Immortal Coil #1 is a comic with story & art by Gerald von Stoddard with colors by Guilherme Lindemberg. Loka is killing and resurrecting gods for an unknown and nefarious purpose. This is a supernatural drama comic with bloody violence, poetic speeches, grim mysteriousness, and Norse mythology. The main man we’ll follow is Loka, he is the son of Odin and he’s well-known for his lies and tricks. He has a plan in motion that takes him around the world and usually results in violence. This story begins with Loka in Odin’s house giving a monologue about the past, himself, and his relationship with his father. Odin descends down the stairs annoyed and angry with Loka and after some choice words a supernatural scuffle takes place. This takes place in a world where Norse gods are real. The violence here is bloody with some supernatural gruesomeness. The pacing is steady overall with a few slower talk-heavy sections. There is a dark and somewhat grim tone here. There are many violent and dramatically intense moments. The dialogue is conversation with average back-and-forth as these characters like to ham it up. The talking style can get poetic and though there are no word-heavy the language used can make it read a bit slower. This is an interesting debut issue that shows us a grim world where machinations between the gods are beginning to affect humans.

            The art here is drawn in a detailed, realism-aimed modern style with heavy shading and pointed lighting. The color palette mainly consists of dark tones like gray and black with the more vibrant hues usually being faded. For scenery there are dry trees outside important places and a desert in Egypt. The initial location is Odin’s mansion but there are archaeological sites, subways, and clubs visited. The backgrounds are split between showing immediate surroundings like furniture and walls and being a (usually cloudy) gradient color. The expression level here is a bit below average as most of the characters like to sport a hard, unflinching look. Some of the emotions we’ll see are anger, sadness, shock, fear, and annoyance. The faces have an overall good amount detail with realistic features so most expressions come across clearly. The mystical effects tend to look electric with multiple colors. The violence is brought about with blades, physicality, and supernatural powers. There are gruesome attacks that result in a significant amount of blood and light gore. The action scenes have a decent flow and tend to come in two-page bursts.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes, if this is up your alley.

“Would I like this?”

If you like supernatural drama stories that star gods and goddesses and feature violence, poetic dialogue, and general dark and grimness then this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

R. Violence, blood, guresomness, light gore, nudity.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“That’s what you taught me. No more tricks or games.”

 

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gvonstoddard/immortal-coil-issue-1-the-end-of-all-things/description

***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 28

Violent Pages: 9, for 32% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 3

“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”

“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”

“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”

“This was a tournament arc.”

“All my life I had to fight.”

 

Gore Level – 3

“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”

“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”

“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”

“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”

“This is a slaughterhouse.”

 

Death Level – 4

“And everybody lived happily ever after.”

“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”

“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”

“Yeah this was a tragedy.”

“Think Gettysburg.”

 

Porn Level – 2

“Everybody kept their clothes on.”

“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”

“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”

“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”

“Oh. This is porn.”