Barrier #1

There is a mystery at the end of this issue, and I look forward to the next book. Read Full Review

BARRIER #1 successfully blends a story about immigration, language, and violence into a sci-fi package. Brian K. Vaughan did his homework and carefully took care to show authentic Honduran Spanish. Martin's art is unsettling at times but excellently captures Liddy and Oscar's worlds. It's a must read. Read Full Review

Barrier is unconventional in every way exploring violence, language, and immigration in a story that weaves together in an unexpected way. Writing this review I have the hindsight of have read the entire series digitally but rereading it all this time later, I can't help be amazed at how good this is. Now, more individuals can read what is a comic that's as timely today as when it was first released a year ago. Read Full Review

Barrier #1 uses the widescreen webcomic format to great effect, and Vaughan's incorporation of two languages creates a literal barrier between the book's dual leads, serving its plot and its theme of separation. Based on Vaughan's past work, Barrier seems poised to raise fascinating questions about the intersection of seemingly disparate worlds. Read Full Review

Barrier #1 is a wonderfully engaging comic with compelling leads, an interesting plot, and a twist ending so ridiculous that it may just work. Brian K. Vaughn, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente do phenomenal work here, and I look forward to seeing how this one shakes out. This book comes highly recommended. Give it a read. Read Full Review

Barrier is definitely a cool conceit, but it's also going to be an acquired taste that even the exquisite artwork may have to work overtime to conquer. Read Full Review

The artwork for this issue is absolutely striking. It's easy to look at the pages between the covers and think that they're on the dull side, but they actually do a wonderful job of portraying real people, with actual flaws and human emotions. It's beautifully done. The covers are absolutely striking (I may have taken a peek at the rest of the covers already). I wouldn't have expected a color palette like this from this series"and yet here they are. Read Full Review

Barriers #1 is an immersive comic book experience with lush illustrations and authentic dialogue that will force you to dig deeper to better understand the story. Read Full Review

Barrier is considerably more open-ended and left to the imagination. In other words: it could be good, but that trademark Vaughan intrigue just hasn't established itself yet. Read Full Review

Out of 5 stars I give it a 3. The art in Fouke was incredible in some panels and just okay in others. I just wish Marcos Martin had more time to flesh out the landscape of the story. Extra point for the Elektra panel but loss of pints for the lack of colloquial knowledge. I just couldnt get past the weird usage sometimes. I appreciated that Vaugh was trying to insert some emotion and realism into the comic, but there were several panels that felt out-of-place that Martin would probably have liked to illustrate his point in a little more detail, but suddenly had to move on for the sake of moving the story along. Otherwise this was just a good read and the art was otherworldly. Read Full Review

In a time where society finds itself more xenophobic and politically driven, Brian K. Vaughan pushes the boundaries of discomfort while still keeping the story interesting in Barrier by making an investment in caring for these characters. Read Full Review

SloboSOY

May 17, 2018

One story about Liddy all in english. One story about oscar all in Mexican. And then more & more quickly both are made to encounter each other. A marvelous comics about two humans but also about Barriers. The distance, the language, the sexe, the past experience, and the present they live now. All that make a fabulous ending about Barriers & with a surprise I didn't waiting for. Cover - I love the cover all about Barrier yes, but also the fact that we wan open it or not. 2/2 Writing - I loved how both lives are been put in motion. There is a particular attention to secondary character than we don't see after. 3/3 Arts - "A l'italienne" I love that. I love all the art. I find it very well done. The parallelism between the live of Oscar & Liddy separated by the desert, but quickly closing in one to the other. Well done. 3/3 Felling - I'm very happy to have take the risk to take all five issue in my solicitation. 2/2 more

Bill Blaze

May 09, 2018

I didn't read the web comic so I didn't know what to expect. I was going to pass this up but the local comic shop suggested it to me so I got it. There's some intersting stuff happening, then some convos in Spanish I will have to translate. Some gorgeous artwork and colour, and cool panels. But the end, that was the part that got me hooked. Pull this!

Gizmo

May 21, 2018

I'm sure that I'd get more out of it if I knew a lick of Spanish, but the images tell most of the story.