Tie-ins are not really my jam, but Black Spire managed to merge hints of Disneyworld with a deep and sensible plot. 

Yes, sometimes the *wink wink* references to the park got a little too on the nose, spending time better used exploring the characters with things like a cantina menu description, but as someone who hasn't been there, it didn't get corny. 

I absolutely love the cast. Both Vi and Archex are interesting and complex in their own trauma, and the supporting characters are also quite unique, creating a really endearing dynamic. 

My biggest issue was  how removed from the main story they had to be to preserve the park's independence from events. The logic as to WHY they are in Black Spire doesn't make much sense, and everything ends up being inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. 

In the end, I wanted MORE of them, and thought they deserved to grow beyond the limits of a merch story.