Alex Spencer

Back once again for the #oneweekonecomic. D4 damager, power to the etc etc. The subject of this week's thread of observations, cool bits and (relatively light) spoilers: @SiSpurrier/@MatiasBergara's CODA #9.pic.twitter.com/zGEHoduT4V

The first part of the third (and, I believe, final) arc, this issue visits a lot of the same places as #1 – the itchy dragon corpse, Murkrone's caravan. Which proves vital, because we need to remember details of that story for this one's big reveal.pic.twitter.com/bTEOwjlBZ7

Reveals and all, this is an issue about peeling back lies. That's reflected beautifully in @CampbellLetters's captions, with every untruth scored out, as our narrator comes to terms with his own unreliability.pic.twitter.com/ecmP9Y1eyB

Sometimes these captions are ruled-through the first time we see them. Others, they're presented and then retracted. Look at the contrast between the large two panels – it helps the crossing-out feel like an active development.pic.twitter.com/Pz0ClDLjB7

This isn't the only smart way that narrative captions are used in the issue. Hum being assaulted by a single word, an unavoidable intrusive thought, is painfully relatable.pic.twitter.com/PPGSyS7qwQ

Every Spurrier-written series is, on some level, a mystery story. There's almost always an unseen pattern to the plotting, only visible when it's all dredged up at the climax.pic.twitter.com/DkLOvb0wzw

Bergara is the rare artist who can convey a tangible sense of scale in a few simple lines. Without any points of comparison, you can just *feel* how huge the subject of this panel is, right?pic.twitter.com/RSeUJ8oByE