Take a role playing game’s source book, mix in fuzzy cute characters with crazy weapons, and add a story about a war and you’re pretty close to what Berona’s War Vol. 1: Field Guide is.

I was never much of a fan of reading those role playing game source books, I’d much rather play the game, but this “field guide” (which should have a game based on it), is so entertaining and fun to read.  The art is fantastic, how the story unfolds is brilliant, everything about it is beyond perfect.

From the minds of artists/storytellers Jesse Labbé and Anthony Coffey comes this epic tale of two adorable, fur-covered races doomed by their own escalating violence! The Ele-Alta and the Cropones wage war over the island of Berona’s most desirable piece of real estate: the land called Amity. Cute and cuddly on the outside, but ferocious to the core, these fuzzy fighters will continue their bloodshed no matter the cost! The BERONA’S WAR VOL. 1: FIELD GUIDE provides a great introduction to the world of BERONA’S WAR, featuring maps, devious strategies, weapons, character and troop descriptions and the history of wartime events. This is the perfect primer for the upcoming BERONA’S WAR VOL. 2: FIGHT FOR AMITY!

Written and illustrated by Jesse Labbé and Anthony Coffey, everything about this graphic novel is just fantastic.  From the creative cast of characters and the fictional world and war they inhabit to the packaging of the book is just beyond top notch.

The 160 page book is just amazing in every aspect.  The character design and story is just perfect, but what really stands out is the presentation.  The pages are made to look like yellow lined paper, as if we’re reading someone’s journal chronicling this world.  Pictures are “taped” on or held with paper clips adding an amazing touch that’s so often missing in comics.  You can tell tons of thought and just plain old love went into creating this treat to read.

Now, onto some full stories staring these crazy, violent and cute creatures.  A must buy.

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