#Fernando Heinz Furukawa

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X-O Manowar: Invictus (2024) #1 art by Fernando Heinz Furukawa

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Preview: Black, White & Bloodshot #3 (of 4)

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Preview: X-O Manowar: Invictus #3 (of 4)

X-O Manowar: Invictus #3 preview. X-O Manowar has reached the home planet of the Novus Romanus, and after some battling, X-O finds himself forced to compete in the gladiatorial arena #comics #comicbooks

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I made some of my favorite old man Varrics from "Dragon Age: The Missing" transparent so that he can just. hang out on your dash I guess

[Artwork by Álvaro Sarraseca (1-3, issue no.4) and Fernando Heinz Furukawa (4-7, issue no.2), colored by Michael Atiyeh!]

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Dragon Age: The Missing #2 exclusive preview [source]

Check out this exclusive for Dragon Age The Missing #2 by George Mann and Fernando Heinz Furukawa courtesy of Dark Horse.

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DA Review Series: Blue Wraith

<<< Previous Review: Deception

I've been away for a hot minute while my spouse and I survived the flu. But, I've been reading some and watching Absolution on repeat, so I should have a few reviews out in rapid succession.

(Please do keep in mind I wrote some of these reviews whilst ill, so I apologize for any strangeness/errors lolol)

Title: Blue Wraith Author/Illustrator: Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir/ Fernando Heinz Furukawa Year Published: 2020 In-World Year: ~9:40-9:44 Dragon Verdict: While the narrative format isn't my favorite in this one (lots of jumping between groups AND time), there is A LOT that matters to the state of Thedas here. Plus, I mean... It's Fenris!

Blue Wraith picks up right after Deception, with all of our comic book friends finally together. Marius and Tessa have reconnected with Ser Aaron and Vaea, and they now have Calix Pryde, Francesca Invidus, and the Mabari, Autumn, in tow. (We also see flashes of what Fenris has been up to in the past few years, roaming Tevinter to kill blood mages/Venatori.)

This blissful union doesn't last long however. In the group's hunt for yet another insidious magical artifact, Francesca learns that her father may be in great danger from an infamous assassin — The Blue Wraith. So, Autumn and Vaea set off with her to see if they can rescue her father and just maybe recruit the assassin to their side.

Meanwhile, Ser Aaron tries to cheer up Calix, to no avail. The boy is increasingly aware that he's not built for the thrill of battle, as he freezes during a conflict with the Qunari. But, they survive the battle and find the caravan they were chasing. And there's a familiar foe traveling with it — the Orlesian Marquette that Vaea bested in Knight Errant.

Francesca and Vaea meet with Fenris, aka the Blue Wraith, on the road and things aren't quite friendly. Vaea has to lean on her association with Varric to get Fenris to team up with them, on the condition that he can't kill Francesca's father. Which... Doesn't go well.

Turns out her dad is a member of the Venatori and staunchly believes she is an embarrassment. That she should have died in Ventus, instead of her brother. And while Fenris upholds his end of the bargain, Magister Invidus cannot be made to see reason. Francesca ends up killing him to protect her friends, but not before he mentions the "sarcophagus".

This leads our two teams back together, because the Orlesian thief and the artifact our friends have been hunting is the restored sarcophagus that burned lyrium into Fenris's skin. We're shown that only elves can survive the sarcophagus's torture, and its head has a now very familiar crescent shape...

(This is the part where I wildly theorize that the sarcophagus was made by Ghilan'nain as one of her experiments.)

The artifact escapes, heading for Tenebris. Calix leaves the group, but offers to be a source of information in the future. He just can't handle the violence, which is fair. And then our remaining heroes set off to chase down this artifact and the Venatori.

While I'm always happy to spend time in Thedas (and see Fenris!) this volume of the comic series did suffer from trying to weave a few too many threads in too little space. The pacing felt off, and the jumps in time and focus were often jarring. Still, if you're reading the comics and prepping for Veilguard, this one's probably important.

