![]() ![]() The black-powder salesman was stupendous. "We're basically gods," was the most hilariously, serendipitously ironic statement I've ever heard. I've listened to the entire first campaign. Hopefully there will be more Origins to come in the future. Whilst the actual adventure of the cursed swamp is brought to a satisfactory conclusion, two of the legendary group don't appear in the story at all. Vox Machina: Origins has artwork that captures the characters well and some neat graphic techniques that evoke tabletop fantasy roleplaying really well and the story itself tackles how this group of more or less crazy future savers of the world met whilst trying to get paid for figuring out how a swamp ended up cursed. It cost a fortune but it seems to have sold out. A six issue e-comic series is produced and eventually gets two print omnibus editions - one is a limited edition hardback in a slip-case, bound in faux leather, with some bonus material at the back. But that's not all - a synopsis of the early, unbroadcast adventures of the crazy Machine Voice adventuring party (did they really mean Vox Ex Machina?) isn't enough for the rabid fans. Implausibly, their ridiculously niche netcast becomes so popular that they can fill actual theatres for episodes with a paying public audience, sell mountains of merchandise and drown in unsolicited fan art contributions, the best of which end up in a printed book. ![]() ![]() But those adventures took place in private for over a year before they were persuaded to go public by Queen of the Nerds, Felica Day herself. They call the show Critical Role and their group of disparate and sometimes desperate adventurers Vox Machina because they like bad puns. Imagine, if you will, ".a bunch of.nerdy-ass voice actors sit around and play Dungeons & Dragons." Live. I arrogantly hereby suggest that it should be. (I was going to say “I eat humble pie cocksurely,” but apparently “cocksurely” isn’t a word. ![]() I even eat humble pie in a cocksure manner. *I should note that I don’t, in fact, do anything humbly. Looking forward to a deeper dive into the CR universe! And, I humbly* suggest that those who dig this book will also enjoy The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple (not to mention the forthcoming Heloise-starrer THE PART ABOUT THE DRAGON WAS (MOSTLY) TRUE, coming in December 2020 from Parliament House Press-mark your calendars, friends). Still, this is my brand of fantasy-high adventure meets urban hijinks with comedic shenanigans thrown in for good measure.įans of Jim Zub’s D&D comics will eat this up. Sure, it’s a typical, RPG-inspired fantasy set-up: disparate, diverse, self-interested characters unite in common cause before deciding to band together on a more permanent basis to seek adventure, accumulate treasure, and right the wrongs. That said, this is a delightfully fun introduction to the CR characters. Feel free to deliver any spankings, shin kicks, or wedgies you feel are warranted for my being a bad D&D nerd. I shame-facedly confess that I’m not as familiar with Critical Role as I would like to be, and I fully intend to remedy that in the coming year. Published by Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. The comic series is written by Matthew Colville (Evolve, Priest, Thief) with interior art by Olivia Samson, a member of the Critical Role fan community, and coloring and lettering by Chris Northrop.Īnnotated cover process pieces, preliminary character sketches, and character descriptions and statsĬover art by Stjepan Šejić with spot gloss treatment. With over 160 pages of magical storytelling and bonus content, Vox Machina Origins brings together Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #1–#6 in a single volume, following six would-be heroes as they uncover a plot to destroy the small coastal town of Stilben. The standard edition features cover art by Stjepan Šejić with a spot gloss treatment. Both the standard edition includes the complete collection of Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #1–#6, as well as bonus content including annotated cover process pieces, preliminary character sketches, and character descriptions and stats. 160 pages of origin story goodness, centered in coastal town of Stilben in Exandria. ![]()
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