Narrative - The story is about Julian, a young boy who stows away on a slave ship, who is found by the slavers and cared for by the slaves. Very minor spoilers for the first chapter here, but when all of the slaves are killed by the slavers, a goddess of the sea appears to him and offers him power. The story after this point is him trying to live a quiet life with the people who care about him.
Judging the quality of the story is difficult, seeing as it is just getting into its stride, but what I can judge are the characters. They're emotionally engaging and do a fair job of avoiding bland stereotypes. The evil king, for instance, is a noble humanitarian who has advanced the rights of the populace.
Visuals - The art is, taken holistically, fantastic. The scenes of action feel very dynamic, and the aftermath can be gory and inspired in composition and subject. On top of that, the designs given for the monsters and characters are sufficiently intimidating and highly evocative. The only criticism I have of the art at all is some of the scaling. I particularly noticed it with the hands of the characters just seeming too large. Altogether, that's little when compared with all the good, just a little distracting.