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Ok, I know I’m SUPER late to the party and I also seem to have completely missed the Varric hype train for his new look lol, but nonetheless, I wanted to write down some thoughts and ramblings on volume 2 of The Missing, which somehow ended up getting even longer than my post on volume 1. 💀 I’m sorry, but since we are so content starved these days and DA4 not coming out any time soon, you bet I’ll take my sweet time to read this and try to get as much out of these comics as I can. 😂

But first I want to quickly address the artstyle! So after a minute of looking at the first page in a bit of confusion and a quick research, I realized that each volume of this comic was apparently drawn by a different artist and will therefore of course feature a completely different artstyle. Which is an... odd but interesting choice? lol While I can understand why people might be a little thrown off by the lack of stylistic continuity, it didn’t really bother me and I’m actually curious to see what the next volumes are now gonna look like? :D And given that this volume was drawn by Fernando Heinz Furukawa, who already drew the Knight Errant and Blue Wraith comics, it was nice to see a familiar and imo great artstyle return to DA! 😊

Though I won’t lie, I was a bit baffled after seeing that first panel of Varric, who all of a sudden now looks like he aged another ten years since volume one (which was, like, a few weeks ago storywise?). 😂

If he keeps aging at this rate, he’s gonna look like this by the end of volume 4

(Plot twist, skeleton man from the DA4 concept art was actually Varric all along lmaoo)

But all jokes aside, even different artstyles don’t fully explain why Varric’s design looks so drastically different from volume 1? lol I almost feel like the artist of volume 1 didn’t get BioWare‘s memo on Varric’s new design for DA4 in time, so they just went with a slightly grey DAI Varric? lol

You know what would be funny though, if the artist of the next volume didn’t get that memo either and Varric will magically turn ten years younger again in the next one. lol Can you imagine the fandom outrage? 😂

All that being said though, I looove Varric’s new design! The hair, the scars, the COAT??? 😍 If that’s gonna be his look for DA4, I’m SO here for it!! <333 I also love how the moment silver fox Varric dropped, it seemed like the fandom collectively came out of hibernation for a second to quickly draw a gazillion amazing fanart! lmao Makes me so excited for them to reveal all the new companions or even older versions of returning characters (!!) and to see all the fandom artists go absolutely WILD! lol

Though we can’t forget about Harding, too, who looks just as good imo! <33 Also, no shade towards the artist of volume 1, but I appreciate that Furukawa doesn’t once forget about her freckles or facial scar! <3 :D

Loved that line. I just hope Solas didn’t wore that fancy new outfit from the 2020 teaser when he went though all that shit. lol Reminds me of that comment Solas makes when you bring him to the Fallow Mire and he suggests to burn the clothes after wading through all the muddy swamp. lol (Also, nice attention to detail here on Varric’s boots still soaked in excrements I guess. lol)

I read this line of panels like a commercial voice-over for DA4, like “Look at all these exciting things you can do in the upcoming game, including the food poisoning!” lol So I assume Varric got his new facial scars on this little journey, too? I wonder why they didn’t show us how he got them tho?

Joke all you want about Varric getting old, but you must admit this man has NOT missed workout for the past ten years. lmao That’s what I call IN SHAPE! 

So apparently, the Antaam’s invasion has already come as far as Vyrantium. That’s actually a pretty big deal, considering that Vyrantium (if I remember correctly) is like one of the biggest cities of Tevinter? The last we heard about the Antaam in Tevinter, they were occupying the city of Ventus, which sits at the far northeast of the Imperium.. How long until they start invading beyond the coastline then?

So I take it, the Antaam setting the siege apparently don’t know about people getting in and out of the city through the sewage? 😂 Is this like a Helm’s Deep type situation, where there’s this one “hole” in the city walls that’ll end up being the Antaam’s only way to take over the city? lol

I’m sorry Harding, but I just fail to understand the logic behind this plan. 😂 Ok so.. If it took them, let’s say, three weeks to get to Vyrantium.. and they‘re now under the assumption that Solas got there long before them, how does it make sense then to pretend like your responding to the letter on his behalf NOW?? lmao Like, what am I missing here?

