The art was pretty but I feel like I've read this story many times before. Maybe the post-apocalyptic story is getting saturated and stale?

Thank you so much to net galley for sending me a copy of this book. The art in this is so stunning and so is the story

I had technical issues with this title for some reason, and as a result I was unable to finish it. It is a shame because what I saw looked pretty interesting.

I really struggled writing this review. I can tell that a lot of effort was put into this book, but it is just not for me. It is set in a Mad Max style world. The art is interesting, I wasn't a huge fan in the beginning, but the longer the story went on the more I realized that the art style is perfect for this post apocalyptic world. It was originally written as a screen play, but was too expensive to make as a movie so it became a comic. I had a hard time following the story because it seemed to jump around from event to event so I am not really sure what happened.

Creative Team:
Written and Illustrated by Mario Alberti
Based on the story created by Antoine Charreyron
Translated by Jeremy Melloul
Letters by Chris Northrop

This is a tough one, I really thought I'd like this more. I dig post-apocalyptic stuff, and this story does have good ideas behind it: people struggling to live in a post-apocalyptic world, with some fighting to get to the other side of the Wall, behind which is ED3N, an oasis of easy living where no one wants for anything and life is perfect. Lots of room for present-day symbolism about walls both physical and metaphorical, keeping out refugees, immigrants, and other "undesirables." Cinematic art, full of action. However...
The execution is... not great. The pace is choppy, the timeline jumps around in a confusing way, and I just didn't get attached to the characters (I don't need to love them or even like them, but I should be interested in what happens to them). I did maintain a desire to continue reading; I still wanted to see how things played out. The initial twist wasn't super surprising, but hey, it's a good trope, and it worked. Once I caught on to the flashbacks (seriously, a little hint that events weren't concurrent would've been helpful), things made more sense, but that part of the story felt a bit rushed, I guess to make room for all the battle scenes in the second half - I'd've preferred less action and more story, but YMMV. The art is great, really nice, but the battle scenes were confusing, and it got hard to tell what was going on.
Would I recommend this? Maybe. I'd add caveats, though.

#TheWall #NetGalley

The Wall is a post-climate-apocalypse graphic novel that's a bit Mad Max, a bit Elysium (the 2013 film), and a bit accidental zombies.

If that sounds awesome, it's because the concept is awesome. Sadly, the execution, from the art to the pacing to the writing all fell extremely short.

My two biggest complaints are the pacing, which seems to skip over a lot of necessary characterization and relationship-building, and how hard this comic is to follow. Art in a comic isn't just supposed to be beautiful, although that's nice. It's supposed to tell part of the story. The art simply wasn't geared toward that. There were far too many far-away 'scape scenes with dialog bubbles where it wasn't clear who was talking. The dialog/text often seemed to jump around, and the art didn't help bridge the gap.

Those two issues plagued every other part of the comic. It turned the plot from what, broad-strokes, should be an emotional, enthralling series of actions as our characters navigate this incredibly interesting setting into a boring, confusing mess with unmotivated characters making weird decisions for the sake of the plot. Sadly, there are enough issues throughout that I can't recommend this for anything other than reading a setting synopsis because that's far and away the most interesting part of this comic.

'The Wall' by Antoine Charreyron with art by Mario Alberti is a graphic novel of the post-apocalyptic future.

Solal and his sister Eva live the best they can, with Solal repairing things and looking after his little sister. When her medicine runs out, they have to brave the "Wall' a separated community of the wealthy, but they find strange secrets in that world that proves it to be less than ideal.

I like the idea of this, but it jumps back and forth in time and it was hard to follow. The art is good but rough and is also a bit hard to follow. I like the premise, I just wish it all flowed a bit better.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Magnetic Press, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

I thought this comic was brilliant.  The pictures were fantastic with such great detail it really added to the atmosphere and tension.  Im not really into fantasy and dystopia books but I am now if this is how good they are I just couldn't put this comic down until I had finished it. I was that engrossed in it I lost all track of time. I especially loved the adding of colour for dramatic effects and the sparseness of the colour fitted the book perfectly I loved the blue hair for the character that was to help save them. I got really excited by this story line it had me on the edge of my seat, quickly turning the pages trying to work out what would happen next. I loved how unexpected eden was. I thought it was very clever to see the contrast between the two places and the twists of the story. I found the comic very gripping and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. It even scared me a little. I really recommend this comic to everyone who loves them busy with great attention to detail comics.
Many thanks to the authors and publishing team for producing a wonderful edge of your seat and gripping comic for us all to enjoy.
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.

I think the art style was beautiful, but it doesn’t fit the fight scenes or story very well. The scenes were choppy and didn’t flow well together to create a cohesive story. The dual timeline aspect only made this story more confusing to follow.

This could have been a lot better if we could have had more time developing the characters and/or setting rather than the page time being used up for the same fight/battle/robot scenes over and over again.

This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review. But I wasn't able to view it and it was archived.

Well, a Sub-par story, I like the futuristic, xenophobic idea incorporated in the story but the plot got confusing as the story goes on. There is no clear main protagonist. No explanation or background for some characters and setting.
Great graphics.

In a post-apocalyptic future, civilization is no more and humanity lives on looting and hacking, organizing itself into makeshift villages or caravans of roaring wrecks. In this brutal society, a young repairman named Solal does what he can to protect his sister Eva, who suffers from a respiratory illness. But when their medication runs out, they have only one hope: to go to the “Wall”, a gigantic impregnable enclosure guarded by monstrous robots. Inside that fabled shelter lives a community of powerful people with the resources to help them... but all is not as optimistic as it seems…

Review

I'm a fan of post-apocalyptic stories and I enjoyed the twist in the plot which caught me completely off guard!

