Dungeons & Dragons is rich with adventure and new places to explore. In issue #0 we have two tales to entice our appetite for fantasy. It introduces the characters that will entertain us in future issues of Dungeons & Dragons and Dark Sun comics.
The first story that will continue in D&D contains a typical mix of human ranger, dwarf, elf, magician, and thief similar to Dragon Lance and Forgotten Realm stories. So I do not expect innovation in this series, only an entertaining adventure that can hopefully have art that helps the story and not hinders it. In those counts I would say that this series accomplishes all it has set out and that I would expect.
The Dark Sun "Freedom" story is so short that it's hard to know if the series will be any good. Having read a few Dark Sun novels I see the potential for a great story but I would hope the art improves when this series is launched in late January.