MISC. MANGA, *The Dragon Prince: Dreamer's Nightmare

For the fourth graphic novel of The Dragon Prince, Graphix went on to do another prequel, although this time its the brothers Ezran and Callum in an adventure that unifies them in a new way, and reveals some interesting facts about the characters. Nicole Andelfinger is back as in his second prequel book as writer, and Felia Hanakata is back as artist since their previous team-up on Bloodmoon Huntress. Dreamer's Nightmare is a welcome look into the princes' lives back when their father was still alive.

Some years after their mother passed away, Callum is getting crossed with his brother Ezran and his claim that he can talk to animals. King Harrow gets a message to go help the village of Noct which lies in his realm of Katolis. He brings along the princes and his sister-in-law Amaya who is also his head general. Once in Noct, the royals discover that the adults are struck with a sleeping sickness. After talking to some of the local animals, Ezran learns that the plague is being caused by a spiritual creature which has had parts of its soul separated into different animals. Callum had trouble believing this, but a fairy tale that they find in a library thanks to a helpful rodent clues the princes in on the creature's backstory. Ezran's inherited leadership skills comes in handy as he is able to calm down the village's remaining children after all the adults eventually fall asleep, and his Disney Princess talent for speaking to animals ultimately helps resolve the fractured creature's restlessness to wake everyone up.

The world of The Dragon Prince is given a fresh focus on two of the main characters by going over an important event in their past which brought them closer together. Ezran realized that Callum would always believe in him, and Callum learns that his younger half-brother will make a fine ruler someday. Any fans of the Netflix series will find it fun, especially since this is the secret origin of Callum's jerkface dance. Dreamer's Nightmare is probably the most necessary prequel chapter so far and hopefully won't be the last one to see print.