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Global Rating: 5.00 from 4 reviews.
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What can I say... (5/5) | Oct 20, 2009 | Anna Rohwedder | BR |
| Simply fantastic. Contains a lot of history while keeping the good humour and OOtS style jokes, even with a more serious theme. It's about villains, after all. A book every fan must have - evilgasms guaranteed! | ||||
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Good Buy (5/5) | Mar 22, 2011 | Anonymous | Ca |
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Though you may initially be disappointed by the black and white color scheme, the disappointment quickly fades as you become engrossed in the artistically woven tale contained within. Rich manages to preserve the usual comedic tone of OOTS while also introducing dark overtones that lend insight into characters like Redcloak, as well as providing an interesting context for the main storyline. In addition, it is also a great standalone read-- my 12-year old brother and my parents had never read the comic but loved reading the Start of Darkness. My one complaint is that it ends too quickly! (Though if you are an OOTS fan you will probably reread it several times.) I definitely recommend this book-- you can't really call yourself an OOTS fan without it. (While On the Origin of PCs is a fun read, it is not as compelling of a story, nor does it contain information as pertinent to the plot of the story as Start of Darkness does.) |
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Diabolically Funny! (5/5) | Aug 28, 2011 | Eddie G. | Singapore SG |
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A must-have for every OOTS fan. While it may be deemed as a "supplement" to Burlew's webcomic, the story on how Xykon, Redcloak and the Monster came together adds so much more depth to these guys than one can imagine. And now, as I re-read OOTS, I am now able to identify much more with the villains. p.s. Without spoiling too much of the comic, I never knew how lovable Redcloak can be before reading this. |
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A second Must buy (5/5) | Oct 20, 2009 | Anonymous | |
| The two prequel-books (this and "On the Origins on PCs") are a must have for every OotS-fan. The story is very well depicted though this volume is a bit less funny than the other books, a bit more serious. It's still of course very funny but more story oriented. But what you learn here makes the rest of OotS even more enjoyable. | ||||