Dark One Volume 1

Great graphic novel, but where is the sequel? What happens next? Good story, nice art. But don't leave me on a ciff hanger!

Incredible story, awesome artwork, way too short, but knowing Brandon Sanderson, there's a lot more to come from this universe!

La portada es muy diferente a los otros cómics de sanderson, no tiene cubre polvo y es como acolchada, la calidad me agrada

Tales revolving around a ‘chosen one’ or the coming/return/resurrection of some type of dark being, or both, are quite commonplace. The premise behind this book is that the main character, a seemingly everyday teenager, is unknowingly destined to become the eponymous ‘Dark One’. This inversion of the more traditional angle is, in itself, no longer a particularly original idea nowadays. However, there is obviously lots of potential in it, especially if it comes from the mind of someone such as Brandon Sanderson.I’m not sure, though, whether the idea is exploited enough here. Possibly this is because this graphic novel appears only to be the first of several. The story definitely doesn’t conclude and the bulk of this particular volume seems to be very much about setting the scene and appears to serve as an introduction to a much wider story.Similar to ‘White Sand’, a three volume graphic novel series set in Sanderson’s ‘Cosmere’, this is based on an idea of Brandon Sanderson. Even though he isn’t the actual writer it still suffers, just like ‘White Sand’, from the unfortunate situation that when reading it you can’t but help wishing that it was actually one of Sanderson’s novels rather than produced as a graphic novel. But that is just a side effect of telling one of his stories through this format and if you aren’t familiar with his novels you’ll probably enjoy this more and find it has more depth.As an introduction to a larger saga it appears to be reasonably effective in setting things up (obviously further volumes will determine whether this is so). The lead protagonist, Paul Tanasin, lives in the modern world but speaks to a ghost and has visions/dreams of another world. We learn some of this through his consultations with his psychiatrist and in the earlier stages of the story this places a question over whether his experiences are real or delusional. Unfortunately, there isn’t really adequate space to play more with this uncertainty.Things often seem a bit rushed with the plot and events, even to the point where it feels like there might be some frames missing in some action sequences. The relationships between some of the characters could really do with being further developed so that there is a better pay off later on, especially in the case of Paul and Feotora.The sub plot set in the modern world involving Paul’s mother representing a serial killer is quite intriguing and it will be interesting how exactly this fits into the main storyline considering its later developments.Mirandus is sadly not such a successful effort of world building as Brandon Sanderson’s work usually provides. It appears to be a fairly archetypal fantasy world with its main defining feature being the repetitive cycle of coming ‘dark ones’ and ‘destined ones’. The Drull, basically an orc/goblin type species that serve as the forces of the Dark One, come across as the most interesting aspect. This is because they aren’t portrayed merely as minions of evil but as a somewhat victimised race persecuted by humans.

Totalmente recomendado, eso si hay que aclarar que en una hora lo devoras…. La cálida del libro es espectacular y las ilustraciones maravillosas, el estilo visual es muy similar a White Sands (Que es excelente) sin embargo hubiera gustado otro toque para dar variedad.Es Brandon Sanderson porque seguís leyendo esto? Es una compra que solo vas a tener remordimiento de pasar la última página.