ah, it’s ace. he’s such an interesting character.
pretty easy to dip into with tpbs, if you feel like it. there was a relatively recent kind-of-but-not-really hellblazer reboot with si spurrier at the helm that nailed john and had the perfect balance between horror and political satire. that’s a pretty good jumping on point. tragically, si’s run got cancelled, but it’s a complete arc that requires no prior knowledge.
ennis, delano and carey are all really good starting points, though the latter does require a little bit of back reading for the full impact. even so, it’s probably my favourite run.
), it really does seem to be benefiting from having its source material finished. It knows the beginning, middle and end well enough that it can also provide an extended, and necessary, prologue (and, possibly, an appropriate length epilogue of sorts). I also really like that its dipping into more of the lore from the books. Though, according to the in universe histories, nobody knows what exactly inspired Aegon the Conqueror to begin his conquest, and the dreams in question sound more like those of Prince Rhaegar some 300 years later, I applaud them referencing the song of ice and fire and the prophetic dreams that run in members of House Targaryen. More than that, though, I was probably way more excited than I should have been when they not only explicitly mentioned the Rhoynar but also restored that part of the official title of the monarch. I guess, long story short, I just love how much more detailed it is than Game of Thrones. Although, I’m struggling to see how this results in massive bloodshed; everyone gets along SO well!
I’m cautiously optimistic (and the previews look promising) at any rate and we are nearing the war’s start so time jumps and recastings should more or less be a thing of the past and it should all be