GRAPHIC NOVELS

Coda. Vol. 1

by Simon Spurrier (text) & Matías Bergara & others (illus.).
Boom! Studios. Mar. 2019. 128p. ISBN 9781684153213. pap. $9.99ebk. ISBN 9781641441742. Rated: Mature. FANTASY
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Magic is dead...or mostly dead after a cataclysmic event destroys the sorcery a nameless bard seeks. The bard, nicknamed Hum because his most frequent answer to his name is the sound “hm,” is a scavenger of this vicious wasteland. His only concern is acquiring enough scraps of power to save his wife, carving a bloody path of destruction through anyone who gets in his way with the help of his mutated, meat-eating unicorn. His seemingly noble quest to save his beloved takes on hidden meanings when she returns, and then the question becomes: Who is the savior and who is the bad guy?
VERDICT Bergara (Sons of Anarchy; Cannibal) presents visuals that give a dreamlike quality to the brutality of the worldbuilding by Eisner-nominated Spurrier (The Spire), adding layers of complexity to the words. Recommended for adult graphic novel collections owing to violent depictions.
Reviewed by Melanie C. Duncan, Washington Memorial Lib., Macon, GA , May 09, 2019
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