Coda Vol. 1

This has to be one of my favorite recent graphic novels - so glad I picked this up! The storytelling is breathtaking, the art is jaw-dropping, and the characters are fascinating. It's like Lord of the Rings crossed with Mad Max. Truly a fun read, very highly recommended!

I was drawn in by the art and concept. I was worried initially that the premise might get heavy handed, but Spurrier does a lot with the post-fantasy concept that adds layers and plays with the tropes in a really fun and engaging way. The characters are very interesting so far. It keeps you on your feet. The scenes feel good and thoughtfully constructed. Super excited to see where this goes.

Coda was beautifully drawn and exciting from start-to-finish. And there's a Pentacorn.

This is now one of my absolutely favorite new titles. Let's start with the art. It's so unique and colorful and epic. It conveys so much character and emotion. I love what they do with the dialog - variation in size, color, and style convey a lot of nuance to the conversation. And the story? It's packed with unique, colorful characters full of personality, great dialogue, and a story I didn't want to put down. I never know where it's going to go next, and I find that refreshing. The whole world of Coda is something new. Lastly, I so love the "horse". Excellent all around!

Very original post-apocalyptic fantasy written with a cockney accent! It’s funny and graphically captivating. It is worth a knurly read, mates!

An amazing comic! Excellent writing and world building are complimented by a beautifully unique art style. It has redefined what I expect from a comic set in the fantasy genre. (The book arrived promptly and in good condition. The binding and paper quality are in line with standard trade backs.)

Hidden narratives told through emotive graphics. Not your simple line drawings with a splash of color, each panel is a full story interwoven with color. Onto vol 2!

I really enjoyed Simon Spurrier's "X-Force" run, and bought "Coda vol 1" on that basis. Unfortunately, I found thoroughly mediocre characters who felt like poorly-inhabited Remender castoffs (a writer already prone to somewhat two-dimensional characters himself) and a tedious diary-as-narration framing technique - also in a substandard aping of Remender's superior "Seven To Eternity" - absolutely shot through with affectedly "quirky" Tolkien tropes (they're not elves, they're "YLVES" (no, really)). At no point was I invested in the glib, disaffected main character, who suffered from a terminal case of Warren-Ellis-Protagonist-Syndrome, nor interested in the supremely uninspired sword-and-sorcery world in which he lived. I can excuse mediocre plot or vapid characterization in a fantasy or space opera tale, but if the worldbuilding by which those genres live and die isn't compelling, the whole enterprise is a bust, and that is very much the case here. At least its bandes dessinees-style art makes it worth keeping.

Do you like Lord of the Rings? How about Mad Max? This smashes the elements of both together! The art is "cleanly chaotic", lots of wild details and energetic to a fault! Very vibrant and colourful, showing a crazy world of broken fantasy, but altogether easily readable. It pulls plot elements of epic fantasy stories and post-apocalypse fiction and creates a very interesting and endearing tale. Well worth the read!

A gorgeous, knowing and beautifully illustrated book... rare in that both the images and the writing are so good. Superb.

Tremenda historia la que cuenta Simon Spurrier junto con el maravilloso arte de Matias Bergara. Tiene unas vibras muy The Witcher, con un protagonista un tanto apático y sarcástico pero noble y romántico. Me cautivó de inmediato la premisa de mundo post-apocalíptico pero con fantasía medieval. Y el arte sólo hizo que quedara completamente enganchado. Para cuanfo terminé el volumen 1 ya tenía ordenados los otros dos.

Comienzo de una serie muy bien dibujada y guionizada, de Simon Spurrier, en muy buen formato.

シリーズ翻訳出版希望！