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Morning Glories
Morning Glories, Vol. 2: All Will Be Free
Morning Glory Academy
One of the most prestigious prep schools in the country...But behind it's hallowed doors something sinister and deadly lurks. When six brilliant but troubled new students arrive, they find themselves trapped and desperately seeking answers...and escape from a place where nothing is what it seems to be! Learn the dark secrets of the Glories' past lives as the mystery of the Academy unfolds.
With this volume each of the six Glories (Zoe, Hunter, Jun, Jade, Ike and Casey) are spotlighted, revealing secrets of their past and questions about their future.
One of the most prestigious prep schools in the country...But behind it's hallowed doors something sinister and deadly lurks. When six brilliant but troubled new students arrive, they find themselves trapped and desperately seeking answers...and escape from a place where nothing is what it seems to be! Learn the dark secrets of the Glories' past lives as the mystery of the Academy unfolds.
With this volume each of the six Glories (Zoe, Hunter, Jun, Jade, Ike and Casey) are spotlighted, revealing secrets of their past and questions about their future.
168 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2011
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Nick Spencer
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Nick Spencer is a comic book writer known for his creator-owned titles at Image Comics (Existence 2.0/3.0, Forgetless, Shuddertown, Morning Glories), his work at DC Comics (Action Comics, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), and for his current work at Marvel Comics (Iron Man 2.0, Ultimate Comics: X-Men).
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
Nick Spencer is a comic book writer known for his creator-owned titles at Image Comics (Existence 2.0/3.0, Forgetless, Shuddertown, Morning Glories), his work at DC Comics (Action Comics, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), and for his current work at Marvel Comics (Iron Man 2.0, Ultimate Comics: X-Men).
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October 4, 2017
Who is Abraham? And what the hell is going on?!
Volume 2 gives us some new insight into the teens. Origin stories, if you will. Some of them confirm what you already suspected, but several of the kids seem to be hiding something about themselves that shows them a vastly different light.
The school itself is still a mystery, and I know that's really rubbing a lot of you the wrong way. However, for now, I'm still caught up enough in Spenser's storytelling that I don't mind it much.
There are a couple of new characters introduced in this one, as well. I mentioned the mysterious Abraham already, but towards the end, we also meet a new teacher, Lara Hodge. Is she on the side of angels or just another devil in disguise?
Jade's story is just...what the what?!
Is anything in this school what it seems?
Spencer, you're killing me!
But I can't wait to read the next volume. So, yeah...good job!
Volume 2 gives us some new insight into the teens. Origin stories, if you will. Some of them confirm what you already suspected, but several of the kids seem to be hiding something about themselves that shows them a vastly different light.
The school itself is still a mystery, and I know that's really rubbing a lot of you the wrong way. However, for now, I'm still caught up enough in Spenser's storytelling that I don't mind it much.
There are a couple of new characters introduced in this one, as well. I mentioned the mysterious Abraham already, but towards the end, we also meet a new teacher, Lara Hodge. Is she on the side of angels or just another devil in disguise?
Jade's story is just...what the what?!
Is anything in this school what it seems?
Spencer, you're killing me!
But I can't wait to read the next volume. So, yeah...good job!
January 17, 2016
I recommend this series for fans of Lost! I'm excited to read Volume 3!
January 29, 2019
2,5* i don’t know what’s happening. why it’s happening. and where it’s all going
February 10, 2017
Again, does anyone know what in the fuck is happening here?
Again, I'm intrigued.
So I bought volume 3-4 right after on amazon for 4 bucks a piece.
So Morning glories decides to go deeper into individual stories here. Without spoiling it gets a nice look at all the kids. See their hidden feelings and view points. Some more fucked up than others. I also really liked the issue with the rich spoiled piece of shit. Didn't love Jun's story, his was just okay at best.
The art remains solid throughout though still sometimes people look really odd with their faces. I can't seem to get over it. But I do love the overall design of a lot of characters.
So as confusing as volume 1, yet somehow I'm still eager to read more. I can see that fading down the line but right now I'm ALL in. Bring it on baby!
Again, I'm intrigued.
So I bought volume 3-4 right after on amazon for 4 bucks a piece.
