe。 。。。more
Frank T。
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It's a fine comic， but， obviously， it's not for someone who doesn't play Overwatch。 It's really for people who are curious about the lore of Overwatch's characters。 It doesn't stand on its own; it's a compilation of very short stories。 Although I enjoyed very much reading it， it would have been more interesting to have a complete story involving Overwatch's characters， instead of very short stories， sometimes without a "real" end （some of them are in fact event missions in the Overwatch game）。 O It's a fine comic， but， obviously， it's not for someone who doesn't play Overwatch。 It's really for people who are curious about the lore of Overwatch's characters。 It doesn't stand on its own; it's a compilation of very short stories。 Although I enjoyed very much reading it， it would have been more interesting to have a complete story involving Overwatch's characters， instead of very short stories， sometimes without a "real" end （some of them are in fact event missions in the Overwatch game）。 Overall， I would recommend this comic only for fans。 Moreover， you can find each comic in the anthology volume for free on the internet。 So it's plus for people who don't want necessarily to own this book。 。。。more
Gabriel Alves
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Overwatch is a game with a rich lore， though it is scattered in comic books， short stories， animation shorts and the game itself。 I wish I could have most of it together， or at least that I could put together the confusing chronology of all this media and consume it all in one marathon， but I would need to put in a lot of effort the wsy these things are （dis）organized right now。 And this comic book doesn't contribute to that as well。 But the stories are fun！ Overwatch is a game with a rich lore， though it is scattered in comic books， short stories， animation shorts and the game itself。 I wish I could have most of it together， or at least that I could put together the confusing chronology of all this media and consume it all in one marathon， but I would need to put in a lot of effort the wsy these things are （dis）organized right now。 And this comic book doesn't contribute to that as well。 But the stories are fun！ 。。。more
Elin
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I have a few friends who are reaaaaally into Overwatch and I was talked into joining them in a few games。 Which I did。 And had a bunch of fun。 But I really lament the lack of a story mode in the game and so I started researching the characters， watched the Overwatch cinematics on Youtube and bought the comics anthology。 I would've liked the comics to be a bit longer。 They were all a bit on the short side。 That said I did enjoy the comics starring Ana， Soldier and Reaper。 The OG。 I also had a lot I have a few friends who are reaaaaally into Overwatch and I was talked into joining them in a few games。 Which I did。 And had a bunch of fun。 But I really lament the lack of a story mode in the game and so I started researching the characters， watched the Overwatch cinematics on Youtube and bought the comics anthology。 I would've liked the comics to be a bit longer。 They were all a bit on the short side。 That said I did enjoy the comics starring Ana， Soldier and Reaper。 The OG。 I also had a lot of fun reading the comic about Torbjörn and Bastion， mainly because of the signs and headlines in Swedish （and actually grammatically correct Swedish unlike Brigitte's name and fisherman outfit in the game）。 I'm a big fan of both Reaper and Tracer in the game and I also liked Tracer's comics in this anthology， especially her origin story。 I hope there'll be a second anthology， but until that happens， I guess I have to read the rest of the comics on Blizzard's website。 。。。more
Ricky
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3。5
Ann D-Vine
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Honestly， they tricked me into buying this because there's lesbians in it。 There isn't even much of the lesbians。 I have other things to read that actually feature lesbians， but I'm like， "oh， yeah， Overwatch， that's gay。" Don't get me wrong - there are lesbians！ They celebrate Christmas with their friend， who is a scientist gorilla。 Sadly， the majority of these rapid-fire， lore-obsessed vignettes do not have lesbians celebrating Christmas with a scientist gorilla。 They have other， less fun thin Honestly， they tricked me into buying this because there's lesbians in it。 There isn't even much of the lesbians。 I have other things to read that actually feature lesbians， but I'm like， "oh， yeah， Overwatch， that's gay。" Don't get me wrong - there are lesbians！ They celebrate Christmas with their friend， who is a scientist gorilla。 Sadly， the majority of these rapid-fire， lore-obsessed vignettes do not have lesbians celebrating Christmas with a scientist gorilla。 They have other， less fun things。 I concede that Junkrat and Roadhog are boyfriends， but they don't even kiss！Also， Mei isn't in it。 What's the point， really。 。。。more
ItsSyryus
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A nice illustrated volume of the popular game Overwatch
Leitor Nerd
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The stories behind the chars。I've played Overwatch a few times， but I'm not a game fanatic。 However， I do love the characters， the individuality of each of them and how they feel alive。 The comics have given depth to the characters since， in the game， there's no real story behind them。First thing you notice: the art。 Several artists worked on the stories， so the art changed a bit， but they all looked beautiful。 Another thing: some of the stories didn't have a big plot， but most did。 And that mad The stories behind the chars。I've played Overwatch a few times， but I'm not a game fanatic。 However， I do love the characters， the individuality of each of them and how they feel alive。 The comics have given depth to the characters since， in the game， there's no real story behind them。First thing you notice: the art。 Several artists worked on the stories， so the art changed a bit， but they all looked beautiful。 Another thing: some of the stories didn't have a big plot， but most did。 And that made me happy and willing to read more。 And that's what I went to do。The anthology brings the first 12 comics。 However， 16 were already released， so I read the other 4 on the outside。 Although I've read this comic book series in digital format （including， it was my first experience reading comics in an e-reader）， I want to buy the hardcover edition。The only negative point that left me a bit disappointed: the synopsis says that you'll get the stories from a whole range of characters， so I was very excited about it， and loved， laughed， almost cried with two or three， but。。。 you don't get 100% of what you were promised。 You have little parts of the characters' stories， but never everything and never the origin of them。Well， with some characters it worked very well， and with others， I felt like he was thrown into a random story， so I had a bit of a hard time understanding what was going on or why it was such an important moment for that character。I'm 99% sure that anyone who likes Overwatch will also enjoy seeing the characters being developed and having a few of their stories explained。 Let's hope Blizzard and Dark Horse continue the good work they've been doing in producing the comics。 。。。more
Mellie
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It’s cute， but the stories aren’t the most engaging。
Squidney。ink
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Beautiful artwork and enriching lore that continues to add to Overwatch’s overall beauty and charm
Tracey
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I’ve been playing the game for awhile and thought I’d read a bit of lore。 It’s fantastic！ Definitely worth a read if you enjoy the game。
Iain Knights
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I went in to this hoping for more backstory behind the characters of Overwatch and more in depth interactions between the characters than seen in the game。Unfortunately， i felt that this book was lacking。 The stories were fun， and the art is wonderful， but I don’t feel like i know much more about the majority of the characters outside of what I know about them from playing the game。 Aside from a fully fleshed out backstory for Soldier 76 and Ana， as well as a short story which shows Tracer’s ori I went in to this hoping for more backstory behind the characters of Overwatch and more in depth interactions between the characters than seen in the game。Unfortunately， i felt that this book was lacking。 The stories were fun， and the art is wonderful， but I don’t feel like i know much more about the majority of the characters outside of what I know about them from playing the game。 Aside from a fully fleshed out backstory for Soldier 76 and Ana， as well as a short story which shows Tracer’s origin， there really wasn’t much to be gained from this。 。。。more
Jay
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This was just an okay collection of various one-off stories。 Nothing really tied together。 As an Overwatch fan， it was an okay read to give a bit of story to the characters。 But there's just not much more to it than that。 This was just an okay collection of various one-off stories。 Nothing really tied together。 As an Overwatch fan， it was an okay read to give a bit of story to the characters。 But there's just not much more to it than that。 。。。more
Aliya
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Honestly， the art was amazing， and I loved being able to see all of the stories the characters have， but unfortunately I didn't get the see a lot of my favorite characters。 However this was a fantastic read to end the year on！ 4。5/5 Honestly， the art was amazing， and I loved being able to see all of the stories the characters have， but unfortunately I didn't get the see a lot of my favorite characters。 However this was a fantastic read to end the year on！ 4。5/5 。。。more
Tammy
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I'm a 30-something adult woman who enjoys playing Overwatch and reading graphic novels。 I'm not a traditional comic book reader， however， but I thought I'd give this a shot。My general conclusion was that it was okay。 I had more fun reading the comic book aloud to my husband attempting to use character voices than when I was just reading it silently in my head。 I mean， the characters have great voicelines， right？ And the Reinhardt chapter using a Reinhardt voice？ So fun。But other than that， the b I'm a 30-something adult woman who enjoys playing Overwatch and reading graphic novels。 I'm not a traditional comic book reader， however， but I thought I'd give this a shot。My general conclusion was that it was okay。 I had more fun reading the comic book aloud to my husband attempting to use character voices than when I was just reading it silently in my head。 I mean， the characters have great voicelines， right？ And the Reinhardt chapter using a Reinhardt voice？ So fun。But other than that， the backstories were interesting to read about the characters， but not so fascinating that I feel the need to tell people to go out and read this。I thought it was okay， but not great。 It wasn't a complete waste of the hour I spent reading it。Bottom line: Not high-end literature。 Probably a lot more fun for younger readers。 You definitely need to be an Overwatch enthusiast to find enjoyment。 If you have no idea what Overwatch is -- well， it's a great game， but you should definitely play the game before you bother reading this comic。 。。。more
Robert。C
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I Think this book was a great combination of all the stories
Jackpot
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McCree: Train Hopper:6/10Verdict: OptionalA perfectly fine story。 The characterisation works， the artwork is clean and functional and I suppose there's a good momentum to the action。Reinhardt: Dragon Slayer:6/10Verdict: OptionalI liked the artstyle on this one， but it did look a bit odd in places， namely with Brigitte's face。 I enjoyed the dynamic between the characters， but the plot did feel like it dragged a bit。 I also would like to enjoy the final battle， but the panels make the segment feel McCree: Train Hopper:6/10Verdict: OptionalA perfectly fine story。 The characterisation works， the artwork is clean and functional and I suppose there's a good momentum to the action。Reinhardt: Dragon Slayer:6/10Verdict: OptionalI liked the artstyle on this one， but it did look a bit odd in places， namely with Brigitte's face。 I enjoyed the dynamic between the characters， but the plot did feel like it dragged a bit。 