Diablo: Sword of Justice
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Summary
Set in the world of Blizzards award-winning video game franchise Diablo， witness the birth of a hero！ Jacob has fled from his homeland in the north led by the visions of an ancient prophet。
Jacob finds his destiny in the sword of an archangel - Tyrael。 But will Jacob be able to claim the sword that could save his people from a deadly plague before he's brought to "justice"？
Jacob finds his destiny in the sword of an archangel - Tyrael。 But will Jacob be able to claim the sword that could save his people from a deadly plague before he's brought to "justice"？
Reviews
Juho Pohjalainen
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The setting of Diablo has some specks of quite compelling backstory and lore and characterization， epic plots of dark fantasy that might make for good tales in the hands of a competent storyteller。 But at its core it's still a hack-and-slash action game， as simple and straightforward as they come。 And no adaptation can ever ignore the core of whatever they're working with， no matter how much they would like to。So however much we'd like to get those great big epic stories with loveable characters The setting of Diablo has some specks of quite compelling backstory and lore and characterization， epic plots of dark fantasy that might make for good tales in the hands of a competent storyteller。 But at its core it's still a hack-and-slash action game， as simple and straightforward as they come。 And no adaptation can ever ignore the core of whatever they're working with， no matter how much they would like to。So however much we'd like to get those great big epic stories with loveable characters and tense drama， they need to make it all hack-and-slashy。 It wouldn't be Diablo otherwise。Bit of a shame， that。 。。。more
Adam
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More like a 2。5I was pretty skeptical whether or not the epic nature of Diablo would translate into a five issue comic。。。 and that skepticism was pretty rightfully placed。 The story feels entirely rushed and I feel like the whole premise tried to capture an "epic journey" rather than try to focus on completing a single quest。 I think if they had a much more narrow focus and kind of treated the story as doing one quest within the video game it would have made way more sense。 They did try to do th More like a 2。5I was pretty skeptical whether or not the epic nature of Diablo would translate into a five issue comic。。。 and that skepticism was pretty rightfully placed。 The story feels entirely rushed and I feel like the whole premise tried to capture an "epic journey" rather than try to focus on completing a single quest。 I think if they had a much more narrow focus and kind of treated the story as doing one quest within the video game it would have made way more sense。 They did try to do that to some degree， but they definitely went after the obligatory big boss fight at the end。But no。。。 Sword of Justice introduces us to two new hero's Shanar and Jacob and tries to tell their whole background story amidst them taking a long journey in Jacob's home land。 The Barbarians of the area are infected with some sort of rage plague， which started happening after the World Stone was destroyed in Diablo II。 While Shanar has the makings of an over powered hero as described in the games and other books， Jacob is kind of lame。 He's not inspiring and they try to present him as a "hero in the making"， but he never really stops being a boring character。 The one aspect of this tale that makes it somewhat worth reading is because Shanar and Jacob show up in the next novel Storm of Light。 The novel does an okay job of explaining Shanar's and Jacob's relationship， but it never delves into the details。 So， if you wanted to know what all the references were about Sword of Justice fills you in on the details。As a standalone story it's only okay。 It feels extremely rushed and the overarching constant reminder of Jacob questioning his abilities/being the tragic hero gets tiring。 I would say this is only worth reading if you are intent on reading Storm of Light or have already read it。 There's only five issues， so it's not a time consuming comic book。I do wish they would make more of these， but they either need to make a long running series or if they want to have small installments make sub-series be more like a single game quest rather than trying to make it game chapter level like this one seemed to。 I'd also send it off to a different publisher。。。 go with Image or Dark Horse， then you can make something edgier and grittier in my opinion。 The DC's and the Marvel's try to play it too safe a lot of the times。 But it's no surprise this only happened once so far。。。 I imagine it wasn't very popular。 。。。more
Daerenil
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Too short， the story needs a real end， or a 2nd book
Valéria。
