The Panic #1: Coffin

by Neil Kleid, Andrea Mutti (Colorist), Bis Stringer Horne (Editor)

Moments ago Annie Delgado was commuting into NYC via the PATH train to Christopher Street. Then the train derailed and her best friend died. Trapped beneath the Hudson River, without signs of help or a working phone, Annie and a group of strangers decide to put aside their differences, survive the night and stay alive. That is, until they discover one of their fellow commuters wasn’t on the train before the crash.

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Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Graphic Novels Comics

30 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 8, 2022

Reviews

[Kate Victoria RescueandReading · Rating 1 out of 5]

Way more focussed on political messages than the actual interesting plot. I read to get away from the chaos of reality… not re enter it in fictional worlds. It was also a super short first comic for a series.

Not for me at all.

[Rebecca Crunden]

A comic that features commentary and references to a lot of modern political, social and health issues - BLM, the pandemic, social distancing, people not wearing their masks, people being called 'snowflakes' are just some examples. It's actually rather surreal seeing these current things in a comic book (mostly cos, at least in the case of the Covid the pandemic, I've only seen it referenced in Superstore and Glass Onion), but the comic itself seems to be going in a different direction. Very much set amid current strife and chaos, but something new throws a very different, confrontational and divergent group of people together. Curious where it will go.

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[Quentin Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: This review is for the entire series.

This is a post apocalyptic story focusing on some strangers who are riding together in a subway car when it crashes during the event. I was a little unsure on what exactly happened, but I think that was by design. Some things in the story confused me a bit, but this was mostly a character study anyway.

[Rachel Finkelstein · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this—the premise is very interesting and realistic, KIC our time. Two teens are going to a BLM protest and hop onto a train. Within pages, that train crashes and there aren’t very many survivors. As you might assume, the survivors band together and try to navigate an escape plan. It’s all very intriguing, but the writer places a lot of stock into making this a contemporary piece. There are so many times that the characters get caught up in political conversations that are exhausted in the real world. This series also takes place amid COVID-19, which again, so want add anything to the plot or higher stakes. They’re stuck underground with killer rats, for god’s sake.

I give it a 3,5 out of 5. I was definitely entertained and will read more but a little annoyed at the specific theatrics of 2020. It all felt very expected and raw.

[Zombieslayer⚡Alienhunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

These comixology originals are really knocking it out of the park for me. First The All-Nighter and now a terrifying social experiment amidst COVID-19 involving a slew of people who should hate each other stranded by the crashing of a Subway train.

Bravo.

[Wm]

Switching between past and present is a way to make an ordinary story more exciting. I usually like it. But when combined with the claustrophobic setting, for me it's extremely uncomfortable, and I abandoned this story.

[David Cassady · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not very great I’m ngl. It had an interesting premise but the art leaves much to be desired and they’re already starting to throw a little too much into the plot too quickly

[Ben Davies]

Good smooth flowing story

Artwork is simple.but effective and story flows smoothly, looking forward to following the arc to.see.where it goes. Has a resident evil vibe!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid start to a horror/suspense series. Art is a little chaotic but that adds to the story.

[William Cartier · Rating 2 out of 5]

Totally not for me. Too much lecturing on social commentary that spoils a potentially good story. I could only read halfway through the second issue before I had to give up.

[IU_read · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art is chaotic for me but nice story introduction.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 3 out of 5]

As I was reading this I couldnt help but feel like the social commentary felt forced and a way to capitalize off the current events of the day. Then I read the author's notes at the end. I'm hoping that those things take a back seat to the mystery and tension that this story can deliver. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against social commentary at all but it felt out of place and not needed for this type of story. All in all, it was a decent first issue. The art style is not my favorite but it wasn't terrible either. The characters seem varied and have the potential to be interesting. I'm optimistic for this one.