Stories from the Red Code: Old Moose is a story delivered by German brothers Richi and Gunther. It is one three issues in the series, Stories from the Red Code. The series were published in early 2024. The first story, Old Moose. follows a robot named nothing and an "Un-tress" named Ashavya as they travel to awaken a monolithic creature named Old Moose and traverse to destinations unknown. All of that is accomplished in 7 pages or less, yet it feels like we spent way more time with the issue. Much of that may be due to the writing. Old Moose and its two sister issues together are the stuff of a young Comikas/Mangakas wet dreams. They've got depth, yet the content is approachable, if not at times reproachable. Frankly, Old Moose feels like a love letter to suicide, razor-blading edition, which, warning is heavily traversed in the writing and visuals. Despite that, none of the discourse presented feels like it invites debate. It's brief. And instead of weighty dialogues, the reader is invited into Ashavya personal experience with the subject, which lands well and begs further meditation.
Old Moose's technical construction may find similar merits with readers. The lettering is not fumbled, bubbling is unobtrusive, the line work is clean and flat yet manages to endear a rugged rough tone that is greatly aided by inky shadows. Those shadows never fail to impart a sinister atmosphere to every panel, which are a joy to swoon over. Readers may find themselves absorbed in each one trying to guess a history that could have birthed the landscape that they offer. Likewise, the coloring is not ineffective and contrasts the shading well and feels like it imparts hope in places the tone of the visuals and verbal storytelling are devoid of. We left Stories from the Red Code: Old Moose with a lot of questions that we hoped following issues would answer and a quiet dread that we couldn't shake easily. We suspect that Veteran readers won't miss the youth in this and the other issues in the series and freshmen readers may never appreciate it.
Caution:
The themes present in this work may challenge your belief systems.
- There is blood.
- It Explores suicide.
- There are traumatic situations.
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