What initially caught my interest while reading the comic is that the protagonist is trying to save his little sister who has asthma and he tries to go to 'The Wall to get more medicine. Considering that he was still in his teens, I was curious how he would be able to manage that feat considering that this wall is guarded by a violent and deadly robot. Yet, despite all odds, he is able to enter the Wall because of his sheer determination to save his little sister.

Family is an underlying theme that is heavily present in the Wall and it is what drives the main character to do near impossible tasks and it is also what perpetuates a deadly problem within the confines of The Wall.

On top of the story, I feel that the art is great and I love how it compliments the story. It has a nitty, gritty feel to it that gives you post-apocalyptic vibes when you read. Readers are also treated with beautiful panels in color at the turn of every page.

One aspect that I did not enjoy is that I felt that the story has a slow start and I found it difficult to be hooked in the first few pages but everything changes in the middle. The plot quickens and intensifies. However, I wish that this happened sooner.

Dark and gritty, I enjoyed reading The Wall and I would recommend this to readers who enjoy reading about dystopian futures in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Disclaimer: Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

* Synopsis from Goodreads.

In the post-apocalyptic future, a mechanic tries to seek medical help for his sick sister from beyond the Wall. However, the Wall is heavily guarded by robots and the way there is treacherous and filled with danger.

The Wall by Antoine Charreyron (writer) and Mario Alberti (illustrator) presents one beautiful mess.

I’m going to start things off and say the artwork is fantastic and reminds me almost of Moebius! Alberti really does an excellent job at establishing a sense of the world and bringing it to life.

However, the story itself is underdeveloped. It quickly jumps between characters and scenes, which felt incredibly jarring and disorienting. It’s like important gaps were missing in the story, and honestly, I felt confused half the time.

The writer does preface the story by saying The Wall was originally intended to be a film, and unfortunately, this comic does indeed feel more like a storyboard than a full-fledged comic. Either the medium didn’t translate over well or the story simply wasn’t fleshed out enough, which is a shame because there are a lot of cool elements here that remind me of Mad Max.

"The Wall" is a dystopian post-apocalyptic story of two sibling trying to make it over the wall into Eden. The book had a lot of great things: its premise, story, world-building and art were all great! However, the way the story was told was a huge miss for me. It felt choppy. The scenes where cut short and there were no clear transition between scenes which made it difficult to keep track of the places and events. A simple thing like a box saying the location could've made it easier to follow. I also wish more time was spent on the different scenes and the characters so we really got to know them and understand the depth of the world. Unfortunately the graphic novel didn't reach it's full potential and what could've been a gripping dystopian became a surface-level story with too much going on.

I just love dystopian futures where people are dying (yeah, I know). The setting of The Wall is great, although nothing new in a sense. People are scattered trying to survive and at the same time there is a place called Eden and behind its walls rich people live without worries. Or that's what everyone thinks. Instead of a paradise the people of Eden are now monsters eating energy and Solal tries to find medicine for his sister from there only to meet a girl. They have to fight to save what is left to be saved of humanity. I really liked the orbs and how that thing went. The story is slightly cut off though, as in the end comes too abruptly and we don't get to meet the brother and or reasons to anything really. It felt like this should have a continuation, but will it?

The art is great and in its smudginess fits so well with the story. The color world of rust and decay is also great and all in all this reminded me of Mad Max to some degree. Perhaps more pages would've made this work better, since up till the end the rhythm was good. The ending just wasn't. But, the comic is still quite good and interesting to boot, so do give it a try!

It's not my cup of tea but I have many friends that would be very interested in this! The art is quite nice and it has a good idea. I will mention it to my friends

I wanted to love this. The Post-apocalyptic premise intrigued me and the art, at first glance, captivated me. It's not that I had a bad time reading this and that I just didn't get what I wanted to get from the experience.

Unfortunately, I was lost and never found while reading this. Not that I couldn't understand the gist... but that's all I got, the gist. The narrative feels like a bad adaptation, full of holes that the author assumes you'll know. The art is the best and worst part of this graphic novel. It's full of rough edges and tons of details but because there is not enough color contrast everything feels muddled somehow. Even if I can appreciate the skill of the artist the actual story is hampered by the lack of clarity within the panels.

"Even bereft of their humanity, would you kill the ones you love? Even if they had lost their souls?"

The Wall is a fantastic dystopian graphic novel featuring two siblings aiming for survival with the confines of The Wall.

That was a lot of twists right there! I super enjoyed it. I'm sure if this gets novelized, it'd give off Legend vibes. There was a romance subplot, but its not annoying nor did it try to overtake the plot.

The story also asks us about what we'd risk for survival. And the visuals! Wow those are great mecha fights, so alive in color. The dialogues are also not boring to read. This book has my praises y'all. I definitely recommend to fans of science-fiction dystopian themed stories!

Thanks to Magnetic Press through Netgalley for my e-arc. My opinion is all mine and definitely not affected by this.

Very interested in continuing this story. I am intrigued to keep going in the story. The author did a good job in grabbing my attention quickly

This one gets a big fat "meh."
It's definitely quite derivative - with big hefty helpings of Battle Angel Alita, Elysium and even a little Iron Man tossed in for good measure. It's also waaaay too busy in the art style, which makes it hard to focus on the story.