The main character, orphan Pug, came to the Kingdom of the Isles to study magic under a master magician. Problem was, he wasn’t very good at it. The way his master taught, wasn’t working for Pug. He ended up defining a new magic, befriending a princess, and changing the entire world.
When I look back at it now, I see the plot for what it is: the standard magician coming into his powers and changing the world trope. And yet, for all its simplicity plot wise, I loved reading about Pug and his struggle to master magic. In some ways, it reminded me of my struggles as a kid.
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This graphic novel adaptation of Raymond E. Feist's popular Magician Apprentice series is very well done. The illustrations are in full color, printed on heavy stock, and stunning in their artistry. However, the first volumes just begin telling the original story as they are rather thin. This is one of the better-produced novel adaptations I have seen, but to get the entire first book as a graphic novel adaptation will prove quite costly. The story centers on Pug and Tomas, two friends in the kingdom of Crydee who embark on a hero's quest that is eerily reminiscent of Tolkein's Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the first two GN issues, Pug & Tomas make a long journey, go through ancient mines with a dwarf leader, and attempt to unite the kingdom's many nations' armies in a force to battle a dangerous army that is poised to invade. ( )