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I have always enjoyed Diablo games so I pretty much like everything that is connected somehow with it。 But this one wasn't very good。。 it was decent。 Sometimes I felt it's a little out of place。 Art was nice though。 I have always enjoyed Diablo games so I pretty much like everything that is connected somehow with it。 But this one wasn't very good。。 it was decent。 Sometimes I felt it's a little out of place。 Art was nice though。 。。。more
Brittany
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A half-decent story with pretty terrible art。
Alistair Parker
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it was a great book I like the story Im ready for the next book and this is my first diablo book I ever read in my life
Justin
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I do really enjoy the Diablo games and have read through a few of the novels too。 I know that some of the stuff out there is kind of corny but I still look to enjoy them。 this was a nice surprise。 I knew I couldn't get too invested with the length of the story but it was nice to have a little rabbit-trail of a story in the Diablo universe。 There were a few parts that felt a little out of place or not enough time spent for development。 However， it was a fun little romp。 I do really enjoy the Diablo games and have read through a few of the novels too。 I know that some of the stuff out there is kind of corny but I still look to enjoy them。 this was a nice surprise。 I knew I couldn't get too invested with the length of the story but it was nice to have a little rabbit-trail of a story in the Diablo universe。 There were a few parts that felt a little out of place or not enough time spent for development。 However， it was a fun little romp。 。。。more
Keri Honea
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Beautiful art with a discombobulated story， almost as if panels or whole pages are missing。
Michael Alexander
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I was reading the most current Diablo novel， "Storm of Light"， and it kept referring to the events that took place in this comic。 I decided to read it quick so I could have that background。 Not a bad story， lots of hooks in there for Diablo fans。 The characters return in the current novel， so that's cool。 Probably not for anyone not invested in the Diablo games though。 I was reading the most current Diablo novel， "Storm of Light"， and it kept referring to the events that took place in this comic。 I decided to read it quick so I could have that background。 Not a bad story， lots of hooks in there for Diablo fans。 The characters return in the current novel， so that's cool。 Probably not for anyone not invested in the Diablo games though。 。。。more
Kerry
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I love this kind of stuff， but this one fell completely flat。 I loved the artwork and was ready to enjoy the story， but what I found was so disjointed that I had very little idea what was going on。 Diablo: Sword of Justice had the potential to be good， but at the same time it's based on a video game and these types of translations don't usually go very well。 I love this kind of stuff， but this one fell completely flat。 I loved the artwork and was ready to enjoy the story， but what I found was so disjointed that I had very little idea what was going on。 Diablo: Sword of Justice had the potential to be good， but at the same time it's based on a video game and these types of translations don't usually go very well。 。。。more
Monica
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So， my mother actually won this book through a goodreads giveaway。 She let me borrow it， and I actually enjoyed it。 I'm sure my 2 older boys will love reading this。 I decided to read it first to make sure it wasn't too obscene or vulgar for them。 I think it's appropriate for most ages。 To me， it was a little hard to get into it but， I'm used to reading regular books， not comics。 The book has great pictures。 My husband found the comic book a nice piece for the eye as well。 I've seen several ads o So， my mother actually won this book through a goodreads giveaway。 She let me borrow it， and I actually enjoyed it。 I'm sure my 2 older boys will love reading this。 I decided to read it first to make sure it wasn't too obscene or vulgar for them。 I think it's appropriate for most ages。 To me， it was a little hard to get into it but， I'm used to reading regular books， not comics。 The book has great pictures。 My husband found the comic book a nice piece for the eye as well。 I've seen several ads on t。v。 for the video games， never played them though。 Nice piece of work:） 。。。more
Joyce Yanney
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I won this on goodreads giveaway。 Showed the novel to my 2 14 year old grandsons。 One plays the game， loves it and was excited about the book。 I passed it on to him to enjoy。 All I can write about this is it is a fantasy comic picture novel of a popular game played by young people。 If this is something you would enjoy， I would suggest buying the book。
Rob Pettinato
