The Wall originally started as a movie idea but ended up as a graphic novel. However, I believe that The Wall has a full potential to make it to the TV screens one day in the future. I have always been a fan of Mario Alberti’s art and I think he was the perfect choice to help this story come to life. The artwork was great, but at times it felt a little too clustered and it was hard to figure out finer details. The story was fantastic! A perfect mixture of dystopian post-apocalyptic world with horror and sci-fi elements. I felt major Mad Max and Snowpiercer vibes throughout the whole story. It was brutally raw and fast paced, but sometimes a bit chaotic and hard to figure out what was happening.

The Wall is a guttural and visceral action-based graphic novel. Quite the reading experience and very gripping.

The premise of this graphic novel is gripping. Unfortunately, this title just doesn't deliver the epic story that I was expecting. There seem to be too many details left out that just left me confused at times. While there were thrilling moments full of action the story just didn't tell well in book format. As the author mentioned in the introduction this plot was originally intended for movie format and it shows.

There is so much about The Wall that should have worked!

Firstly, it's clear from the author's introduction that this story was initially intended for the screen which means the premise is incredibly cinematic - a young mechanic and his sister are in search of medicine, which ultimately leads them to the opposite side of a mysteriously defended wall that divides a dystopian world inhabited by gear-head tribes (think Mad Max!). Secondly, there's the addition of the added morality here - a society divided by class etc! But... sadly even with all of that as the foundation here the Wall just doesn't sit well.

Given the book's initial purpose as a movie, I'm not sure if it's the fact that The Wall maybe sprang from a storyboard or if things just simply got lost in translation, but the narrative feels incredibly rushed and choppy to the point of making the reader feel like they've just dropped in on any particular point of the story. There is an odd feeling that necessary information is missing between panels and the minute world building outside of the main concept does little to lend any further explanations. I'll be honest, there were times where I didn't have any idea of what was going on and both the art and narrative failed to clarify anything. That said, the art wasn't awful. It's a loose and skratchy style, but it appears that the choices to use small format paneling lets it down often as it was frequently difficult to make out the finer details.

It's a real shame that The Wall falls so short of the mark, but sadly the delivery just doesn't live up to its concept.

I received an ARC from NetGalley to review.
A post-apocalyptic, dystopian story. An interesting story, though a little confusing at times. The artwork was confusing at times too. Especially outside the Wall.

An excellent and action-packed read. It was nice to see the dual timelines and the history within the world and the origin story. I was a little caught by the connection with Jen and Solal. I also enjoyed the reveal of the villian who still has been holed up within Eden and the androids he's created. Cerberus was pretty awesome too. All in all it was a good read.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with this ARC of The Wall by Antoine Charreyron and Mario Alberti. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have read it and give feedback.

The Wall follows a young mechanic and his kid sister in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Her medicine runs out, and the last place they can go for more is in a fortified enclosure defended by an insanely huge robot. There are twists and turns, but think Elysium, Mad Max, and World War Z.

First off, the art was gorgeous. I loved the look of the Wall, and the community within, as well as how desolate the outside really is. I thought it was quite original, but there are a few things that irked me to the point where it was an unenjoyable read.

So much of this could have and should have worked, if not for the bizarre pacing. It felt very choppy at times, and I’m not quite sure why it was done that way. It resulted in things moving far too quickly, especially in times where it shouldn’t be moving that quickly. Maybe it was to keep the page-count short? Maybe it was to give it an “action” feel? I don’t know.

While I do think the art is stunning (especially behind the wall), I honestly had no idea what was happening half the time. At times, it felt more like storyboarding for a movie (which didn’t translate well into a book like this), and so I think it was the focus on action that gave the art such a disjointed feel. I really had to think and squint to see who was who, or even what they were doing half the time.

All in all, I was pretty disappointed by this. It sounded really interesting, and despite a couple of hiccups along the way, the twist at the end of the first chapter/book really intrigued me. But after that, it just seemed to devolve into mindless (and confusing) action that didn’t make much sense to me.

Nice title, mainly because of the nice illustrations, in traditional American style. Both the characters and his overall appearance speak of a true American comic. And I include the story to that.
It doesn't tell who knows what. It lacks epicness, it lacks ... in general, it lacks a lot of things, but maybe it's for people who will enjoy art, just like me. It reminds me of other popular titles in the anti-utopian genre, that is, it does not stand out with anything in front of them. Recently, in the new anime season, a title called Sakugan was released. All the while, this comic reminded me mostly of this.

The original of my opinion is in Bulgarian. Sorry for the translation errors.

I've written before about how I dislike Jean David Morvan books, and I now realise I like them just as little when his name isn't on the cover. That's to say his style, or lack thereof, seems to be all over everything else on these pages. Allegedly about a future world, where a young bloke and his sick sister need to breach a mahoosive Wall to get out of their post-Apocalyptic surroundings and find medicine and the greener grass of the other side, it comes at you like Mad Max Four, with half the frames missing.

Seriously, I didn't get through the first 'Tome 1' here – this book presenting the whole original trilogy of BDs – without breaking out into Skip Mode. The art is very much Morvan's, in other words you can't tell one person from another. So many pages seemed to be the left-hand half of a double-page spread, without the accompanying chunk to make sense of what the heck followed on. Our leads are soon taken on board by a tribal gang who use some vehicle thing called Baits, and while the plot cannot be at all bothered to tell us why these are being used, the visuals completely fail to give any clear presentation whatsoever of them in motion.

Yes, there is a twist that ends the original Book One, but nothing inspired me to ever click beyond that. The whole aesthetic, the weak character design meaning you care about nobody here, and the utter, utter lack of clarity as to who is who and what's what and why, mean this sits upon a growing pile of French genre comics that just do not work. Yes, books can easily be hard work and wonderful, but these – in fitting just half that equation – seriously need to have a look at themselves. Because I doubt I'll be looking any longer.

Despite the professed love for original stories this graphic novel feels oddly derivative. Also the medium doesn't really suit the many battles the book contains very well, an anime or game rendering would have been more effective
People hate difficult questions but they love easy answers

The Wall is a graphic novel set in a post apocalyptic world were a brother and sister try to find medicine in a remaining sanctuary called Eden. Far from The Road this is more Mad Max like, with a desert Mediterranean bassin. The story broadly plays out as one might expect, with Eden having been build by selfish people who wanted to hide away with champagne from migrants. The morality in the book is rather black and white, there is insta-love and techno-zombies and lots of rather confusing battles. The characters are very stereotypical and basically this is the graphic novel equivalent of this anime: https://www.netflix.com/nl/title/80992783 and with the same kind of plot but less fun as this movie: https://www.netflix.com/nl/title/81094067
Rather a disappointment storewise, despite the art style being quite pleasing.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

The Wall by Antoine Charreyron, Mario Alberti is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi graphic novel that will appeal to fans of Mad Max and Mortal Engines. The story involves a future in which medicine is scarce, and the poor have to try to break into The Wall, which is guarded by robots, in order to procure resources. According to the description, "this gripping drama plunges us into a maelstrom of dust, rust, and blood... questions the future of humanity and the consequences of our actions."

Overall, The Wall is an excellent sci-fi graphic novel that will appeal to all readers of the genre. One highlight of this book is the excellent art. The metal machines and robots are drawn spectacularly, in a way that really hammers home the futuristic setting of the book. The characters are also well-drawn, fully-formed, and among the better comic art that I've seen. I took off 1 star, because I didn't care enough about the characters and their predicament. I wish that the story had been more engrossing. If you're intrigued by the description, or if you're a fan of sci-fi graphic novels, you can check out this book when it comes out in December!