Amazing characters with an amazing plot.

Vol. 1 ★★★★★Vol. 2 ★★★★★Vol. 3 ???Please, universe, if you're listening, don't ever let C.S. Pacat stop writing amazing queer stories. ♥ Seriously, though, I knew I would adore this and I was right. Pacat is an absolutely wonderful writer who is so proficient at scripting these lovable (or hate-able) characters and storylines. I was interested to see how she'd handle a contemporary sports-based plotline, with how vastly different it is from the Captive Prince series I cherish so dearly, but she

This was really well done, although I would have liked it longer so that I could have gotten all the kids and their personalities straight in my head. Also, then they could actually have gone to class instead of just fencing practice, which would lend some balance (maybe this was to emphasize the teens lack of proportion in their own attitudes, although usually grades are an issue for student athletes, so it would make sense to include some academics).Btw, Australian friends, is fencing a big de...

I just finished Fence, Vol. 3 and I need more!These books are so addicting. I'm not even sure exactly why, though I suspect all the cute boys have a little something to do with it 😂. But I resisted this book for so long because I have zero interest in sports. Less than zero. When someone puts sports on the TV, I can immediately feel my mind turning to mush. Maybe it is because I suck so bad at anything that requires coordination, I don't know, but I avoid any book/movie/tv show about any kind of...

HELLO I LOVED THIS WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY SOUL I CANNOT BELIEVE I PUT THIS OFF FOR SO LONG

I kept seeing this pop up in my feed with people gushing over it, but I was like... angsty high school boys fencing? Hmmm. I don't see how that would be something I'd like.And it turns out my gut feeling was correct.I thought it was silly and weird. But maybe that's because I don't know much about fencing?I don't think so, though. It was a bunch of dramatic sports shit, and that's never been my bag.BUT. A lot of people loved this, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

4.5/5 Wow such a beautiful, fun and exciting comic with cute characters! I couldn't stop reading it I just wanted to know what's going to happen next; so right now I'm going to start vol 2. actually I don't have any interest in sports but this comic Changed my mind and I thought with myself I should try more sports sometimes. I love seiji and Nicholas and their relationship so much (their friendship remind me of Simon and Baz.)

Now wasn’t that just CUTE?!! I loved this so so much. Super fun and hilarious and adorable. Gonna need more.

Picked this up on a whim and it was so good?? And cute?? And everything I wanted?? And I like fencing??

Fencing: a sport nobody cares about for a reason - it boring! Does Fence make me like it any more? Nuh to the uh uh! Cliched underdog protagonist from a poor family gets scholarship to posh gay boarding school obsessed with fencing (those very specific and conveniently very acceptable for our current ultra-sensitive political climate places exist apparently!). He take on rivalries with upper class fencing champions! He might win! But not for now! Gawd awmighty shoot me please… It’s like a kid’s

hell yeah sports gays

Friends, I love this story, this art, and these characters with the sum of my being. This is such a diverse cast, from sexuality (seriously, I think everyone is queer), to race, from social and economic backgrounds, to different family dynamics; there is so much to love about Fence. Like, C.S. Pacat’s writing and Johanna the Mad’s art is honestly a match made in Heaven, and these four issues were absolutely perfection. Fence surrounds a boy’s boarding school, where many of the students are tryin...

so entertaining!! i’m gonna binge the rest👀😁

In this fun and queer young adult contemporary comic series, you’ll be treated to ⤵✦ A chemical and explosive enemies-to-still-getting-there gay romance between two teen fencers who want to throttle each other. There is building tension, deliciously taut; there is petty rivalry, childishly entertaining; and there is sports—oh yes there is sports with stressful competition and tragic heartbreak and whatevernot. ✦ Lots and lots of casual, delightful queerness and diversity—from bi boys and gay

4 StarsA compelling start encompassing the first 4 comics in this series, where newbie fencer Nicholas, has so much to prove and everything to lose.The enemies to lovers vibe between him and his rival Seiji, has barely just begun.

*gasp* and they were roommates

I love that graphic novels are taking us into these more unknown sports like figure skating and now fencing. It's an interesting world with their own social order. The story is centered around Nicholas who is an underprivileged kid who joins a fencing team on scholarship. He traded free work for free lessons from a guy who saw potential. He gets to the boarding school and the interesting thing is most of the guys seem to be at least bi if not gay. I find it funny and at least interesting. I woul...

Perfection. Gimme more☝️

I had not expected to like this first volume of a comics series about all-boys high school fencing, but I did, a lot. I do like sports, but know nothing about fencing, and the only reason I read it is because it is one of the 2018 Goodreads award nominees for graphic novels/comics. Then, to top it off, it is a story of 1) all boys (how revolutionary, in a time of Monstress, Bitch Planet, and so many girl-centric comics! With one exception: a woman coach, who is awesome!)); 2) rich, privileged bo...

A sports manga filled with every sports cliche you can imagine. Younger readers will probably enjoy this though. The only thing I took from it is that I'll know what I'm looking at the next time fencing is on TV during the Olympics. In fact I learned more than I ever wanted to know about fencing. This is the traditional, poor underdog with natural skills and a chip on his shoulder tries to beat the rich kids to succeed. It moves at a snail's pace. When they were fighting, I couldn't tell what wa...