"BEYOND THE BREACH" by Ed Brisson and Damian Couceiro is an exhilarating and inventive graphic novel that seamlessly blends elements of sci-fi, fantasy, and sports. Brisson's storytelling expertise combined with Couceiro's artistic talents shine as they craft a tale of high-stakes competition, otherworldly challenges, and the power of determination. The book's dynamic artwork and well-defined characters create an immersive reading experience that resonates with fans of graphic novels. The creative duo skillfully introduces readers to a captivating blend of genres, bringing to life a world where sports transcend reality. "BEYOND THE BREACH" is a thrilling journey that transports readers to a realm where limits are pushed and boundaries are shattered, leaving them with a sense of awe and excitement as they dive into a universe that is both fantastical and competitive.

Interdimensional post-apocalyptic road trip comic with a lot of potential. There is a lot to explore in this universe even if the main plot is a little cliché.

An okay story with okay characters, it never gets as wild as you'd might hope for it to get, what with multi-dimensional rifts and their weird denizens pouring into our reality.

There are some fun creature designs, but the main baddies are just another bunch of humanoids, and as soon as we step into other realities all visual flair is gone, the designs becoming very pedestrian.

There is a climax of sorts, but I didn't feel it as much as Brisson clearly wanted me to feel it, and the epilogue feels strangely rushed, with a 'The End' suddenly popping up, my guess being they ran out of pages..?

It all feels a bit derivative of Oblivion Song and Black Science, which both do a better job, especially the latter.

The main character in this graphic novel, Vanessa, probably has some of the worst luck in the world. After her mom dies she finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her with her sister so she decides to go on a road trip. While on the road trip THE BREACH hits sending her and the rest of California into a nightmare realm full of monsters. It's chaotic and gory at times as she tries to survive with her new found companions, an orphaned boy and a strange creature. I'm not quite sure what to make of this book yet, I'm not fully invested in the story but would attempt to get more into it by reading future volumes.

Great artwork! Not sure yet what I think of the storyline, so I am anxious to pick up the other titles in the series and see where it goes! Very intriguing!

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I enjoyed this. Some parts were a bit confusing, primarily how the porting devices (or whatever they're called) work, but for the most part the story is easy to follow. There is a lot of gore, but a good chunk of that is alien creatures getting killed, so not as bad, I guess? There's human gore too, so if that bothers you, maybe pass on this one. Our main character, Vanessa, decides to take a solo vacation/road trip after her mother dies of cancer and she finds out her boyfriend was boinking her sister while Vanessa was staying with her mom at the hospital. While driving through a forest? national park? redwoods maybe? something happens, and Vanessa wakes up to find her car has crashed, another car nearby has crashed, and some sort of horrific giant bugs are finishing off a guy from the other car. She rescues the kid (Dougie) and a small, gremlin-ish creature (Kai) from the alien bug things and hightails it outta there. They meet a Samuel, who's from another world, riding on his giant tortoise named Turtle, and he saves them from another alien creature attack, with different horrific things this time. From there, things just get crazier and more nightmarish and I just gotta hand to Vanessa, I wouldn't have survived any of that mess. The story arc finishes in this graphic novel, but we know Vanessa will still be traveling, trying to get back to her home, and I'll be looking for the next volume to see what happens.

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When Vanessa’s life seemed to fall apart, she was eager to get away from it all. She needed time to clear her head. Unfortunately, the trip that was supposed to be relaxing turns into anything but that.

Beyond the Breach is a wild journey. The world here is fascinating. There is so much in here as there are a number of dimensions coming together. With all the creatures and aliens in here, I was gripped from start to finish. I never knew what was going to pop up and was thrilled to meet whatever it was.

Damian Couceiro, the illustrator, did a wonderful job of bringing all the creatures and aliens to live. They were visually stunning to look at. I often found myself pausing so I could look at all the details included.

I really found myself enjoying this and wanting more. The ending did leave me a little confused as to where this series is going to go as this really seemed to tie everything up, but I’m curious nonetheless.

Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors, Aftershock Comics, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Well, I thought this ended up a dark and gory fantasy of some note, so well done. It's not too far away from things we've seen multiple times – a 'breach' leaves a whole gamut of different alien demon thingies floating around a Canadian highway eating people, forcing our heroine and a child to become a surrogate family as they try and survive. There are gung-ho male groups holing out, there is a bloke dressed as a wizard on a mahoosive tortoise, and while the premise when we find out what it was is very standard, the characters are strong, the art just about manages to convey the blood and guts and ick, and if the right genre fan turns up not expecting an earth-shattering novelty s/he will have a decent time with this. Certainly the cliff-hangers at the end of the first two issues are strong, so a strong four stars from me.

'Beyond The Breach Vol. 1' by Ed Brisson with art by Damian Couciero is a graphic novel about probably the weirdest road trip ever.

Vanessa is going through a rough patch after losing her mother and finding out her boyfriend is cheating with her sister, so she decides a road trip is in order. When her journey is interrupted by strange monsters from other dimensions, she finds herself caring for a young boy named Dougie and an other-worldly cat named Kai. There is also a stranger riding a gigantic tortoise that seems to have a better handle on what is happening. Survival is better with more, but it may not be possible in this weird world.

It's a fast read with lots of violence, which is fine, but it left me with lots of questions. I suppose that's for the next volume. The art is good and creature designs are pretty horrific.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Aftershock Comics, and NetGalley. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

This book wasn't the easiest to read on a laptop, but that is the same with most graphic novels. I read this graphic novel without color, which may have changed my opinions on this book. The art style was beautiful and I found the graphic novel a remarkable story. Thank you, to Netgalley for the free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was an interesting graphic style however the plot just wasn't for me. It has potential however I feel the focus was a bit muddled in terms of MC I would be interested to see where this goes in future comics.

Published by Aftershock Comics on May 17, 2022

Beyond the Breach is a graphic novel in five chapters, representing the five issues of the comic book of the same name in which the story first appeared. Ed Brisson tries to add human interest to a humans vs monsters story by giving soap opera lives to the humans. The monsters, on the other hand, have typical monster personalities, in that eating humans seems to be their only interest.

Vanessa’s husband Tristan was shagging her sister while Vanessa was in the hospital watching her mother die. That seems like the beginning of a bad drama, but in just a couple of pages Vanessa, while celebrating her freedom on a road trip, is involved in a multi-car crash instigated by monsters that eat the accident victims. Vanessa is remarkably unscathed. Brave woman that she is, Vanessa saves a kid named Dougie who is trapped in one of the wrecked vehicles before the monsters turn him into lunch. A friendly critter called Kai who resembles a walking bat isn’t much help but at least he’s not trying to eat humans. Kai would be the family dog if dogs could climb trees.

A fellow named Samuel who looks suspiciously like a wizard rides into the story on the back of a giant turtle. Samuel doesn’t know anything about California. Vanessa doesn’t know why a collision and a plane crash and hungry monsters have not attracted the attention of the authorities. Nor does she understand why the monsters come in various shapes and sizes, when alien invasion movies pretty much stick to a single species.

How did this happen? The vague explanation has something to do with interdimensional portals that seem to stick open when Samuel runs through them, dragging monsters in his wake. The reader is not encouraged to give the plot much thought.

Alien law enforcement is on the trail of Samuel. Is he a good wizardy guy or a bad wizardy guy? It seems he’s some of both. Vanessa explores Samuel’s character as they take a road trip to Ohio on the turtle's back. Vanessa wants to help out Dougie, who is now an orphan, but taking a turtle ride to Ohio in the midst of a monster invasion doesn’t seem like a good idea.

Vanessa is a bit of a twit. Vanessa hated her life before she met Samuel and hates it even more after monsters show up, but she proves herself to be plucky and a good friend to children and wizards and little bat creatures and giant turtles. None of that makes her particularly likeable, but at least she doesn’t have the double-D boobs that comic artists seem to admire so much.

Is Beyond the Breach worth reading? It’s about average for science fiction graphic novels that place a heavy emphasis on monsters. The art is a fashionable graphic novel style that’s too sketchy for my taste; human faces are optional, although all the bumpy and gooey parts of monsters are rendered with great care.

