Fence #2
Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: C.S. Pacat
Artist: Johanna The Mad
Cover Artist: Johanna The Mad
Colorist: Joana Lafuente
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Price: $3.99
As Seiji and Nicholas struggle with their living arrangement, the competition heats up.
Novelist C.S. Pacat and artist Johanna the Mad team up for a new series Fence! Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is an outsider to the competitive fencing world. Filled with raw talent but lacking proper training, he signs up for a competition that puts him head-to-head with fencing prodigy Seiji Katayama…and on the road to the elite all-boys school Kings Row. A chance at a real team and a place to belong awaits him-if he can make the cut!
I’ve never fenced before in my life. But, the idea of it to me is really cool and I’ve seen some videos here and there. I can’t say I’ve ever really sat down to watch a full match, just seen bits here and there. Still, it looks cool. So, the concept of a comic about fencing, intrigued me going into it. And when I got to the end of the comic I wanted to go give fencing a shot myself.
Pacat’s story is fantastic and while there’s some solid tension set up about the world of fencing it’s the individual characters that makes the series jump out. What Pacat does is give us the set up for what’s to come and delivers a solid story for both the main character Nicholas Cox and what seems to be his rival Seiji Katayama. We get just enough to understand where each is coming from and plainly see the collision that’s coming.
The comic is a bit of a downer too. While I’m not going to spoil it, things didn’t go as I expected and for that, it’s a much stronger story. But, why that direction is taken isn’t clear until the end when we get a better sense of where things are going.
The art is solid work with each character having a distinct look to them all and a great flow of the action being presented. Particularly the ability to create emotion even with the characters in their gear for the match is impressive. Without seeing faces, we can still tell what’s going on.
The series is a solid one reminding me of the sports focused manga I’ve been getting in to. It’s a great debut and one that was unexpected in how much I enjoyed it all. A definite get and a comic that’s going towards the top of my read pile going forward. It delivers action, emotional ups and downs, and surprising depth in its characters all in one issue.
Story: C.S. Pacat Art: Johanna the Mad
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy
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Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is an outsider to the competitive fencing world. Filled with raw talent but lacking proper training, he signs up doe competition that puts him head-to-head with fencing prodigy Seiji Katayama… and on the road to the elite all-boys school Kings Row. A chance at a real team and a place to belong awaits him – if he can make the cut!
Out Wednesday November 15, Fence is a brand new series from BOOM! Studios‘ imprint BOOM! Box written by C.S. Pacat with art by Johanna the Mad.
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Fence #1
Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: C.S. Pacat
Artist: Johanna The Mad
Colorist: Joana Lafuente
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Johanna The Mad
Variant Cover: Kevin Wada
Unlocked Retailer Variant: Shanen Pae
Novelist C.S. Pacat (Captive Prince) and fan-favorite artist Johanna the Mad team up for a new series perfect for fans of Check, Please! and Yuri!!! on Ice.
Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is an outsider to the competitive fencing world. Filled with raw talent but lacking proper training, he signs up for a competition that puts him head-to-head with fencing prodigy Seiji Katayama…and on the road to the elite all-boys school Kings Row. A chance at a real team and a place to belong awaits him—if he can make the cut!
BOOM! Studios has unveiled the all-new variant cover from Dream Daddy superstar artist Shanen Pae for the hotly anticipated Fence. The all-new original series from novelist C.S. Pacat and popular web cartoonist Johanna The Mad debuts November 15, 2017.
Taking the world by storm upon announcement with headlines from the LA Times,Teen Vogue, Forbes, The Daily Dot, and more, Fence tells the story of 16-year-old Nicholas Cox, an outsider to the competitive fencing world. Filled with raw talent but lacking proper training, he signs up for a competition that puts him head-to-head with fencing prodigy Seiji Katayama…and on the road to the elite all-boys school Kings Row. A chance at a real team and a place to belong awaits him—if he can make the cut!
The Fence #1 Shanen Pae variant cover is available to pre-order—along with the previously announced covers by Johanna The Mad and superstar artist Kevin Wada—now at your local comic shop by October 23, 2017.
BOOM! Studios has announced Fence, an all-new original comic book series debuting in November from bestselling novelist C.S. Pacat and popular online sensation Johanna The Mad. Launching from the BOOM! Box imprint, Fence brings together the worlds of teen soap opera with the adrenaline rush of competitive fencing, an exciting journey of self-discovery that challenges readers with one simple phrase: En garde!
Fence marks the comics debut of both C.S Pacat and Johanna The Mad, whose individual work have amassed devoted fan followings. Pacat’s bestselling book series, Captive Prince, began its life as an original-fiction web serial that went viral, attracting the attention of publisher Penguin Random House. Johanna The Mad is a fan-favorite artist who has gained widespread popularity for her sketches, illustrations, and handmade items.
Fence #1 launches with two open-to-order covers, one by Johanna The Mad and another by superstar artist Kevin Wada. The series will be colored by Rebecca Nalty.