I also love how the Inquisition’s best scout and (second) best spymaster’s first idea is to just casually walk up to the front door and ring the bell when, again, they still don’t know if this whole thing could actually be a friggin trap! 😂 (Oh, and for some reason, they also STILL don’t question the validity of the letter, even after the valet guy says that Lady Crysanthus hasn’t send out invitations for several months?? 😂)

So, in the first volume, Varric and Harding mention that Solas must’ve been in this hideout in the Deep Roads until “very recently” before leaving in a hurry. The letter said to “come at the earliest convenience”. Then Varric and Harding took a few weeks to get to Vyrantium. Now in this volume, it is revealed that Lady Crysanthus must’ve died several months ago. So.. if Solas is several months ahead of them, he could be literally anywhere at this point. lol So much for being “hot on his heels”. lmao

I also had to chuckle at Varric just casually introducing himself, I almost expected this valet dude to be like „No sorry, you look nothing like the Viscount of Kirkwall with all that grey hair and facial scars, clearly you’re not Varric Tethras, Sir.“ lmao

(Btw, maybe it’s just because it’s the same artist, but doesn’t Varric look SO much like Ser Aaron in some of these panels? lol)

So they end up doing what they should’ve been doing from the get go and try to sneak inside the house the “subtle” way. lol 

I must say, Varric and Harding being concerned over a valet with a kitchen knife, while going after a guy who can kill you with a mere thought, is pretty hilarious.

Also, come on Varric, this is literally about the fate of the flippin world, can you please stay focused for more than five minutes. lmao

GASP!! *pretends to be shocked* (Ok tbh, I kinda saw this coming the moment this valet guy said the Lady hadn‘t send letters for months. Also, what the heck is happening in those wall paintings in the background? Some sort of Tevinter orgy? lol)

I also love how, judging by how much dust this room had already collected, apparently Lord Crysanthus‘ reaction to the death of his beloved wife was to just throw a sheet over her petrified corpse and call it a day. lol

Well, I guess this confirms that they *are* actually on Solas‘ tracks then, which means that the room in the Deep Roads from the first volume must have legitimately been his hideout then, too (unless this is still all just a trap or a setup and it also still doesn’t outrule the possibility that the invitation letter was placed there on purpose). Or what if there’s now just another guy walking around turning people into stone? 😂 I was waiting for another Sherlock moment of Varric going “Yep, he was definitely here.. I can still smell his odour from walking through the sewage”. lmao Idk, but my gut still tells me there’s something fishy about this whole situation. lol

Which is also why I would probably shake my head in disbelief at Varric and Harding being so open about their mission in the next scene if it weren’t for the fact that we already know Teia and Viago well enough at this point (from Tevinter Nights/Deception/short stories) to know that they can be trusted? lol

Ngl, my first thought upon seeing this panel was “Wow, so I guess everybody’s hot now” lmao

Teia and Viago! <333 And with this, we can cross out another space on our speculation bingo card for this comic, next to “Grey Warden cameo” by Evka and Antoine in volume 1 and maybe also next to “Irelin and Strife cameo” if the “Veil Jumpers” mentioned in the blurb of volume 3 turn out to be them! lol So even if Teia and Viago’s appearance was anticipated and not much of a surprise to me, I was still super thrilled to see them again!

No Varric, but judging by the fandom’s reaction to this volume, it seems like you can make women (and men) at least faint by the way you look now. lol

So Teia and Viago were also ordered to assassinate this Lady. It would’ve been very interesting to know who their contractor was? Who else would want to see this Lady Crysanthus dead? The Lucerni maybe, trying to act against Venatori influence without directly getting involved? lol And with Solas now “taking their contract”, do the Crows have a reason to go after him now, too?

Though I admit, as much as I love seeing them again, I have to say it’s a bit odd to me how *two* of the Talons, the highest ranking Crows are walking around doing business in Tevinter, while Antiva is probably still heavely under attack by the Antaam…? *nervous laughter*

Well, that’s just rude, Varric. 😂 And thank you for introducing yourself Harding, but to me you’ll always be Borte <3 (that’s how they translated her name in the German version lol). And speaking of names, “Dangerous fugitive Nr 1″ is what I’m calling Solas from now on. lol

(Also, can I just say that every single panel of Teia in this volume made me pause and go “DAYUM” lmao ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))

So Lady Crysanthus was apparently involved in the Venatori’s schemes, which again, begs the question if Solas is now trying to kill two birds with one stone again, much like he did in Trespasser and is now maybe intentionally leading Varric and Harding all this way/keeping the Inquisition distracted by having them take care of the Venatori? Maybe this is all part of a plan to get rid of the Venatori entirely? We know they were already meddling with red lyrium a lot and in Tevinter Nights, Solas had already prevented them from further using the idol.

