Stories / Moral Code

A story of steel and conscience.

Be the hero of your own life.

At Rio 2016, Jiří Beran reported a touch that wasn't his, and lost the bout. Moral Code is his story: what led up to it, what followed, and what is still to come.

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The comic comes out after Christmas. Limited editions may sell out.

Story: Jiří Beran · Artist: Ezequiel Di Savino · Producer: Whaleden

Jiří Beran on Moral Code

Issue #01 pre-order

Choose how to be part of it.

With every signed copy you get a card signed by Jiří Beran. You pay pre-order prices including VAT; shipping isn't charged now.

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Entry price

Comic

Moral Code #01 in print and digital. Choose cover A, B or C once the comic is finished.

CZK 199

≈ $9 · €8

Gift idea

Fair Play gift

A signed comic, a Jiří Beran card, and milk and dark Moral Code chocolate.

CZK 549

≈ $25 · €23

Best choice

Collector's Edition

All three covers signed by Jiří in a numbered box, a set of four signed cards, and your name in the comic.

CZK 1,190

≈ $55 · €49

Limited · 50 pcs

Fencer's Edition

The Collector's Edition, a numbered signed glove, and the book Zásahy mého života with a personal dedication.

CZK 2,490

≈ $115 · €103

In the very unlikely event that Issue #01 doesn't happen, we'll refund all your pre-order money, as set out in our pre-order terms.

Premiere, 17 October 2026

Moral Code, out among people.

On Saturday 17 October we presented Moral Code on Na Příkopě. Jiří Beran fenced right on the street outside the Steiner & Kovařík store, and kids tried their first lunges. Athletes signed collector cards, and inside, people got a first look at the pages of the comic.

CosplayA cosplay parade opened the afternoon.
FencingJiří Beran fenced with visitors, and kids gave fencing a try.
SigningSigning cards: Jiří Beran, Matěj König, Zuzana Paulová, Radim Palán, Petr Koudela, Joska Šálek, Alexandra Rexová, Jirka Ježek and Pufadlo.
In storeThe first pages of the comic, and Moral Code chocolate with a Jiří Beran card.
EveningFor companies and partners: Rio 2016 first-hand, and a silent auction of two originals.

Moral Code won its first fans and enthusiasts, who want to spread the word.

The premiere in a minute

The premiere in a minute. Jiří invites you to support the project, straight from the Steiner & Kovařík store.

Fencing on Na Příkopě

Cosplay

Signing session

Meeting the fans

Partner evening

From the premiere to the pre-order

What was on show on Na Příkopě, you can have at home.

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Group photo of the team, cosplayers and guests outside the Steiner & Kovařík store — Thank you to Jiří Beran, to everyone who came, and to everyone who helped: co-organisers David Černý and Steiner & Kovařík, host Roxi from the Gamechangers community, cosplayers @sewzie_cosplay, @wookie.lada, @deni.cosplay and @shiki.seraty, all the athletes, photographers Tomáš Rábek and Karolína Hrušková, and the Botas and Vasky stores.
Were you there? Tag us on Instagram: @jiriberan82 and @whaledencom.
Photos: Tomáš Rábek and Karolína Hrušková

Silent auction

Two originals have new owners.

At the premiere we offered two paintings with Moral Code motifs in a silent auction. Jiří Beran signed them right there at the event. The small painting sold on the evening of the premiere, the large one two days later. The CZK 22,800 raised goes into making the comic.

Both paintings on a chair before the auction

30 × 30 cm · Jiří Beran · Ezequiel Di Savino

Small painting

A fencer in white and the Moral Code hero, with Prague Castle behind them. The artwork for the limited Steiner & Kovařík chocolate.

Sold for CZK 12,800 · 20 bids

50 × 70 cm · Jiří Beran · Ezequiel Di Savino

Large painting

The comic cover: a young fencer with an épée and a masked hero in red behind him.

Sold for CZK 10,000 · 10 bids

Jiří Beran with his mask outside the Steiner & Kovařík store

Milk and dark Moral Code chocolate wrappers and a Jiří Beran card

Story partner

Chocolate that carries a story.

Prague chocolate maker Steiner & Kovařík created a limited bean-to-bar chocolate for Moral Code, in a wrapper with motifs from the comic. Every bar comes with a Jiří Beran collector card. It first went on sale at the premiere, in their store on Na Příkopě.

Where to buy: In the pre-order, the chocolate comes in the Fair Play gift (CZK 549) and in the Christmas bundles Fair Play Christmas (CZK 549) and Fair Play Christmas with dragées (CZK 1,249). You can add another bar to any reward: milk for CZK 159, dark for CZK 189.

Fair Play gift prazskacokolada.cz ↗

Jiří Beran with his Olympic bronze medal in front of the Eiffel Tower, Paris 2024

The story

A touch that wasn't his.

Would you have admitted it?

