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 * The Adventure Zone
 * The Adventure Zone has been a favorite podcast of mine for about two years now. I have many good memories associated with this podcast, and listen regularly.  I therefore consider myself fairly knowledgeable in the topic already, as well as interested in it.

Lead


Overall, the Lead is excellent. It surmises the major sections, presents an overview of the podcast, and is fairly concise.

Content


While the article's content is relevant to the topic, it is not entirely up to date. A new season of this podcast began a couple months ago, and there is not complete and accurate information given about that new section, Graduation. The missing content about this season is necessary for the content to be complete.

Tone and Balance


The article is very informational and neutral. Overall, because this article is not about something that is political or otherwise controversial, it is able to lay out the information in a concise, factual manner. There is no sort of persuasion evident.

Sources and References
The facts are mostly backed up by secondary sources of information. However, because it is a fictional medium, much of the citations come in the form of direct citations to the podcast. With this in mind, though, the sources are thorough, and current. The links do work.

Organization


The article is well-written, with very few noticeable errors. It is as well-organized as can be expected. (The podcast itself is split into many different parts, and is therefore difficult to organize.)

Images and Media


There are no images other than one photo of the podcast's main cover piece. I think that the article would benefit from adding further cover pieces (there have been two more since the visible cover piece was exhibited). This podcast also does live shows: photos from some live shows, and photos of the podcast hosts, would also be appropriate. The photo is well-captioned, and visually appealing.

Checking the talk page


The article is part of two WikiProjects: WikiProject Podcasting, and Dungeons & Dragons WikiProject. It is rated as low importance in both projects. Few conversations are occurring in the talk page.

Overall impressions
The article's overall status is Start. It is strong in descriptions of the podcast's past seasons, however, it could be improved with more content for the current season. There are similar issues with the photos that could be present. The article is well-developed. However, because the podcast is still going, the article is not yet complete.