Exploring some very complicated themes, building lasting fictional relationships, and creating a worldwide phenomenon is something that is nearly impossible to do, but the earnestness of the cast, their genuine love for one another, and their commitment to being as caring and giving to the community makes it hard to not love them, but also what they put out into the world. From the first moment of the show, it's obvious that these are friends who happened to be incredibly skilled and good at what they do.
I think the real reason for the impact of this series is its parent show and, more importantly, the cast and creators. With all of this combined, the incredible skill of all of these creators has built a great recreation of something that has already been such a mainstay in the lives of so many. It helps that the characters also look as they were originally imagined, with artists Olivia Samson and Msassyk completely nailing both the feel of the characters, as well as the environment of Exandrian continent. It's a natural fit for all the right reasons. That is a testament to Mercer's guidance and Houser's talent. All of the storytelling in this mini-series feels like the show the dialogue feels like it stemmed from the words of the talented actors that have embodied them, and, as a fan of the show, I certainly hear the conversations in the voices of the characters. There's a wonderful familiarity to the series, which makes sense, since it was written by co-creator and Dungeon Master Matt Mercer, along with renowned comics writer Jody Houser.
One of the most complicated members of the party, we have often heard how the other members of Vox Machina found Percy, and, thankfully, we now get to see how it all really happened. This is the first comics introduction of one Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, mercifully known to his friends as Percy. While the story as a whole and the quest to save Grog have been very fun, like the introduction of Pike earlier, this issue is not about what happened, but who. The members of the crew (though they've yet to become a full-fledged adventuring party) have split up in an effort to help Grog (their Barbarian friend that has gotten himself into some trouble), with the charming Scanlan, the nervous Keyleth and the noble Pike going on a mission to secure an item that will help save their large friend.