Dragon Age: Dark Fortress
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- Author：Nunzio DeFilippis
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Summary
From the video game developer of genre-defining roleplaying games such as Baldur's Gate， Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic， and Mass Effect comes the next chapter in the story begun in the multiple game of the year award-winning Dragon Age: Inquisition。
Fenris and the Inquisition race to keep the Venatori from unleashing a power that will reshape Thedas in this canonical continuation of BioWare's dark fantasy RPG！
Deep within the Tevinter Imperium， with the invading Qunari armies hot on their heals， a fearless team prepares to assault a fortress said to be unbreakable in a bid to prevent the unthinkable from being unleashed。 Among them is the deadly Fenris， the brave Ser Aaron Hawthorne and his squire/thief Vaea， the troubled mage Francesca Invidus， and the mage-killing team of Tessa Forsythia and Marius。 Will they be fast enough to outrun their own pasts and stop what's coming？
Collects Dragon Age: Dark Fortress #1-3。
Fenris and the Inquisition race to keep the Venatori from unleashing a power that will reshape Thedas in this canonical continuation of BioWare's dark fantasy RPG！
Deep within the Tevinter Imperium， with the invading Qunari armies hot on their heals， a fearless team prepares to assault a fortress said to be unbreakable in a bid to prevent the unthinkable from being unleashed。 Among them is the deadly Fenris， the brave Ser Aaron Hawthorne and his squire/thief Vaea， the troubled mage Francesca Invidus， and the mage-killing team of Tessa Forsythia and Marius。 Will they be fast enough to outrun their own pasts and stop what's coming？
Collects Dragon Age: Dark Fortress #1-3。
Reviews
Jeannette Nikolova
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Nooooo。。。I'm so sad about the ending， there go some of my hopes and predictions about some of the potential DA4 companions。 The volume was great， though。 The story-arch of many of the characters was wrapped up very well， and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Fenris， who I somehow missed to recruit as a companion in DA2。 And not to mention the ending， the very ending， which was great foreshadowing。 I can't wait for DA4 to come out to see how this story will be included there and tied up with t Nooooo。。。I'm so sad about the ending， there go some of my hopes and predictions about some of the potential DA4 companions。 The volume was great， though。 The story-arch of many of the characters was wrapped up very well， and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Fenris， who I somehow missed to recruit as a companion in DA2。 And not to mention the ending， the very ending， which was great foreshadowing。 I can't wait for DA4 to come out to see how this story will be included there and tied up with the main events。However， I'm also a bit worried， because these volumes were coming once every year up to this year， but they all had open endings， and this volume closed a whole chapter， it seems to me， so I wonder if there will be more books at all before the game。 Perhaps different characters， because I can't imagine how this particular story will continue。 Not to mention how tricky it already is to create new content while tiptoeing around the， arguably， most important characters， who are the main characters from the games， and therefore， subject to too many player choices。 。。。more
Václav
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（3，3 of 5 for a weak and short tale with actually nice finale）I like the Dragon Age franchise so as a comics geek I needed to read all of its comics。 Most of them are rather mediocre and the quality greatly varies。This one follows the character from the previous stories on a little-big adventure。 The set-up is not very clever and actually even interesting。 Maybe it's because the three issues length is not enough to create something better （but there are authors who manage to achieve that even in （3，3 of 5 for a weak and short tale with actually nice finale）I like the Dragon Age franchise so as a comics geek I needed to read all of its comics。 Most of them are rather mediocre and the quality greatly varies。This one follows the character from the previous stories on a little-big adventure。 The set-up is not very clever and actually even interesting。 Maybe it's because the three issues length is not enough to create something better （but there are authors who manage to achieve that even in a one-shot， so。。。）。The art - this series is struggling with that too。 And this one isn't performing well。 It looks like cheap generic work， something you get on short game/movie/etc。。。 promo comics。 It didn't offend me， but I just didn't like it。For non-fans of DA - this comic is easily missed。 Not worth both of your time and money。 For the DA fans - your call， but be warned。 。。。more
Amanda
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Thanks for making me cry Please protect Fenris and Vhea and Autumn forever
B。 Zelkovich
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I think this was the best in the series so far。 Fenris and Vaea are a great combo and I really loved Ser Aaron。 And Marius。 All right， I loved all of them。 Now I just want to reread the whole series！
Mandy
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3。5 stars rounded up。 I love Dragon Age so much。 Really hope we get a 4th game at some point。
Chad
