I would have liked to see each volume made longer the ending to this one didn’t really interest me. Overall, this was a decent start to the series. I loved Maxim’s character design and found myself intrigued by the linework and colour. The traditional comic book art style demonstrated here is typically one I wouldn’t gravitate towards, but Andrea Olimpieri pulled it off really well. I don’t think this is a problem, however, because the target audience is mainly pre-existing fans of the series. While it was easy for me to pick up on the magic system, it is apparent that these graphic novels aren’t very accessible to those who haven’t read A Darker Shade of Magic. The Steel Prince was much faster paced than I anticipated, which is suiting because of how short each volume is. Hearing that Schwab released a set of graphic novels (prequels of sorts) following Maxim before he became king had me really excited. The Shades of Magic trilogy is absolutely brilliant-an easy all time favourite of mine.
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