So the Venatori are “planning a possible move against the Imperium”… What does that mean exactly? Are they trying to take over the Magisterium? What’s their end goal here? How does all this relate to their schemes in Tevinter Nights?

(Also, again, how is it that we are thoroughly investigating *this* wall full of data now but for some reason didn’t look more into these gazillion papers on the walls in Solas’ flippin hideout?? 😂) ANYWAY.

Aaaand there we finally have the link to the Arlathan Forest that was already mentioned in the blurb for volume 3! “Only a few Dalish clans living there”. Hmm.. “Magic has run wild for the last 1000 years”. Like all that really bizarre stuff that happened in the “Ruins of Reality” short story from 2020. 👀 I’m so curious to see how all this relates to the state of the Veil in this place and the ancient elves and what those “Veil Jumpers” are capable of. Once again, all this seems to neatly line up with the factions seen in the 2020 DA short stories/concept art/teaser trailer.

And there is our next MacGuffin I mean Crucious Stone, also mentioned in the blurb for volume 3, but at least it’s nice to have a picture now. lol So it’s an ancient elven artifact and its shape kinda reminds me of a sarcophagus? Which is interesting, since there was another ancient elven sarcophagus in the Blue Wraith comics!

“Could bring the Imperium to its knees”. Ok wow, alright. So this, along with the red lyrium idol, which could “threaten all creation”, seems like a very destructive pair of artifacts… Solas is really going around snatching the Venatori’s deadly toys out of their hands, like a parent scolding their naughty little clueless mage lords for playing with the atomic bombs. lol

Gosh, Harding looks so mischievous in this panel. 😂 Ever since I’ve seen people suspecting her to be a secret agent of Fen’Harel, I can’t help but chuckle every time she does something that could be interpreted as remotely suspicious. lol

LMAO Nothing to add here, that’s just a brilliant panel. 

I also love how these guys have met like five minutes ago and are already getting along so great, like they’ve been working together for years. lol

I told you Varric hasn’t missed workout day once. lmao That has to be the most unique finishing move I’ve ever seen. lol “Crushed by statue of petrified wife” is a cause of death you don’t hear about very often. lmao

I’m pretty sure this cat is POSSESSED.

Ok, but why would the Crows be so invested in the Venatori’s machinations against the Imperium, when again, they currently have the Antaam invading their own country? lol Shouldn’t they be more concerned about the Antaam attacking Antiva right now than to worry about whatever happens to Tevinter? 😂 Well, I guess it’s valuable information either way.

We’re then getting another poor attempt by the Venatori at stalking Varric and Harding, which they seem to get over pretty quickly though. lol

“Well, that just happened. Some assassin just ran away after probably watching you this entire time I guess but whatever, go off then, have a nice day <3″ 😂

And just like at the end of volume 1, we are now leaving our newly made friends for our next stop, Arlathan Forest, to hopefully make more new allies!

So I would assume that the Venatori already knew about what happened to Lady What’s-her-name-again for several months, which again, points to them being now after Varric and Harding to get closer to Solas maybe? Though I have to say, the Venatori are pretty bad at staying undetected lol (and I’m still so confused about them leaving the X pattern - their flippin *signature* - on that Deepstalker in the first volume.. like, do they want Varric and Harding to know that they’re after them? 😂)

Oh and lastly, we get this awesome cover preview of volume 3!

Tbh, I’m not quite sure what I’m looking at here, but that thing looks like an upside down.. mirror.. gate.. something? 😂 Which is especially intriguing to me, since only a few weeks ago, I posted this neat little theory. 👀 I’m definitely gonna reread the “Ruins of Reality” short story again in preparation for volume 3 and I’m so excited to see what those “Veil Jumpers” actually are/what the Arlathan Forest looks like and what this Crucious Stone does! Oh, and I’m also curious to see what the artstyle of volume 3 is gonna look like!

