Review: Comic fantasy that delivers on laughs
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 12, 2013
Until a guy named Terry Pratchett came along, the phrase "comic fantasy" was something of an oxymoron. Sure, it's been attempted by authors like Piers Anthony and Craig Shaw Gardener, but the actual result has pretty much been the literary equivalent of AIDS multiplied by the Holocaust. It's been BAD, folks.I'm glad to say today that another author can make those words something other than a sad joke. As a matter of fact, Critical Failures II is packed with great jokes, with gags ranging from clever wordplay and gaming geek humor, to actually making me gag imagining the misery of being an incontinent half-orc. Here's hoping this mixture of high-and lowbrow humor fused with solid story structure becomes known as "the Robert Bevan style".If you ever wondered what Dungeons and Dragons would look like after a trip to South Park, wonder no more. If you just like a good yarn well told and with actual character development, it is also worth a look.Provided, of course, you can deal with incontinent half-orcs.