I really loved this series, but I agree that the brevity of the series did do harm to the overall effect. Arkon's despair would've been that much morpowerful if we followed his journey for, say, twenty issues. Still, this run was great and the final issue was no different. The ending was particularly interesting in that Aaron simultaneously reset his own story and looked forward to the next run. We know, despite seeing a shift in protagonist, that Arkon is still out there trying to find his way home, utterly lost - but at least he has a dragon now!
While the army by Arkon's side was a little too neatly put together, it did provide our eyes with the stimulus of all these fantastic characters who, in their time, may get some exploration. I'm especially interested in seeing what comes next for the Crystal Warriors. Will the presence Ogeode in the new volume mean more screen time for Warbow and Crystar? Personally, I'd like to see the side characters reemerge from out of the blue while still allowing for the continual use of new weird characters. (More Skull the Slayer too, for example!) BTW, I loved the implication that it was Crystar who the Swamp Witch needed, and that Arkon's role was necessary but a supporting role nonetheless: it allows us the realization that the the spotlight is never on "the center" of Weirdworld because it has no center.
Really looking forward to more.
-Pav, who (in explanation of his late review) has been incredibly busy...