I found this book much better then some of the reviews I have read - maybe that is because I read the 2nd and 3rd original stories many years ago, when they were published in The Forgotten Realms comic, which can be found here:

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/153529/Dungeons--Dragons-Forgotten-Realms-1

I found the artwork to be generally well done, not exceptional. The stories to me were interesting, with some pathos for the protagonists. The last is of course a spoof, but I think it was a well done spoof. ( )