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A solid finish to the Dragon Age comics Dark Horse started several years ago。 As it is an ending， it's a poor jumping on point and does reference a lot of the events of the previous miniseries。 The art is solid if unremarkable。 A solid finish to the Dragon Age comics Dark Horse started several years ago。 As it is an ending， it's a poor jumping on point and does reference a lot of the events of the previous miniseries。 The art is solid if unremarkable。 。。。more
Robert Alley
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This was another solid entry in DeFilippis’ line of Dragon Age tie-ins， and much better than Blue Wraith。 Sometimes it still moves a bit too fast for its own good and struggles to balance time spent amongst its large cast， but the colorful art and adventurous writing keep this one fun and engaging。
Megan
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Fenris looked way hotter in this one， though I am sad that Sad Fenris is apparently canon。
Shannon
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Individual issue reviews: #1 | #2 | #3Total review score: 2。1666 Individual issue reviews: #1 | #2 | #3Total review score: 2。1666 。。。more
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/Dark Fortress completes the story begun so long ago with Vaea， Ser Aaron， and their companions。 Author DeFilippis has noted that he and the authors/illustrators were for-hire artists brought in to create original storylines/characters in the DA universe but worked closely with Bioware to ensure accuracy and consistency between tie-ins and the original game IP。 Admittedly， the series has been very uneven， felt far too More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/Dark Fortress completes the story begun so long ago with Vaea， Ser Aaron， and their companions。 Author DeFilippis has noted that he and the authors/illustrators were for-hire artists brought in to create original storylines/characters in the DA universe but worked closely with Bioware to ensure accuracy and consistency between tie-ins and the original game IP。 Admittedly， the series has been very uneven， felt far too episodic， and illustrations didn't always match the characters。 Story: Ser Aaron and Vaea have managed to collect a powerful team of mage killers including Fenris， Tessa Forsythia， Francesca Invidus， and Marius。 When they learn that Fenris' former owner and torturer is part of a scheme to create a more powerful version of Fenris （infused with red lyrium this time）， they work together to stop the Tevinter mages。 But at the same time， the Qunari are at the gates and may just get them first。A lot of this last book is more of a character arc for Ser Aaron。 He started as a more laid-back， insouciant， hard drinking knight but in this book we get much more backstory as well as some soul searching。 Ser Aaron was one of the more interesting personalities in the series since he fought at Ostagar against the Dark Spawn （the events from the original Dragon Age game）。 There is a bit of redemption and growth for Aaron and Vaea by the end but it does feel abrupt and I would have wished it to be explored even more in earlier series。Because the emphasis is on Vaea and Aaron， we don't get much of the other characters。 There is a lot of action but secondary characters don't have much to do。 Fenris looks/feels a bit more like the game character again， fortunately， in this last book but Marius and Tessa really do not have much to do。 The ending ties in nicely to Dragon Age 4 and the spoilers we have received so far from Bioware。 I can't say that I recommend this series - it was often boring， felt very fractured and episodic， and characters didn't necessarily look or even act like their game versions。 As a standalone tale without having played the game， I don't really think most will be able to follow the characters。 There are nice cameos throughout of various game characters （such as the annoying Sebastian） and we get a look at Tevinter and Antiva。 But I honestly found the action hard to follow， the storylines rather bland and uninteresting， and the illustration work lacking clarity and consistency， especially to the DA universe。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Michelle （In Libris Veritas）
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Gah I really wish this were longer， not because it's unfulfilling but because now I'm out of Dragon Age comics and I need more Fenris， Vera， and Autumn in my life。 Gah I really wish this were longer， not because it's unfulfilling but because now I'm out of Dragon Age comics and I need more Fenris， Vera， and Autumn in my life。 。。。more
Emma
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C/W:（view spoiler）[gore， violence， death of a loved one （hide spoiler）]Actual rating is a 3。5Dragon Age: Dark Fortress was a return to the things I've liked most about the graphic novels -- it expanded the Dragon Age universe in interesting ways， it had compelling characters， and it made me even more excited for the eventual release of DA:4。 Dragon Age: Dark Fortress really tied the series together in a gripping way。 Fenris seemed a bit more like I remembered from DA:2 -- a pleasant change from C/W:（view spoiler）[gore， violence， death of a loved one （hide spoiler）]Actual rating is a 3。5Dragon Age: Dark Fortress was a return to the things I've liked most about the graphic novels -- it expanded the Dragon Age universe in interesting ways， it had compelling characters， and it made me even more excited for the eventual release of DA:4。 Dragon Age: Dark Fortress really tied the series together in a gripping way。 