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I am going to preface this review with a few statements: I won this book in a First Reads giveaway and I am not the most familiar person with the mythology of Diablo。 I have not played the games in years， and even then I wasn't absorbed in the universe， I was simply a casual Diablo gamer。Where to begin？ I feel as though I have the same issues with Diablo: Sword of Justice that I do with most other licensed properties turned comic: rough art， verbose and misplaced lettering。 The artwork in this b I am going to preface this review with a few statements: I won this book in a First Reads giveaway and I am not the most familiar person with the mythology of Diablo。 I have not played the games in years， and even then I wasn't absorbed in the universe， I was simply a casual Diablo gamer。Where to begin？ I feel as though I have the same issues with Diablo: Sword of Justice that I do with most other licensed properties turned comic: rough art， verbose and misplaced lettering。 The artwork in this book was a little sloppy at times and left much to be desired， but it almost had to be exactly what it was with the amount of dialog there was between characters。 This story was full of talking heads spewing unnecessary exposition that could have been taken care of in a few short narrative boxes to catch readers （especially ones unfamiliar with these specific characters） up。 I almost feel like the artwork， as abrasive as it may have been at times， didn't have time to shine with the lettering covering up huge portions of panels。 Sword of Justice could have greatly benefited from allowing the artist to tell more of the story within the panels。I am a firm believer that a letterer is doing the job correctly when you don't notice the lettering at all。 This wasn't the case with this book。 I can't even point out specific examples of where it went wrong， but I absolutely felt distracted by lettering placement。 Despite my gripes I did enjoy the story for what it was， though I think it was a little long。 Five issues could have been cut down to three and it would have had a stronger impact。This isn't a book I will likely pick up again but not a waste of time either。 If you are a fan of Diablo you more than likely enjoy this book far more than me 。。。more
Sayomara Vesper
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Diablo: Sword of JusticeLast time on Diablo II: Lord of Destruction， the heroes had destroyed the three Ancient Ones to get to the Worldstone Keep。 Tyreal， the Archangel of Justice， found The Worldstone corrupted。 Thus， he destroyed it rather than letting it be used for evil。 The result was the destruction of Mount Arreat， which housed the Worldstone。 And now the continuation。When one chapter of a story is over， another begins with even bigger events to follow。 So， when the Worldstone was destro Diablo: Sword of JusticeLast time on Diablo II: Lord of Destruction， the heroes had destroyed the three Ancient Ones to get to the Worldstone Keep。 Tyreal， the Archangel of Justice， found The Worldstone corrupted。 Thus， he destroyed it rather than letting it be used for evil。 The result was the destruction of Mount Arreat， which housed the Worldstone。 And now the continuation。When one chapter of a story is over， another begins with even bigger events to follow。 So， when the Worldstone was destroyed at the end of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction there were consequences。 Some of those consequences are explored in the book The Order which talks about Deckard Cain's life after Diablo II。 Of Course Diablo III， the game， goes into this as well。 But one of the things I've always found surprising， is how much freedom Blizzard gives to the Diablo expanded universe vs。 the Starcraft or Warcraft universes， in which almost all recent releases have been either highly delayed or direct ties into new content。So， when I saw that the Sword of Justice had no direct ties to and upcoming or past Diablo games， I was hopeful， but sadly this book just isn't up to par。PlotThe basic plot is that our hero， Jacob， is on the run after killing his father the ruler who had gone mad after getting infected with a the Rage Plague。 To make matters worse， he is being chased by the lead executioner of his village and best friend Ivan。 While on the run our hero is told by a fortune teller that when he gets to a mountain there will be something waiting for him under it。 When Jacob gets to the mountain， he finds carvings depicting key moments in his life and what has brought him to this point in the story。 Then he sees the Sword of Justice: El'druin。 The Sword is guarded by a wizard named Shanar。 Shanar had discovered it many years ago and was trapped by the sword until which point it was claimed by our hero Jacob who the Sword of Justice has chosen as its new owner。 Shanar have come to know Jacob through the sword， and know the importance of the sword decides to stay with the boy。With the sword in hand， a series of events are set in motion that will bring our hero back home to face consequences of killing his father the king and try to find a cure for the Rage Plague， but there maybe darker evils at work here than a simple diseases。