Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume I by Matthew Colville & Olivia Samson
This is my favourite cover in this series and what’s even cooler about it is the fact that Olivia Samson started by doing fan art of the show and was then asked to do the graphic novels. Talk about caring about your fans. If I’m mistaken on this, please let me know, but I’ve been watching campaign two recently and I’m pretty sure that’s what they said.
This style may be my favourite I’ve seen Vox Machina in. Sadly, it doesn’t look the same inside because that would take a ridiculously long time to illustrate. However, it is beautiful. Keyleth looks so cute, she actually reminds me of Deborah Ann Woll in this style, and Vex’ahlia looks deadly gorgeous. The actual style inside makes Vex and Vax look extremely similar (obviously they’re twins so this makes sense) however, Vex is known for her femininity so that did annoy me a little.
I’d love to see Percy in this style. His character design is probably my favourite of Vox Machina, but he’s not in this instalment sadly.
Synopsis: From the creators of the hit show “Critical Role” comes Vox Machina’s origin story! Writers Matthew Mercer and Matthew Colville team with artist extraordinaire Olivia Samson and colorist Chris Northrop to bring you the story of where the heroes’ journey began.
The band of adventurers known as Vox Machina will save the world. Eventually. But even they have to start somewhere.
Six would-be heroes on seemingly different jobs find their paths intertwined as they investigate shady business in the swamp town of Stilben. They’ll need to put their heads– and weapons–together to figure out what’s going on…and keep from being killed in the process. Even then, whether or not they can overcome what truly lurks at the bottom of the town’s travails remains to be seen!
Collects Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins comics issues #1-6, one of the best selling digital comics ever!
Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman
You can never go wrong with a Heartstopper cover. There’s something about them that screams comfort to me. Probably because they are comfort reads and also because Nick and Charlie are wearing winter coats.
The colour scheme of volume four is my favourite out of the entire series, but it’s weirdly not my favourite cover. I’d probably rate it third out of the five volumes we have so far. I’ll wait for volume six to release and then I’ll do a ranking of all of the covers. So far, volume three is still sitting in first, but volume six could change that.
Synopsis: Charlie didn’t think Nick could ever like him back, but now they’re officially boyfriends. Charlie’s beginning to feel ready to say those three little words: I love you.
Nick’s been feeling the same, but he’s got a lot on his mind – not least coming out to his dad, and the fact that Charlie might have an eating disorder.
As summer turns to autumn and a new school year begins, Charlie and Nick are about to learn a lot about what love means.
Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie’s lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.
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