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Well, what a strange trip that was! Vanessa is on her way to a week of freedom. Her mother has just died of cancer and she found out her boyfriend has been sleeping with her sister. As fast as we get to absorb these few items, suddenly Vanessa is in a crash and there are people lying dead on the road. Not killed by her but by creatures she's never seen before, creatures from some other planet or time. Just as she starts to run and save herself, she sees a kid trapped and knows she can't leave him. The kid's folks are dead, and she somehow managed to pick up a furball of a creature that she also saved and is running for all they are worth.

Then we jump. She is "saved" by another being who is being hunted by otherworldly bounty hunters and they are killing everything in their way of catching Vanessa's new friend.

I feel like I was reading this while stoned. I got lost a few times, felt there were a few continuity issues but kept going to see what would happen. Still not quite sure what that may have been.

As much as I love comics, sometimes I think it's hard to get across the entire story in a few panels of art.

But I can't say I didn't like this at all. I did, and I would probably be likely to read the next installment just to see if all of Earth is like this, and what happens to Vanessa.

Thanks to @netgalley Diamond Book Distributors, Aftershock ComicsDiamond, Ed Brisson, and Damian Couceirofor the opportunity to read this eArc in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

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

BEYOND THE BREACH by Ed Brisson, Damian Couceiro is a sci-fi graphic novel that will appeal to fans of Stranger Things or Scott Westerfeld's Spill Zone. The story revolves around Vanessa, who embarks on a road-trip to California with her brother after her life feels like it's falling apart. What she doesn't expect is the BREACH, a new landscape full of scary creatures. Can Vanessa save her brother and survive in a world aken over by the creatures?

Overall, BEYOND THE BREACH is an amazing sci-fi adventure that you won't be able to put down. One highlight of this book is how action-packed it is. It was nonstop action from beginning to end. I did take off 1 star, because it was a bit too gory to me. The creatures in this book are the stuff of nightmares. But that might appeal to some readers. If you're intrigued by the description, or if you're a fan of sci-fi or horror graphic novels, I recommend that you check out this book, which is available now!

This was perfectly fine, and the art was pretty solid, but it didn't grab me in any way. Loved the giant tortoise named Turtle and the little alien creature Kai though.

This book had potential. The problem was that it focused on the wrong main character. Samuel was extremely interesting. I cared way more about his experiences and skills than the focus character, Vanessa. Near the end of the book I started to like Vanessa more, but the story took way too long to get there.

Hard to read on a laptop, but off to a whizz bang start. Startling graphics, gripping story. There is a lot going on! A Merlin-like character on a giant turtle...is he a saviour or a villain?

What a great series. A road trip turns into a deadly ride as the multiverse breaks into our world. Ed Brisson wrote a very thrilling series full of twists and turns as Vanessa tries to help an orphaned child, Dougie, get home. The pair meet a lot of figures from other dimensions both good (Kai is adorable and I love him) and bad (the enemies, both animals and humans bring a lot of tension and keep the plot moving). Damien Couciero's art is great, creating so many otherwordly creatures and some fantastic pages in the later issues in flashback. This was a satisfying story arc and I would highly recommend reading it if you like sci-fi with horrific and family elements.

3 ⭐

I really liked the art but it was just a meh story. Definitely interesting concept.

I think my favourite thing is the art style

3.5 ⭐️

Vanessa’s life is kind of messed up right now.
She finds out that while she was taking care of her sick mother who’s in the hospital, her boyfriend was getting extra cozy with her sister. Wanting to just get away from all the drama she decides to take a road trip,unfortunately for Vanessa her road trip isn’t going to be exactly how she planned it.

Monsters from different worlds,a giant tortoise named turtle,an orphaned boy, and a cute little gremlin looking creature? Sounds like my kind of road trip!
Well maybe except for the monsters.

I’ll be honest I don’t normally read sci-fi graphic novels but this one just seemed super intriguing.

I’m really glad I decided to read this!
I feel like this started off super strong, it got right into action very quickly which I appreciate. The humor elements in this were wonderful, I found myself laughing a lot even though this was a pretty serious situation I did enjoy the jokes/sass.

I like the art style and the premise is really unique. I absolutely adore Turtle and Kai, I’d sell my soul to hug them both!

The ending to this wasn’t my favorite, I know there are more issues to come so this wasn’t an official ending. I am just unsure where this is going to go, it seemed like everything kind of concluded. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for the next issue because I’m very interested to see what’s next for Vanessa and her traveling companions.