World of Warcraft: Legion Comic #1 - Magni: "Fault Lines"

[KrazyK923]

A really fantastic, short, 10 page comic about the un-petrification (or un-Diamondification?) of Magni and Ironforge and his daugther's reaction to it. Its really great, the ending of it with Moira legitimately got me teary eyed.

Read it here: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/201...ines-6-30-2016

Or watch the awesome animated version of it here: http://content.madefire.com/s-298c57...dcb/index.html

If anyone cares, my short review on it is here:

[Techno-Druid]

Definitely checking it out. Thanks bro

EDIT: Really good read, I like the art style they used with Moira and the rest of the dwarves.

[KrazyK923]

Yeah if there's one thing Blizzard is really good at, it's the ancillary lore things for their games.

Even though I don't really like Overwatch or care about its stories, the animations and the comics of it are great.

Same with Diablo, Starcraft, and Warcraft.

Even with Warlords of Draenor, the animations and the short stories (and the Gul'dan comic) are phenomenal.

This one was just as good. Also animated by one of the best Blizzard-affiliated people. He also did Curse of the Worgen, which is easily the best Warcraft comic imo.

[nonameelf]

I don't feel like this comic really told us anything. It's just, "Hey, Magni's back," and that's it. Cool, he's back, but that's not much of a story.

[Xerra]

Moira has that bitter backhanded aspect about her still but she has definitely evolved into a softer character. She was mad crazy and scheming like a proper villainess should but seems like she is a good person now, if at worst an antihero of sorts. Makes me wonder with the spoilers of Legion I have seen if Sylvannas is going to be a 'good' person of sorts. Granted the Legion trailer showed her as a good person, but the fan base loves to hate the forsaken because they have a moral compass that is different due to their circumstance.

Overall pretty cool comic, I liked the traveling through Ironforge seeing the different quarters of it in comic form. Though I am wondering who is Magni referring to as 'her' is it the unborn pantheon titan sleeping in Azeroth, Elune, or maybe even the greater Naaru that seems to be playing a prophet like role now.

[KrazyK923]

Overall pretty cool comic, I liked the traveling through Ironforge seeing the different quarters of it in comic form. Though I am wondering who is Magni referring to as 'her' is it the unborn pantheon titan sleeping in Azeroth, Elune, or maybe even the greater Naaru that seems to be playing a prophet like role now.

Well first of all, Elune isn't the name of the Titan or the Titan itself, Azeroth is the Titan. But he's just calling Azeroth (The planet and Titan) a "she," as he does during the Ulduar parts of the pre-expansion stuff.

I don't feel like this comic really told us anything. It's just, "Hey, Magni's back," and that's it. Cool, he's back, but that's not much of a story.

That's kind of the point. Also showing what the Dwarven reaction to it was since in the pre-expansion event, we already cut to Magni showing up in Dalaran, with his awakening already dealt with in Ironforge.

[nonameelf]

That's kind of the point. Also showing what the Dwarven reaction to it was since in the pre-expansion event, we already cut to Magni showing up in Dalaran, with his awakening already dealt with in Ironforge.

Their reaction doesn't matter since Magni isn't claiming the throne. With this little information in the comic it could have easily just been gossip text for Magni in Dalaran.

[KrazyK923]

Their reaction doesn't matter since Magni isn't claiming the throne. With this little information in the comic it could have easily just been gossip text for Magni in Dalaran.

We didn't know he wasn't going after the Throne. It's equally as possible that he wanted to come back after warning people about the Legion and lead the Dwarves against them after he finished his business in Ulduar.

It's a free comic that provides some background information with some great animation and a nice reference to the Moira/Magni relationship that was left on sour terms when he was petrified. It's not going to be a grandiose story with a bunch of new information.

But I guess it is your prerogative to be upset over a, free, nice bit of background lore.

[Xerra]

I didn't say the unborn titan was Elune. I said the titan, Elune, or the naaru; 3 different things. I can understand that some might think nothing happened but really if you look deep into it you see that most the dwarves don't want a king and Moira has a lot more heart overall. Helps flesh out the characters a tiny bit more. Maybe its leading to their untimely Game of Thrones fate and getting murdered or possibly lead to a spot light in game in the future.

[Leih]

Their reaction doesn't matter since Magni isn't claiming the throne.

I love how you say there was no lore or new info in the comic then immediately start by referencing a big piece of new info we got from this comic

[KrazyK923]

I didn't say the unborn titan was Elune

Right you are, sorry I misread.

[derpkitteh]

Well first of all, Elune isn't the name of the Titan or the Titan itself, Azeroth is the Titan. But he's just calling Azeroth (The planet and Titan) a "she," as he does during the Ulduar parts of the pre-expansion stuff.

is that pre-expansion stuff? i went to snoop around ulduar on ptr just a while ago, and i'm not seeing him anywhere and i've found no quests.

[Nathreim]

Lame I wanted him to return an take his rightful place on the Throne. The Council of Three hammers is stupid.

[Melsiren]

The Council of Three hammers is stupid.

Agreed, Moira should become the High-Queen of the Dwarves.

[KrazyK923]

is that pre-expansion stuff? i went to snoop around ulduar on ptr just a while ago, and i'm not seeing him anywhere and i've found no quests.

Broken Shore and its immediate following parts will be part of the pre-expansion event, they're just tagged as on the beta atm.

[Leih]

is that pre-expansion stuff? i went to snoop around ulduar on ptr just a while ago, and i'm not seeing him anywhere and i've found no quests.

It's a pre-patch event. You can see it on the beta, but I don't think it's on the PTR. It's part of the weekly quest chains which introduce Legion.

[Nathreim]

Agreed, Moira should become the High-Queen of the Dwarves.

*barf*

Shes a TERRIBLE ruler her first act was to imprison her own people and allies.

[Melsiren]

*barf*

Shes a TERRIBLE ruler her first act was to imprison her own people and allies.

Yeah, she also learned from her mistake.


I forgot, this is World of Warcraft where characters can't develop.

Don't mind the crazy idea that characters have arcs.

[Nathreim]

Yeah, she also learned from her mistake.


I forgot, this is World of Warcraft where characters can't develop.

Don't mind the crazy idea that characters have arcs.

It takes more than one good deed to make up for setting armed thugs on you own people

[derpkitteh]

Broken Shore and its immediate following parts will be part of the pre-expansion event, they're just tagged as on the beta atm.

It's a pre-patch event. You can see it on the beta, but I don't think it's on the PTR. It's part of the weekly quest chains which introduce Legion.

well then, that's pretty damn cool.