Tall Tails: Tears of the Mother #1

Another comic that I bought via Kickstarter.

Title: Tall Tails: Tears of the Mother
Issue: 1
Date: 2016
Publisher: Dreamweaver Press
Writer: Jose Calderon
Artist: Daphne Lage

I've previously reviewed the first five issues of the Tall Tales: Thieves' Quest series (my review of the fifth issue, with links to the reviews of the other four is here).

The anthropomorphic fantasy epic picks up with Ravenwood and his band of adventurers in the city of Azbeth, where a monster-infested labyrinth hides the enchanted healing water known as the Tears of Talis, the only hope to save a plague-stricken and besieged city.

Unfortunately, so far the labyrinth and its denizens have proven too much for Ravenwood's band. They convince him to try to find a guide, and he ends up with competing options.

That's the main plot, but this is loaded with subplots. This is not a great jumping-in point for those new to the series, and even I had a bit of trouble figuring out who is who, having only read five issues of the previous series. Still, the pacing is really good, and the intrigues and interactions definitely held my interest. By the end, I felt comfortable with the story, even if all of my questions had not been answered.

The artwork in this issue is especially fun when the giant monsters from the labyrinth show up.

Rating: 7/10