New Comic, Dragon Age: Deception

I kind of wonder if there will be another mini-series after this.


Seems like a lot to wrap up in a very short amount of time.

And you recruit several companions during a particular quest(line)?

Sounds like a prologue to me.

So I just finished reading it and: I think the comics are introducing agents, not companions. They all seem to come in pairs which is weird for a companion who you'd think you'd want as a distinct centerpiece but good for agents as it'd help injecting some easy flavour and personality via interaction in events/text/multiplayer between them.

Also, that mabari is a clear example of the dangers and cruelty of canine inbreeding.

To be honest I'd say the opposite was true. The mabari in the comic has clear signs of being the result of cross-breeding, the ears for one thing, which is hardly surprising since the authors wanted it to look like a bit like their pet dog.

A mabari that was suffering from in-breeding would probably have too bulky a body for its legs or have too slopping a back (like the German Shepard at Cruffs a few years ago). In other words some aspect of the regular mabari that has been exaggerated. The mabari in the comic has long ears that look nothing like those on a regular mabari so must have been the result of outcrossing. As for its willingness to run from a fight with an irate mage, that shows common sense and intelligence that the humans with him agree is a wise strategy.

I thought Autumn was kind of a funny-looking mabari myself. "There's no way that hellhound is a purebred mabari!" Turns out the authors actually based her on their own dog, a Pomeranian/Chihuahua of the same name.

Well I don't know about intelligent animals but they have experimented with magically assisted breeding of dracolisks to increase their size and strength from the original species and the current Archon's family specialise in exclusively breeding ones that can breath ice or fire.

For all we know Archon Radonis' love of cats may be more than just aesthetic. After all the first Archon Darinius was said to have animals that he used as spies and this is why he is often depicted surrounded by birds and cats.

So it seems likely that they have experimented with a variety of animals, it was just the mabari that backfired on them.

There are big dogs that can fit that kind of appearance though, so it's not really a stretch if you think of a dog like them mixing with a Mabari. 

Mages need a cat (says Anders) 

Just a quick reminder - issue #2 is out this Wednesday.

Much Mabari, very adorb in issue 2.

I think Deception might be my favourite DA comic so far.

My favorite is Knight Errant, but Deception is in the upper half for me.