Comic Review: Felcicia the Sorceress

 

Comic Book: Felicia: Melari’s Wish
Author: Chuck Melville
Pages:171
Hard Core Scale: 4/4
Normal Scale: 10/10
Publish Date: 1987
About: Felicia the Sorceress lives her life freely from the Magi council of  Katara and the conflicts of good and evil. A young rabbit family at the inn she is staying at asks her aid in recovering a family heirloom one that can grant wishes. She accepts, but as always a sorceress looks after herself.
Review: Simple art of the old B&W brings a lot to the imagination. Done for Rawrbrazzle, Chuck started this spin off of the Katara character to meet the deadline. It is easy to see why this became the fan favorite. Felica steals the show, the multifacets of her character wonderful. The plot lines weaving amongst the imagination fantastic both in and out of the trope and archetypal. For her first adventure by herself this is a fantastic work of art. Not the most grandiose of art and covering the background curse of furry comics at times, it perhaps is ok due to the deadlines. Great story beats even twisting Deus EX correctly. It saddens me that this volume is less accessible as it is something special. There are several novels and other comics, including a web comics about the character to be explored. I must say though this spin off covers far more of the world and has far more art than Champions of Katara has. 

 

Web Comic Book: Felicia the Sorceress
Author: Chuck Melville
Pages: 410 Unfinished (author has passed away)
Hard Core Scale: 2/10
Normal Scale: 7/10
Publish Date: 1987 (1994)
About: The journey following Felicia in the world of Katara, a sorceress without equal, a fox woman of vices and often makes her own trouble and means of getting into it.
Review: I am not sure if it is webcomic format or color that hurts this works so. It is the same for Champion of Katara. This is far more enjoyable. Chuck does ramp up the exposition at times. At the same time this always feels that it shows the world far more of Katara then Champions did and the story beats are far more enjoyable. Pacing meanders with that long haul exposition instead of showing. Yet there are moments of genuine dam fine storytelling. Now an incomplete hole in our hearts to ponder, but Felicia has had many quests and we know deep down things will be alright for those who have followed along and remember in the heart.

 

 

            Book Cover: Copyright Chuck Melville, MU Press

 

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