The discovery of CORUM, a never seen before energy source, led to a bloody world war for its control. After years of destruction, the Lords of the Lands agreed to negotiate a ceasefire for lasting peace. The BLADE FORGERS TREATY was born from that meeting. This treaty established that the mining of Corum would be centralized through one government, led by a neutral Emperor. The Emperor would have to be a BLADE FORGER, a mystical swordsman, and claim the title in a tournament called The Tournament of the Five Rings. Every five years Blade Forgers from every corner of the Empire would fight for the possibility of becoming the new Emperor. A you more
This first issue was fantastic. It had a little bit of gore with some of the action sequences. Especially, when Owada was fighting in many of the battles that he was in. Read Full Review
Blade Forger #1 features a bit of a steeper curve, building the world, the characters, and the overall timeline rather quickly. That said, it's more than worth the investment, and it would appear that Inaki and Roy Miranda have once again crafted a world that will capture your imagination in every way. Read Full Review
BLADE FORGER #1 drops readers into a sprawling fantasy world where a tournament decides the new emperor and the fate of the world every five years. The Miranda brothers craft an eclectically creative world around a central idea with tons of possibilities, and Inaki Miranda's artwork is fantastic. That said, the first issue suffers from too much story in too few pages, so this is a case of a tale that would have been better off in novel form. Read Full Review
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