A fan shares his experiences leveling in WoW Classic with the community, but in an unusual way. He draws some pretty crazy comics about the quests he completes.
Who is the artist? The name of the comic artist is Vlad “Valdihr” Harabagiu, and he comes from Romania. Although he is a big fan of Warcraft, he has only been playing World of Warcraft since Cataclysm, when the world was completely redesigned (via Polygon).
For Valdihr, this is his first time experiencing WoW Classic in this way, and all the quests are likely new to him, which gives his comics a certain unique style.
What are these comics about? The comics themselves depict the adventures of his character. He draws scenes based on the quests he has completed, portraying them characteristically. Valdihr takes his time with the comics and does not focus on leveling quickly.
The inspirations are not always particularly well-known or special quests. Valdihr has even drawn one of the very first quests that Horde players, especially Orcs and Trolls, receive in the Valley of Honor: Sarkoth, in which they are to kill a scorpion.
However, Valdihr also dedicates himself to some famous quests and dungeons, which he presumably encounters somewhat accidentally as he goes along.
Included are the meme-worthy questline about Mankrik’s wife and dungeons like Shadowfang Keep and the Wailing Caverns.
Positive Reception Among Players
How are the comics received: Valdihr regularly posts his works on reddit and Twitter. He might level slower than others, but he enjoys it and manages to involve the community as well.
The comics are also very popular on reddit. Both in subreddits related to WoW Classic and World of Warcraft, the drawings sometimes receive over 5,000 upvotes. Many players even say that Blizzard should hire him as an artist.
Is there more to come? Valdihr has set up a Patreon page where fans can support him if they wish. This way, he aims to create even more content. He has even planned an entire comic book that he wants to release.
Particularly exciting will surely be long quest lines like the Onyxia prequest. A whole volume could emerge from that alone.
There have also been frequent requests for an animated version, which according to Valdihr will not come for now. However, the flow of comic content will surely continue, as the journey to level 60 takes long enough this way.
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