All the anticipation I have ever had boiled down to that final moment when I pushed play on my PS3 to watch the recorded first two episodes of the Legend of the Seeker (My area did not carry the show. I acquired it through other means). The sheer awesomeness I was about to witness ran through my head. I had just finished reading all the books and  everything is fresh on my mind. This will be epic.

Now, I’m going to take a time out here and state that yes, I am aware certain deviations were going to take place in the translation to an episodic TV formula. I did read the announcement letter.

Continuing, I watched with a twinkle in my eye as things familiar started happening. Then slowly, my mind started fumbling with pieces of a puzzle that should fit together but were now in the wrong shape. Things were familiar but different. It was like the show was rubbed on cheese grater and instead of using what was left of the block of cheese, they used the scraps. Filaments of the books exists, mostly in names of characters, but these aren’t the same characters. No, no - they are mere shadows of the characters in the book during an eclipse of the sun.

I found myself distracted during the show. Things that I knew held importance in the books were cast aside. I could not stop thinking about them and how the show could even follow the arcs in the books without them. My frame of mind was my prison. Having read the books barred me from watching the show. My fiancee got up and left at the end of the first episode. Her mind wouldn’t even let her get past the first fundamental flaw (all I’m going to say is: Book of Counted Shadows) and she is only on Blood of the Fold.

I really wish I could open my skull take out my knowledge of the books. If I was able, I’m pretty sure this could be one of those awesome shows that I rush home to see in time. Sadly, for me and I suspect many others, this might just be torture.

I found this pretty funny. Not sure how old it is since I’ve been out of the game for about 6 months.

Lets start of by saying this was the longest series of books I have read. While Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game series is roughly the same number of books, Sword of Truth books seem a lot thicker individually. This series is fantastic. I recommend this to any fantasy or even science-fiction reader because I read more science-fiction then fantasy and I was intrigued. Please, I implore you read the first book, Wizard’s First Rule, at least. If you don’t feel like picking up the second one, fine. But I bet you will

If you don’t want any spoilers, I don’t recommend reading any further as I will be discussing points that I would like to point out in various spots in the series. Read the rest of this entry »

I cannot begin to hold in my excitement for The Sword of Truth series, The Legend of the Seeker that will premeire on November 1st to ABC. This series is based on the Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind. As one who is on the final book Confessor, my anticipation for this series could not be any more pegged at the top of anyone’s anticipation level.

From Sci-fi.com:

The weekly hourlong series follows Richard Cypher, a young man who makes his living leading people through dangerous forests, as he investigates the murder of his father and finds himself opposing Darken Rahl, the son of an evil wizard.
Goodkind’s popular novels, first published in the mid-’90s, span 11 volumes so far. Wizard’s First Rule will be shot in high-definition video.

Check out the promo after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

From Kez in the forums:

Hey guys! TWoW’s comic host SpiderForest has spent the last couple weeks getting ready to unveil an entirely new front page system that we hope will benefit not only the webcomickers hosted there, but also the READERS. It lists the last 10 updated comics in order on the front page, with links to more longer descriptions and more information. What we don’t want to do is have a static main page.

Check out our new main page! Spread the word if you like.

From the RampageNetwork:

The bimonthly caption contests are back! This month’s caption image was created by Zach Weiner (http://www.smbc-comics.com/).
The Prize for this month will be two books (Evil Inc AR #1 and Lightning Lady) generously donated by Brad Guigar (http://www.evil-comic.com/).

Entries will be judged on creativity and humor; the winner will receive both books. A winner will be announced on November 7th with their entree being displayed on the main Rampage Network site along with the details on the next contest. The top 10 will also be displayed on that announcement thread.

Visit here for more information.

The Alpha and Beta Deck Pre-sale is now officially under way, launching the first two public card decks for the WAGON Webcomic Battle collectible cardgame. This pre-sale marks the beginning of a new innovation in webcomic advertising venues, taking comic characters and stories off of the internet and into the hands of CCG players the world over.

Each deck consists of 42 cards which includes: a standard 40 card WAGON deck, a symbol reference card, and special release Boosted Character card. Each deck also includes one of the top placing winners of the “Draw to Win” Jenny Everywhere card design contest, brought to you by The Shifter Archive Project. Pre-order Alpha and Beta now and you’ll also receive a bonus rare “Kitten of Chaos” card as well.

WAGON Webcomic Battle: Alpha and Beta decks include cards inspired by the following comics: