Quests aside. Volume 1 / Brian Schirmer, writer ; Elena Gogou, artist ; Rebecca Nalty, colorist ; Andworld Design, letterer.
Material type:
TextPublisher: [Missoula, Montana] : Vault Comics, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781638491576
- 1638491577
- At head of title: Vault Comics presents
- Quests aside. 1
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Graphic Novel | SCHIRMER BRIAN | Available | 33111011060676 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A humorous, high fantasy CHEERS, Quests Aside is a rollicking adventure where Dungeons & Dragons meets It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia!
WELCOME to QUESTS ASIDE
Known to all, both far and wide!
A skeleton, an apprentice mage, and an exiled princess walk into a bar... for another shift at Quests Aside , the local watering hole run by once legendary, now retired, adventurer Barrow.
When the King privately explains that he plans to shut the place down, Barrow must find a way to hold onto his business, the friendships, and the family he's built around it.
It's always sunny in the realms!
Collects the entire, best-selling 5-issue series!
A NYPL Best Books of 2023 - Best New Comics of 2023 for Adults title!
"...it's like Cheers set in the world of Ralph Bakshi's 1978 Lord of the Rings adaptation." -- Publishers Weekly
"Quests Aside ... has a made-for-TV vibe." -- AIPT
"A fine mix of humor and drama." - Major Spoilers
"Magic, situational comedy, and camaraderie blend into a whimsical fantasy..." -- Publishers Weekly
"Beautiful looking, voiced with riotous confidence, Quests Aside boasts one of the best core concepts I've seen in recent high fantasy. I'm furious that I didn't think of it." -- Si Spurrier ( The RUSH , Hellblazer , The Dreaming , X-Men )
For fans of Giant Days, Rolled & Told, Rat Queens, Nimona, and Adventure Zone
"Originally published in single magazine format "Quests Aside" issues #1-#5."--Colophon.
"A skeleton, an apprentice mage, and an exiled princess walk into a bar... for another shift at Quests Aside, the local watering hole run by once legendary, now retired, adventurer Barrow. When the King privately explains that he plans to shut the place down, Barrow must find a way to hold onto his business, the friendships, and the family he's built around it"--Back cover.