ThoughtsThe first and most noticeable feature of this book is the art by Joseph Lacroix， which personally I found highly off putting。 On an intellectual level， I can see what they were doing。 They wanted a rough almost scribble art style to show the harshness of life in the Diablo Universe。 Which is fine， but this is a book about a magic sword with heavenly powers。 It seems to me that there should have been more of a counter point， where most of the book was in the scribble art for lack of a better description。 The art should have become more focused when the sword was used and less of the scribble art style。 It would have had a better effect to show some kind of visual difference on how this angelic artifact was affecting the world。There are a few moments when the art does become clear， however， it seems little to do with the sword and more to do with what the author and artist thought were important moments that you might want to see in more detail， rather than 3 lines and some color。In an effort to be fair I took an unusual step for me， and looked at some of the other reviews of this book， both from when it was monthly comic and as a graphic novel。 There aren't many， but some of the other reviewers did enjoy the art。 So either chalk this up to me not being a huge comic book guy， or maybe I'm seeing something other people aren't。 But for the sake of this review， I felt that I should at least look to see if it worked for others， which it does。 So with any kind of media， your mileage may vary based on if you like this style or not。 However， I would look at the preview images before buying the Sword of Justice and if you don't like the art I would pass on it。As far and the story goes， it's similar to other Diablo stories with a powerful artifact， and a village taken over。 In addition， the hero is defined largely by their class that has to help， which is also seen in the necromancer from Moon of the Spider or the Monk from the Order。 This is all fine with me and very Diablo。What I didn't care for was the Sword of Justice itself and its poorly defined powers。 Here is the problem with the sword: It always just powerful enough take care of whatever problem is put before it。 There is little drama in that。 You can make a flowchart if is a problem is bad or not based on if the character has the sword。 If he has the sword the problem with be dealt with。 If not then it will mean trouble。Think of it in these terms: if you have ever watched Doctor Who you most likely know about his Sonic Screwdriver。 Its basically a magic wand， that does almost anything the Doctor needs it to do。 During the 5th Doctors era， the writers destroyed the Sonic Screwdriver because they felt it destroyed so much of the drama and tension that would otherwise be present。 The problem with the Sword of Justice is， that by its very nature （ie a whole book about it） It can't really fail， and we don't ever really see a moment when our hero was not willing to use it。 Even those times when Jacob won't use it to kill， the sword still finds a way to resolve the problem without killing。Consider the use in the book of Shanar， our wizard versus the Sword of Justice。 While Shanar has many powers， they are normally short term and can be just as troublesome as they are helpful。 The Sword， on the other hand， has really no limits on what it can do （towards the end of the story Jacob is using it to fly）。 Thus， whenever the Sword of Justice is being used， the outcome is known: Jacob/the sword wins。 Unfortunately， to offset this our lead character， Jacob continues to keep making bad decisions， so much so that Shanar is then forced to call him out on his bad decisions。 When a writer needs one of their other characters to hang a lantern on the fact our hero is being a numbskull， that is normally not the mark of great writing。Grade and recommendationI think the story of the fallout from the destruction of Mount Arreat is interesting in how that creates a situation where the only way for a son to make things right is by killing his own father then facing punishment for that act。 That is a good drama。 The mystery of the Rage Plague also helps to keep the reader's interest， but it's overshadowed by artwork and by the plot revolving around the Sword。 I think either of these things would be more forgivable on their own， but together I believe that it undermines the overall story。Overall Score 2 of 5If you deeply love Diablo， I think you will be able to get around most of my hang ups but if you are just looking for a graphic novel to read， I think you can find better。 Its a bit below average for me。73'sOriginally posted to with imageshttp://www。rivalcastmedia。com/article。。。 。。。more
John Yelverton
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Highly stylized art with a barely comprehensible storyline makes this story waffle from bad to decent。 If you like fantasy novels， you may want to give this one a shot。
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