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Title: Mending Fences
Series: Bone #17
Author: Jeff Smith
Rating: 2.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Comics
Pages: 22
Words: 1K
Gran’ma Ben reveals that Thorne is a lost princess, that the Lord of the Locusts is her deadly enemy and that war is now inevitable. We also learn that the Lord of the Locusts is just an underling to some invisible spirits who live in a deserted cave. Yeah, that is EXACTLY what I want to find out when I read a comic.
When I read the One Volume way back when, the turn into an epic fantasy storyline took me by surprise. Here, with the change in direction taking so long, I’m almost ready to close my eyes and take a nap while Smith drives us around that curve.
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Yeah, that doesn’t sound like where I thought the series was going. Seems a bit off-brand for Bone.
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I guess he ran out of comedic one shot ideas and so went down the fantasy route…
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Yup, don’t know why Tolstoy even bothers getting out of bed these days, this is exactly the kind of thing he should have written.
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Would it help if they were all wearing those big russian woolie hats? and say “Comrade”?
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Maybe he was being facetious? Or am I giving him too much clever here?
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I “think” you’re being too generous here. I do remember that the story goes full on Epic Fantasy, so I don’t think he’s trying anything clever.
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Oh well, back to the drawing board.
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🙂
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Would you give up the series if nothing original happens in the next couple of issues? 😮
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Nah, but only because I’ve read the whole shebang n liked it.
But if this was my first time? I’d be so done right now…
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It did take a long time to get things moving as I recall.
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I’m really hoping at some point the pace picks up because I’m dying here 🙂
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