Figured I'd start this fresh off my reread, which worked out great for direct comparisons. For starters, it's amazing how you can halve the page count by simply switching to a visual medium... and a lot of things look as Robert Jordan described them (notable to me: Gitara Moroso's outfit, the Ogier stonemason, Moiraine's mourning dress). This is largely because those earlier issues/chapters were made while RJ was still alive, and in this edition there are emails from him to the Dabel Brothers on art decisions with suggestions for changes.

Chapter 8 is noticeably different, visually- was it a different artist, or was it because after he passed?

Still, prior to that there are a number of issues where the voice boxes aren't attached to the right character speaking, and occasional typos. This could've used a round of editing for consistency, maybe... ( )

A few nice visual touches--informed by Jordan himself, I figure. ( )

I liked it better than the Eye of the World Graphic Novel. Probably because I didn't read New Spring. ( )

Substance: Abridgment of the "prequel" to Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Names and references far too many unnecessary characters; has confusing scenes and dialogue; and although it gives the essential gist of the story, it's understandable only if you already know it. I never have liked the Aes Sedai, or the relationship between Morraine and Lan, which borders on abusive and psychotic.
Style: The artwork varies between realistic and caricature seemingly at random. ( )

the graphic novel of the tale of Moraine Aise Sedai and Lan's origin story. Overall well done, and I really wish they would come out with more of these, recounting the events that occur in the series of novels, as I have not read the last two books due to my loosing track of the plot and my unwillingness to read through rouhgly 10,000 pages of material. So yes, you, graphic novel wheel of timey people--please make more of these, stat! over all very good. I think sometimes a picture can be worth a thousand words, and this seemed to follow that trend. though Jordan's writing at its best can be top notch, it was interesting to see the wheel of time world in a graphic novel format and it allowed somethings that complimented the text nicely, and seemed to offer a human side to the young accepted on their quest to become wielders of the the one power and to attain the great serpent ring. a fun good read that sits was truly enjoyable---one more added comment...eh gads, what happened in the last chapter or so? maybe it was just my copy, but the art work half fell apart towards the end. to be honest, i was so hooked by then that i'd have kept reading even if it were stick figures, but the earlier chapters were all so beautifully rendered, and the last one...well...it just wasn't. i wonder if had something to do with jordan's death, but anyway, despite that, a good read. ( )