Review: A Song of Ice and Fire 4 – The King’s Feud

The fourth episode of the Game of Thrones comic series in our review.

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The grand conclusion to the King’s Feud story from George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones A Song of Ice and Fire model. Tyrion has his back against the wall: Stannis Baratheon’s massive army is marching into King’s Landing. The inside schemes, the disrespect of his vassals, the machinations of his sister Cersei, the incompetence of his nephew Joffrey as regent, and the fact that the hostage Sansa Stark is increasingly becoming a liability rather than a bargaining chip all add to his misery. Jon Snow falls into the clutches of wild animals in the wasteland. Arya prepares to escape… … Daenerys finds that everyone fears her and refuses to help her in her attempt to cross the sea – but they target her dragons!

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The fourth volume (of the second cycle) in the A Song of Ice and Fire comic book series – better known as Game of Thrones. In terms of graphics, we’re up to the usual good. The paintings are colorful and detailed, and this is especially true of the characters’ faces. Of course, you don’t necessarily have to expect similarities to the counterparts represented here, but that wasn’t the case in previous releases either, and it’s not what the size is for.

Because, as the title suggests, this is still about the second book in the book series (although it does coincide with the second season of the series). Obviously, the focus here is primarily on the book, not the series. There are also nice little scenes, for example with Theon and his sister, which are not in the series, but which greatly enrich the characters. Sansa’s transformation into a woman is also of equal importance here.

So the volume enriches what you know so well with additional scenes in visual form. But that’s not all, the panels are full of text. They are not printed here, they are stuffed with the abundance of text and plot, which describe not only the world of thoughts of the characters but also everything around them, other publications can learn a lesson with confidence.

Otherwise, the relationships between the characters are the same here as in the series or the books: very interesting. By the way, the difference in the series is most noticeable in the battle of Blackwater. Because just like in the book, Tyrion lost his nose here – in the series he only got a scar on his face. Wobei an dieser Stelle – zumindest im Rezensionsexemplar – ein Fehldruck vorzuliegen scheint, denn plötzlich wechselt die Szene zu Tyrion im Krankenbett (also auf nach der Schlacht) und auch einige andere kleinere Dinge, die erst spater kommen, sind an dieser Stelle früh im comic zu Look. And here we are not working with flashback and moving forward, because the mentioned scenes come again later (chapter 32), so they are repeated in chapter 29 and are premature. Let’s hope this gets fixed in the final retail release.

In terms of plot, there are also jumps between individual characters here, with Danaerys in particular getting the least donation. All the incidents at Court, or even at Winterfell, are very interesting. Jon Snow is also allowed to venture into the wild and finally prove his loyalty. This is all top notch as it is in the book or series.