Threshold is most certainly an adult comic. It also seems to be a cyberpunk comic, what with the online world taking up a Matrix-like full body experience, and hacking the network being a genetic trait. At least, it's a got a plethora of ideas that are somewhat interesting that I kinda wish could have been explored more, though there are limitations with what one can do in a comic format. all the same... it's interesting, and in a way I'd like to learn more about the world. The downside seems to be that I'd like to know more about the world in order to understand it.

It's probably me, but it took me a bit to fully get what was going on during the course of the three volumes I picked up. Essentially, it goes from digital thievery to corporate espionage, but the three different perspectives from which the tale is spun are different, and each brings something to the table. The only connecting thread is Ardo, who as a main character seems to keep to the background. And despite him only getting a starring role in the third comic, Ardo is pretty much the main, overarching character.

The comics themselves were short and a quick read, so you can freely go over the material over and over again until you're able to fully understand it. I think it might be a fault of the media itself that things seemed a little obtuse to me. Again, things seem to cry out for explanation that isn't fully fulfilled, just as much as the plot would allow in order for things to keep pushing forward. I mean, it's half-past the future, and those of us in the past might want a little exploration into this world here!

My other issue with the story is, well... maybe it's the fact that it's an adult comic, but for me, it seemed many of the adult shots are there simply to add some titillation to an otherwise boring talky bit. For instance, the second book has a police officer interrogating a raccoon who had some ties to a man who committed suicide. Since the raccoon was found in a sex club, he's naked, and one of the shots of the interrogation is centered on the raccoon's waist, showing off his bits. This actually happens several times in the second volume in particular; the third volume is less egregious.

Do I like Threshold? Maybe. I dig Art Decade's style, and the story he tells in the comic is intriguing enough for me to be interested in the fourth volume, whenever that does come out. I think however, that this would have worked better as an illustrated novel, rather than a series of comics. In that medium, the story might have had more chance to grow and add detail that I believe is missing from the comics. Or at least the kind of detail that I wanted out of it.