Fenris seemed a bit more like I remembered from DA:2 -- a pleasant change from Dragon Age: Blue Wraith。 The original characters from earlier graphic novels had stronger characterization here， particularly Ser Aaron and Vaea。 I would've loved a little bit more of Marius and Tessa since they were my favorites out of the new additions but you can't have it all。 The stakes were high， the plot moved along quickly， and some really interesting concepts were introduced。 （view spoiler）[Plus， the ending seemed like a DA:4 teaser in all the best ways。 （hide spoiler）] I would've loved it if some of the emotional beats had gotten a bit more space on the page but there were still some moments that had a good emotional heft to them。After really struggling with Dragon Age: Blue Wraith， this installment won me back over。 If you're on the fence， I recommend giving Dragon Age: Dark Fortress a try。Thank you to Dark Horse Books and Edelweiss for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Gabrielle
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A good ending and I hope to see some of the characters return in DA4！
Jesse
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Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for allowing me to review this book early。 Rating and review are my own。Ok， let me start out by saying that。。。Again I didn't realize that this was the LAST issue of this comic。 However， I still enjoyed this a lot！ The art was beautiful and even without having read the previous issues， I was able to catch on to what the story was。 I was happy to familiar faces like Fenris！ As a Dragon Age fan， it was so easy to step back into this world and continue its story Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for allowing me to review this book early。 Rating and review are my own。Ok， let me start out by saying that。。。Again I didn't realize that this was the LAST issue of this comic。 However， I still enjoyed this a lot！ The art was beautiful and even without having read the previous issues， I was able to catch on to what the story was。 I was happy to familiar faces like Fenris！ As a Dragon Age fan， it was so easy to step back into this world and continue its story。 I want the next game even more now and I am definitely going to go back and read the issues before this because I loved all the characters。Seriously， if you love the Dragon Age games， please read this。 。。。more
Otso Rasimus
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Drawing quality is as good as before， which is probably the best I've ever enjoyed in a Western comic。 I found the story not as interesting as earlier， even though the characters were cool。 Qunari have been fooling around for quite some time now， but they don't really feel like a threat， rather like a deus ex machina you can use when you need to。Definitely a good addition to the Dragon Age comics， even if it's not the best of them。 Drawing quality is as good as before， which is probably the best I've ever enjoyed in a Western comic。 I found the story not as interesting as earlier， even though the characters were cool。 Qunari have been fooling around for quite some time now， but they don't really feel like a threat， rather like a deus ex machina you can use when you need to。Definitely a good addition to the Dragon Age comics， even if it's not the best of them。 。。。more
Pål
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A grand finish on an excellent series。
K
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Apparently there are no reviews in this or the individual issues yet， but I'm just doing this for me， so。。。 there's no deep or professional analysis here。（view spoiler）[Nice continuation。 Some of the layouts were pretty frenetic and hard for me to fully parse， even with zoom and scroll。 But overall dynamic and nice， and the two-page spreads were used to good effect。 Figures that after mainlining the post-DAI comics and haughtily talking about my new party members， I would run into this thread th Apparently there are no reviews in this or the individual issues yet， but I'm just doing this for me， so。。。 there's no deep or professional analysis here。（view spoiler）[Nice continuation。 Some of the layouts were pretty frenetic and hard for me to fully parse， even with zoom and scroll。 But overall dynamic and nice， and the two-page spreads were used to good effect。 Figures that after mainlining the post-DAI comics and haughtily talking about my new party members， I would run into this thread the same day I finish the series-to-this-point。 Much is made of the two wronged former slaves confronting their masters （or master's heir， or master's new pet）， but with all the overlap it was a little hard for me to viscerally appreciate the righteous vengeance。 Marius's confrontation faded into the background until the last moments--though the last moments obviously had character implications--and despite all the build-up， Fenris confronting his corrupted friend wound up feeling perfunctory。 I kind of enjoy that his forced mercy toward Danarius's son wound up unleashing another loose thread。 Take that， compassion。 :/ But it's a sad day when we lose Ser Aaron！ Another Old mowed down after his prime。 All hail the Qunari being cannon-fodder Cool Guys for once， though。 Shades of the alliance I was supposed to have with them。Oh， and burying a magical artifact of unspeakable power a couple feet underground should totally work。 The problem with the red lyrium idol was definitely that it just wasn't buried deep enough。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Antonio Jose
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