I also would like to enjoy the final battle， but the panels make the segment feel really claustrophobic， to the point where I was squinting to see what was happening。 This was also a bit of a failing with the colour palette as a lot of these panels blend together and lack clear definition at points。Junkrat & Roadhog: Going Legit:6/10Verdict: OptionalLight bit of fun with some entertaining characters and a nice artstyle。 A lot of Junkrat's personality is nicely portrayed through the artwork here， I love the different faces he pulls， especially that one just before he blows up the drones。Symmetra: A Better World:6/10Verdict: OptionalThis is a decent story， but it's still basic in it's execution。 Pretty great characterisation for Symmetra and Vishkar， and while the story is basic， it's nice to have a proper conflict。 The artwork is alright， the lighting is pretty in some panels during the night but the style almost feels corporate during the day， I suppose it's kind of fitting in that sense。Pharah: Mission Statement:5/10Verdict: OptionalBasic plot with bare bones characters and a weak threat。 Several plot conveniences stop me from taking this threat seriously， and quite honestly this character arc pharah goes through is irritating because it is so formulaic and unsatisfying。 The panels also become claustrophobic at times and the artwork blends like previous comics here have as well。 Aside from a couple dynamic panels， this story is painfully boring to look at。Torbjorn: Destroyer:6/10Verdict: OptionalDecent plot with some decent artwork。 The panel showing the Titan for the first time is a really nice one， and every time past that when it's seen from the outside， it keeps that feeling up。 There's also a good dynamic between Torbjorn and Sven， even though Torbjorn's characterisation is pretty basic in this。 I'm really glad they gave the panels here space to have the impact they deserve， it's become something of a headache in these comics。Ana: Legacy:7/10Verdict: OptionalFun little story with high stakes that focuses it's story on the protag well。 Really great art in this too， love the setting and momentum that keeps the threat level high。 Best story so far。Ana: Old Soldiers:7/10Verdict: OptionalSome fun action and the characters are on point。 Artwork is great， yeah overall pretty good。Junkenstein:6/10Verdict: OptionalThe artwork is great and the story is innocent enough I suppose。 Not a lot to say about it， some light fun。Reflections:6/10Verdict: OptionalSome great art and momentum， but other than that it's just some light fun。Binary:6/10Verdict: OptionalThe art is fun and the story is basic but entertaining。Uprising:6/10Verdict: OptionalA fine story with some good artwork and decent characterisation。 。。。more
Mavis Ros
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Eyeing this comic from my bro’s desk for a longer while now。 Been thinking of giving this anthology a try cuz I’ve known Overwatch back when the first teaser trailer came out。 I gotta say those were some interesting back stories。
Max
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This is okay for what it is。 I love Overwatch。 These are fun quick stories about the characters。 I just find none of the stories give enough time at all to let you become invested。 It's also weird to read stories about characters whose stories literally don't matter in-game。 This is okay for what it is。 I love Overwatch。 These are fun quick stories about the characters。 I just find none of the stories give enough time at all to let you become invested。 It's also weird to read stories about characters whose stories literally don't matter in-game。 。。。more
Laura
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As an avid Overwatch player， I had to grab check this comic collection out。 I did enjoy seeing the personalities of the characters brought to life this way， but a lot of the stories themselves weren't too interesting。 I know they overall interweave， and that this is just part of the overall story of Overwatch so I can take that into consideration。 The artwork is great！ As an avid Overwatch player， I had to grab check this comic collection out。 I did enjoy seeing the personalities of the characters brought to life this way， but a lot of the stories themselves weren't too interesting。 I know they overall interweave， and that this is just part of the overall story of Overwatch so I can take that into consideration。 The artwork is great！ 。。。more
Tri Nguyen
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6/10
Vojtěch
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Příběhově průměr， ale různorodý styl výtvarného pojetí tomu dodává šťávu。
Earl C
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A wide-ranging collection of the first twelve issues of Overwatch comics tied-in to the popular first person shooter from Blizzard。Most of these are quite short and the story and artwork vary in quality。 On average they deliver decent stories with generally solid art。 The greatest draw here is the backstory that is revealed for the world of Overwatch。 There are some really interesting insights into the characters and it is an interesting and I think successful effort to combine with the game and A wide-ranging collection of the first twelve issues of Overwatch comics tied-in to the popular first person shooter from Blizzard。Most of these are quite short and the story and artwork vary in quality。 On average they deliver decent stories with generally solid art。 The greatest draw here is the backstory that is revealed for the world of Overwatch。 There are some really interesting insights into the characters and it is an interesting and I think successful effort to combine with the game and the numerous short videos they have produced to create what has been the greatest strength behind Overwatch: compelling characters。I often hate playing a specific character （or playing against them） but I love the voice lines， the bits of lore tied into their creation and the often very moving stories surrounding these characters。 In an industry that often can sum up a character's background and development in a paragraph or two they stand out。Fans will definitely enjoy it。 Others will likely find they have too many gaps in their knowledge that reduce the experience。。。or I could be wrong and it might draw them into the game， videos， etc。 。。。more
ReadingSloph
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