Return To ‘Long Ago & Far Away’ With A New Book By Chris Mancini
by Anton Kromoff
Welcome to the table,
When I was a kid one of the coolest books, in my early teen opinion, was called Through The Ice by Piers Anthony and Robert Kornwise. It’s been years since I’ve read it, but the plot basically centered on a teenager fighting some other teenagers in the North East U.S. who falls through the ice and wakes up in a fantasy world where he makes friends and goes on an adventure. It was the first time the thought of someone from our world tumbling into another world really stuck home with me as a concept. It’s one that is done often in media, but there has to be a hook to make it work and Long Ago & Far Away by White Cat Entertainment and Chris Mancini works.
Now the team is delighted to announce a new chapter in the Long Ago & Far Away series with Long Ago & Far Away 2: Son of Elvenwood Kickstarting on Sept. 18.
As a result of Jason’s adventure in Vol #1 with the Witch Queen, he now has a son, and since time passes differently in Elvenwood, the son, Lord Stone, is about 20 years older than Jason. Lord Stone also seems to have the entire sect of Northern Necromancers after him due to him stealing their sacred Blood Dagger for … mead money. They are powerful, quite angry, and are laying waste to Elvenwood to get to him, raising the dead as they go. Nexis could not protect him, so she sent him to Jason in his world to save his life. Now Jason has to return once again to Elvenwood to deal with the deadly Northern Necromancers, a horde of undead, coveted artifacts, and keeping the alliance between the Elves and the Witch Queen intact. He has to do this while dealing with the most difficult adventure of all: fatherhood.
If you have not read Long Ago & Far Away, it vibes like a fun fantasy romp with Kevin Smith film undertones and more pop culture references than you can shake a +1 stick at. Fans of Community, the comic shop side of TikTok, Acquisitions Incorporated, Sword Art Online, and spending hours in the local shop debating who wins in a fight between He-Man or Mumm-Ra will dig this wacky title so be sure to follow the Kickstart for updates and stay tuned in to Comicon.com for future updates.
Until next time, it’s Mumm-Ra but the reason may surprise you.
