![]() ![]() ![]() The ending is clearly leaving space open for future comic runs, tying up this arc but leaving space for more stories with the final panel introducing a glimpse of a shadow-y figure. I don’t know if it’s a common art style or not for comics, but it seemed a little odd to me to be so obscuring when the visuals are a key part of the story telling in this medium. It could make it quite tricky to work out who was who (or what exactly was going on) when everything was vague outlines. Having just re-read the previous two and then this one, I noticed how dark the colour palate was at times. ![]() ![]() Once the main arc finally slips fully out of the shadows, it turns out to be fairly standard for a fantasy. it was a nice way to round the series off, with a real cost for Maxim, rather than just another blood bath – the villain does really push him and takes the “fullness” of the victory away. Hardcover, 400 pages A Darker Shade Of Magic, is how long it takes to develop a plot. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - Illustrated edition. The final instalment (Goodreads here) brings back a villain from the previous comic, giving it the most continuity of the lot – and adds more emotional weight to the showdown than the other two got. Shades of Magic Collectors Editions Boxed Set: A Darker Shade of Magic, a Gathering of Shadows, and a Conjuring of Light. ![]()
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