So yeah, a lot to look forward to, I’m still having a great time reading this (although I figured I probably shouldn’t question the logic/plot convenience of certain things too much lol), but that’s just me, what do you guys think? :D

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I saw the preview for the new DA comic and oh my god. The art style sucks so bad. I miss Fernando Heinz Furukawa

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X-O Manowar: Invictus (2024) #3 art by Fernando Heinz Furukawa & Pablo Rey

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The Valiant Universe sees a Resurgence with the Road beginning in May

The Valiant Universe sees a Resurgence with the Road beginning in May #comics #comicbooks

Get ready for the ultimate showdown in the comic book event of the summer! The RESURGENCE of the Valiant Universe! Alien Books has announced that this September, Resurgence of the Valiant Universe #1 comes to comic shops. Prepare for heart-stopping action, breathtaking battles, and unexpected twists as our heroes face their greatest challenge yet. Lives will be changed, destinies rewritten, and…

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have a couple transparent Dorians as pictured in "Dragon Age: Deception"- he's having a little drink on your dash❤️

[Artwork by Fernando Heinz Furukawa, colored by Michael Atiyeh]

Since I couldn't remove the speech bubble without redrawing a significant portion of the image, here's and alternate version with it blanked out:

[Transparent Varric]

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Dragon Age: The Missing #2

Writer: George Mann Artist: Fernando Heinz Furukawa (going by the cover; comic description blurb appears to be mistaken) Colorist: Michael Atiyeh Covert artist: Matt Taylor

On sale: 2/22/23

Plot synopsis & links under cut:

After their close encounter in the Deep Roads under Marnas Pell, Varric and Harding continue their quest to find Solas. An invitation to the home of Lady Chrysanthus in Vyrantium puts the pair on a course that will cross paths with the Venatori, as well as deadly Antivan Crow assassins...

[source, two] [issue 1 details]

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DA Review Series: Knight Errant

<<< Previous Review: Last Flight

Title: Knight Errant Author/Illustrator: Nunzio DeFilippis + Christina Weir/ Fernando Heinz Furukawa Publication Year: 2017 In-World Year: ~9:44 Dragon Verdict: I found this graphic novel to have a tighter plot and sharper writing than Magekiller. It also featured enough familiar faces to keep me very much invested.

Knight Errant follows wandering knight of Ferelden, Ser Aaron Hawthorne, and his elven squire Vaea. The duo travel across Southern Thedas telling tales of adventure and noble deeds, all in an effort to promote Ferelden and keep the peace. Or, at least, that's what Ser Aaron does. Vaea has something of a five-fingered side gig.

It's her penchant for flawless thievery that's caught the Inquisition's eye, and while visiting the new Viscount of Kirkwall, Charter approaches Vaea with a job. Break into the dungeons in Starkhaven's castle and free the two Inquisition agents being held there.

Vaea says no, that she doesn't do causes. But while she's been double-crossing Templars and dodging Charter, Varric has worked his magic on Ser Aaron. The Viscount offers the knight and squire an invitation to Starkhaven for Prince Vael's birthday, and Ser Aaron cannot refuse the chance to regale the Prince with his stories.

So, Vaea takes Charter's job after all, freeing Tessa Forsythia and Marius from the Prince's dungeon. But, the job's not done. Tessa and Marius were in Starkhaven to steal a journal from Sebastian, a job they obviously failed at.

Against her better judgement, Vaea takes it upon herself to complete the mission. But there's more than one thief in Starkhaven, and a Magister in Tevinter as their sights set on that journal. Vaea and Aaron must work together to not only steal the journal before the Tevinter agent, but also to pin the theft on him and avoid suspicion.

Overall, this was a very fun story set after Trespasser. There isn't much lore here, though. We know that red lyrium is still a factor and that someone in Tevinter wants to know more about it. We see Tessa and Marius again, which was nice. And of course I loved seeing Varric and Sebastian.

But the standout for me here was Vaea and Ser Aaron. I found their relationship very sweet, almost tender. I know they appear in later comics, though I don't quite recall the specifics. But, I look forward to seeing them again!

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DRAGON AGE

Blue Wraith

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I didn't even want to read The Missing because the art style sucks (and it looks like the most boring premise imaginable) but apparently Fernando Heinz Furukawa is the artist for the second issue? And I actually like his art style a lot. So I might actually look into it. Also apparently Viago and Teia show up again lol, and who doesn't love those two?

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Dragon Age: Blue Wraith #1 by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, Fernando Heinz Furukawa and Michael Atiyeh. Variant cover by Matt Taylor.