I truly like how this series illustriate some martial things, and how its drawn... Even I agree some negative things given I think this series got that something and this will just get better! definitly worth a following!

well this one have amazing artwork like some other Manhua titles
great storyline although its not focused on some main cast
the only negative is the naration thought not as bad as some other Manhua titles
after reading till ch46
I can say that this became my favorite historical/fighting title
after the end of Blade of the immortal and dropping/hiatus Vagabond
this title can be compared to these and thats something a few titles can do

... Last updated on September 13th, 2013, 8:14am

This manga has everything that is wanted. Characters with depth, good art, great story and story progression, a nice balance between action and not action(?), historical value, comedy and social stuff which is natural.
In short, everything that most manga is not, it's what it should be.

The art is amazing, the story has a lot of potential and is well-thought. The problem with all manhua is that there are extremely long, narrative texts in every page and there are hardly any dialogs. It's very tiring to read all this in order to get why this move or that move is so sharp and powerful and so on.

Blood and Steel plot is the average revange story, someone is killed (In this case, the clan of the protagonist) and he goes on a journey to avenge them. The story is average at best, but the artwork of this Manhua is godlike. It's so beautiful, so detailed, major props for the artist. I would give a 10 just for the artwork alone, but the story holds the score to a 7.

... Last updated on June 7th, 2012, 10:24am

to the idiot who stated "Its because the author narrates too much."

realise its chinese comic manhua.


also this story did not start of having the intention of getting converted into manhua format in mind.

Art is pretty nice, but the visual presentation of some of the action is a bit lacking imho. Not horrible and I'm sure that part will probably get better. However, there are some other things I don't care for and for me the biggest weakness is the story. It reads like a bad kung fu movie from the 1970s. So far its not working at all for me. This has nothing to do with it being a Manhua. A good story is a good story no matter where it comes from or the medium. As far as comparisons with Berserk that one poster made, I think its premature. There are many, many good stories out there. This one hasn't gotten that good yet. It may, but its not there right now.

Title sums it up. A new school of martial art is going around challenging the old traditional schools to earn the title of the strongest. Strong art, weak story. Doesn't matter though because the fights are worth reading. Suffers from a bad case of telling instead of showing but art makes up for it. It occasionally is hard to follow during action scenes from panel to panel.

Overall, I'm disappointed by this. The cover art is always nice but like somebody else said, the artist(s) doesn't really know how to convey the action well--that's a huge minus, as fight scenes are integral to a wuxia manga. The story, or perhaps the way that it's told, did not manage to sustain my interest within the first few issues, so I decided not to invest in this series any more.

Its because the author narrates too much.

Reading so much narration, moreover a narration that feel so detached, gives hints that the author doesn't trust his characters. Story deliverance is centered in square boxes, very rarely on bubbles. It is like you can take all the characters away and the author will still be fine spouting his story. Long be short: I don't read story without character.

to person above me:
Well, are you reading novel right now? Is it not manhua (where you can see characters drawn and say their lines)? Your argument is invalid, your idiocy is apparent.

... Last updated on May 28th, 2012, 7:40pm