So... my run down of the group from the cover art with no further knowledge beyond what's been said in this thread starting from the back and moving forward:
Very cool wizard. I like the staff and the robe-closure. I -HATE- that the right arm is a 3/4 sleeve and the left arm is a full sleeve. That would bug the everloving crap out of me. I'd spend all my time trying to tug the right sleeve down to my wrist. The glove on one hand doesn't make it any better. That said, it looks cool and not everyone has my sensory issues.
Otyugh Pet. Party Mascot. It's so D&D it hurts. Fartbuckle would be so proud. No notes.
Cool guy with broken sword. Uh...well. The armor's neat? But I'd be chopping for his inner arm every freaking time. Feint to the head, back-cut to the elbow. Sure a headshot will end the fight faster, but he'll be much more cognizant of that. As far as fighting with a broken sword, there's plenty of sword there to still be effective. More than likely TOO much sword. The blade's 5 times wider than the tang.
Tiefling Bard. Again with the one-sleeve schtick for assymetrical appearance. I dislike that for the reasons mentioned above, but whatever. Long Coats have been a thing for long enough that I don't care about the length of it. And I think the fedora thing is just whatever. It's a flat-brim hat that is cut close on the sides to not impinge his ears with a couple of holes for his horns, it's fine. More to the point is his really REALLY awkward playing style for the cittern. (look it up)
Juicy Elf. Someone finally had the stones to make it happen. And she's the party's rogue? Based. Any whinging about how she'd be bad at stealth because she's not a stick figure is ignorant of the true power of stealth: Your size doesn't matter if you know what you're doing and have good prioperception. If size was all that mattered, Toddlers would be perfectly stealthy at all times, but you'll hear them stamp-stomping around your house because they don't know how to walk softly, yet.
Dwarf Cleric. Uh... what's controversial about him, exactly? The idea that Dwarves can have classes? It's been a thing longer WAY than it was a thing that they couldn't. Is it because he's black? Gold Dwarves tend to be black in the Forgotten Realms and Shield Dwarves tend to be fairer... But also even if they're "Usually" fair, you can have a black shield dwarf. There's no rules against it and it doesn't break the lore or the immersion. Similarly, you can have a pale gold dwarf. Anyone who tells you otherwise is trying to control your character choices for their own tendencies and expectations which have little bearing on a FANTASY REALM. If you expect, or even demand, racial purity in a fantasy setting... I dunnog what to tell you. Examine your motivations more closely, maybe.
I probably won't bother to read the comic 'cause I'm not much for reading comics in general, anymore, but the party? Very cool.
Still feeling 'Gnnheehhrrk' over the assymmetrical sleeves.
