Aspen, like other books, tends to throw in a couple guy shots. (There's one here.) And the art is gorgeous, but it's frustrating since I'm not familiar with all the characters - most but not all.
I do like the Soulfire story - part of Eternal Soulfire - and I especially like the new character they introduce, a magic user who is in danger just because of that fact. I do not care much for Miya, the old character who is apparently going to be in charge of guiding the newbie, so while I enjoye...
It wasn't a perfect read for me, as I noticed at least one plot hole, and Lobdell took over for the second story arc in this collection. I knew I'd read some of his stuff, and wasn't a huge fan, so I knew this might not bode well, but David Wohl started co-writing and then just taking over writing ...