Fencing is decided in milliseconds, and character shows just as fast. Nobody else saw it: not the referee, not his opponent. Jiří reported it anyway.

Moral Code follows a boy who grows into an Olympic fencer, and a masked hero who learns that fairness is not a weakness.

Today Jiří works with young people and teaches them the same thing. The comic grew out of that work.

“Fair play should start in childhood. And if someone didn't get it as a child, they have to learn it.” Jiří Beran at the premiere, 17 October 2026

Olympic bronzeParis 2024, team épée

Two-time OlympianRio 2016 and Paris 2024

Grand Prix winnerCali 2023, first Czech ever

Jiří's book Zásahy mého života, with a personal dedication, comes in the Christmas bundle with the book (CZK 599) and in the Fencer's Edition (CZK 2,490). You can add it to any reward for CZK 399.

Christmas bundle with the book Jiří on Instagram ↗Article on olympijskytym.cz ↗

The world

The story in progress.

Ezequiel Di Savino is drawing Issue #01 by hand in Buenos Aires, from the first sketch to the finished page. We showed the first pages at the premiere; the comic comes out after Christmas.

Comic preview

The cover and sample pages. Click a page to enlarge it and browse.

Behind the scenes

The team

Who's behind it.

Story

Jiří Beran

The author of the whole story, who sets the direction Moral Code takes. An Olympic fencer who has devoted himself fully to children since his career ended. Together with his dad, he set up a foundation supporting young fencers, and he travels to schools to teach kids how to fence and how to win fair. The Moral Code comic carries his idea further – even to places he can’t reach himself.

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Illustrator, Argentina

Ezequiel Di Savino

Comic dynamics with cinematic emotion. He draws Moral Code in Buenos Aires, the city where Jiří won his first World Cup in 2007.

Artist profile

Art director

Jitka Lochmanová

She leads the visual side of Moral Code from the first idea to print. She prepared the storyboard, designed the logo and lettering, and oversees proofreading and the overall look of the comic. 21 years in art direction and video.

Artist profile

The team met at the end of 2025 through Gamechangers, a community that brings sport and business together.

The journey

It doesn't end with Issue #01.

Pitch

First pages, first partners, the premiere on 17 Oct.

Done

Pre-order

The pre-order and your support pay for drawing and printing Issue #01.

Now

Issue #01

The comic in print and digital, and its premiere. Figures, masks and training sessions follow through 2027.

After Christmas

Series and beyond

More issues. Animation, education, translations, live events.

Vision

More than a comic is growing around the story: a collaboration with Prague chocolate maker Steiner & Kovařík, collector cards, a figure, and much more in the works.

Get involved

Be there from Issue #01.

Choose a reward, or support the making of the comic with any amount.

Thank you to everyone who contributed before the pre-order. Your names and messages will be right inside the comic.

Issue #01 pre-order: openThe comic from CZK 199, collector's editions and premium rewards.Choose a reward
Support with any amount: openFrom CZK 100. From CZK 1,000, your name in the printed comic.Support
For under the tree: until ChristmasWe ship Christmas bundles within 14 days. The signed comic follows on release.Christmas bundles
Companies, shops and clubs: openWholesale, corporate gifts, partnerships, fair play training.Moral Code for companies
Ambassadors: openWe're looking for people to carry Moral Code further. Interested? Get in touch.Get in touch

In the very unlikely event that Issue #01 doesn't happen, we'll refund all your pre-order money, as set out in our pre-order terms.

Collaborate

Work with Moral Code.

Companies

Your own page in the comic, corporate gifts, partnerships and fair play training with Jiří.

Moral Code for companies · [email protected]

Media

Interviews with Jiří Beran, photos from the premiere, pages and images from the comic.

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Clubs and shops

The comic for your club, school or store, at a price we agree on together. Ask about Moral Code chocolate and other products at [email protected].

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Partner evening: the Rio 2016 presentation

Partners

Moral Code grows with people and organisations who share its values.

Steiner & Kovařík 5M Fencing Gamechangers SC Praha Šerm Czech Fencing Šerm dětem

Want to become a partner? Write to us. [email protected]

Moral Code in the press

Pražský deník · October 2026Olympionik Beran se vzdal vítězství. Hrdinství cti oslaví komiks Moral CodeRead the article (in Czech) ↗Český olympijský tým · 22 May 2026Šermem k fair play. Rytíř Beran po kariéře rozjíždí projekty pro dětiRead the article (in Czech) ↗

Don't miss the release.

We'll let you know when Issue #01 comes out, when its premiere is, and when new rewards are added.

Looking back at the premiere

Four minutes on Na Příkopě.

Cosplay, fencing, comics, chocolate and autographs from athletes and influencers. This was the Moral Code presentation in Prague on 17 October 2026.

The Prague presentation

The whole day on Na Příkopě. From the cosplay parade and fencing bouts to the autograph signing.

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A fencer in white and the Moral Code hero with épées in front of Prague Castle

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