Bullet Review:Thanks to the pandemic, it’s been long enough since the last volume, I almost don’t remember what was going on. But eventually, I found a cadence and damn if this doesn’t end on a bittersweet note - you know that one where you go “it’s done? DANG!”

Coda was a series I enjoyed from book 1, but I wasn't sure how it was all going to end...but the finale was the cherry on top - not just the epic battle, but how the twists and turns from the first two books paid off in a way I did not expect. A great limited series.

What a fabulous ending to the trilogy. Throughout this postapocalyptic-fantasy mashup, Spurrier has relied on his audience being well-versed enough in the tropes of epic fantasy to recognize and appreciate the many clever ways he aims to blast them into smithereens. And Bergara's art is weird, vivid, unhinged and beautiful, heightening the drama. The story and art are not always pretty or neat, but certainly thrilling. The most surprising part is that after all the messy and intense dramatics of...

This is my favorite graphic novel series. I love the characters, the world-building, the creative panel work, the color scheme, the dialogue, the chaos of the art (it takes more time per page for me to read compared to any other graphic novel), how unpredictable the plot was, and the overall messaging/morals. 10/10 would recommend for my fantasy peeps!!!!!

I suppose the best that can be said is that the storylines come together and it's over. The diary entries of volume one and the narrative captions of volume two come together here in an overused mish-mash that only ever serves to over-expand the story and slow it down.Bergera's art remains an absolutely incredible standard. It's the reason I bought the series, and remains the only reason I read to the end.(Read as single issues.)

Pretty decent ending to the title.The art was still an issue but I was invested enough in finishing the story that it was just a background annoyance.I wanted to find if our bard and his heroic berserker of a wife end up together, or if she gets pissed off and tears him limb from limb.Everything gets wrapped up nicely without making things too unbelievably tidy. I liked it all well enough to give Spurrier another try at a later date.

An unexpectedly delightful "broken" epic fantasy in the tradition of old post-apocalyptic cartoons from the 80s. The 12-issue series (contained in three trade paperback volumes) is a complete, self-contained story, of Hum, a taciturn bard married to a purple-skinned OrcUrkken warrior who occasionally goes berserk and turns into a death-dealing murder machine. Hum wants to "cure" his wife, who it turns out, does not want to be cured. In betraying her wishes, he gets betrayed, and in refusing to d...

(4,4 for a great ending of awesome postapocalyptic/fantasy mashup)Take what I wrote with the second volume and multiply it by 1,5. Coda got more intense, more dramatic and it's the grand finale we could expect. There are losses, there are winnings but I'm spoiling anything by saying there is a happy ending after all. I would expect a less happy one, but it fits the circumstances and development of the story. Coda confirms that if the comic series starts slowly its worthy to give it time. If the

"Things don't have to be remembered to be worth doing."This ending was sooooo good! I can't remember the last time I was this satisfied by the end of a series. There will be a lot of spoilers if I go into detail, but if you like post-apocalyptic fantasy, this is one of the best graphic series I've read in the genre.

After the events of the last volume, Hm tries to move on with his life only to find treachery and deceit shattering his hopes for an uneventful, and uninspired life. Simon Spurrier created a world that feels old and lived in. In three volumes, it feels like something that has its own rules and history. So when the end game starts being set into motion with volume 3, you see how Spurrier has been laying the ground work and making connections here and there to culminate in the climax. Because as m...

Wow, just wow. This series seems to have wrapped up completely in just 3 trade volumes, and did so *fabulously*. Surprising double-crosses (multiple) are revealed, and three ridiculously clever hacks by the protagonist, then actually even managed some commentary on society and relationships without ham-fisting either. Really hoping this team does another project together in the future!

Individual issue reviews: #9 | #10 | #11 | #12Total review score: 4.06

Good ending with many possibilities for more stories later. The bard was great and a four way conflict was also fun to read through. Artwork was muddled at times but shone through at ket points in the story.

The paper quality in this one is magical. The story is pretty good too.

[This review covers the entirety of Coda #1-12]Coda is the latest creation from the insane mind of Simon Spurrier. In a world where magic is scarce and the only way to survive is to be extremely selfish, Hum the bard tries his best to save his wife...from herself. But like any story, it's not that straight forward. Because of course it's not.I'm sure if you ran Si Spurrier through a wrangle, he'd bleed sarcasm. His wit is even more evident in this story than in almost any of his other work, and

It all comes together. After vol 2 and where we had last left our hero Hum, I didnt really know what the series was gonna do. Thankfully vol 3 ties everything together perfectly. Lots of twist and turns but nothing too obvious. Even when it does get a bit cliche, they throw something else wild at you. I really enjoyed the series and cant believe what a fun ride it was. Hope they do a sweet omnibus for it soon!

AAAAAA this was so fucking good!!!

The final volume sees the devious bard who's been narrating the series continuing his journal, but this time vowing not to lie to himself anymore - which, for a Spurrier protagonist, means an awful lot of crossing out. "Everything is awful, my head weighs a ton, my heart hurts.[...]Still, you have to look on the bright side. At least there's nowhere left to sink when you're at rock bottom." And then, like any inhabitant of the 2020s, he's reminded things can always get worse. "That's got to be t...

Now, that was FUN. The illustrations are engaging. You find yourself drawn into them, trying to suss out the detail from the dissonance. Encourages me to get back to my cartooning. These graphic novels very much do that, inspiring in that way. Good ending to the series.

Oh. The plot twist with who the big bad was all along. I feel like i should have seen it coming... But I didn't and I'm so glad I didn't.Also. There's a dragon toward the end. And it made me laugh. I laughed a lot reading the 3rd volume.