So Morning glories decides to go deeper into individual stories here. Without spoiling it gets a nice look at all the kids. See their hidden feelings and view points. Some more fucked up than others. I also really liked the issue with the rich spoiled piece of shit. Didn't love Jun's story, his was just okay at best.
The art remains solid throughout though still sometimes people look really odd with their faces. I can't seem to get over it. But I do love the overall design of a lot of characters.
So as confusing as volume 1, yet somehow I'm still eager to read more. I can see that fading down the line but right now I'm ALL in. Bring it on baby!
July 7, 2015
While I really liked the first volume, I can honestly say this one is way better.
The first volume was mostly an introduction blended with mystery.
This installment brings even more mystery aspects into the story, but at the same time, it makes us feel like we are on a good way to figure out what the heck is happening.
I have a feeling that this series will be the one where you find yourself attached to characters more then the story itself.
If you ask me, that means only good, because characters were always what was the most important thing in the stories to me.
Hunter is my favorite so far!
The first volume was mostly an introduction blended with mystery.
This installment brings even more mystery aspects into the story, but at the same time, it makes us feel like we are on a good way to figure out what the heck is happening.
I have a feeling that this series will be the one where you find yourself attached to characters more then the story itself.
If you ask me, that means only good, because characters were always what was the most important thing in the stories to me.
Hunter is my favorite so far!
July 26, 2013
Introduction:
After reading the first volume of “Morning Glories Volume One: For a Better Future” by Nick Spencer along with artwork by Joe Eisma, I was curious to see how the characters would get out of the nightmarish Morning Glory Academy while keeping their sanities in check. Now, I finally got around to reading the second volume of this series “Morning Glories Volume Two: All Will be Free” and I am proud to say that the stories are starting to progress a bit more with these characters!
What is this story about?
In this volume, the six Glories Zoe, Hunter, Jun, Jade, Ike and Casey continue to try and solve the dark mysteries surrounding the school Morning Glory Academy. But this time, we are treated to hearing the back stories of each character as they confront their dark pasts which could have an affect on their futures.
What I loved about this story:
Nick Spencer’s writing: After reading the first volume, I was wondering about where each of these characters came from and why they seem to be so troubled. Well, Nick Spencer has finally given us the back stories of each of these characters and I really loved how the back stories really fleshed the characters out! Nick Spencer really made each characters’ back stories dark and tragic, which really made me feel so much for the characters and it makes me hope that each of the characters would confront their dark pasts and try to benefit themselves in the future. I also started to connect a bit more with the characters now that their back stories are revealed because in the first volume, I could not get into the characters since I did not know much about their backgrounds. Nick Spencer did a brilliant job at telling the story from the perspectives of all six of the Glory students as it helps gave each character a purpose in the story. I also loved the way that Nick Spencer continues to build up the suspense and mystery of Morning Glory Academy as I was yearning to find out the mysteries of the academy and what the staff wants with the chosen students.
Joe Eisma’s artwork: Joe Eisma’s artwork as usual is truly beautiful and is probably the best aspect of this series. I loved the way that Joe Eisma made all the characters realistic and gorgeous as it really brings so much clarity to the story and it makes this series stand out in its creativity. I also loved the scenes with the flashbacks of each character as the coloring is done in brown as it really helps set the flashback sequences apart from the present stories being told.
What made me feel uncomfortable about this story:
The reason why I gave this volume a four star rating, even though I loved the fact that the characters’ back stories are now told, is because there were times where the story got a bit confusing and it was a bit difficult to understand the story. There also seems to be too many events going on in this book as the actions of the characters are rushed through a bit too quickly and I sort of wish that more time was spent on trying to explain the actions of the characters.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Morning Glories Volume Two: All Will be Free” is a great continuation to the first volume and I definitely cannot wait to see if the Glories will escape from this school and what the school really wants with these students!
Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog
September 17, 2014
I bought this off Comixology since the first trade really wowed me. I had high expectations on this digital collected edition going on and sadly, it did not reach them.
The book is good, but it doesn't have the magic the first six-issue arc had on me. Perhaps the intervening timt between my reading of the two volume may have contributed but that is not the only reason. The overall narrative moves too slow in my opinion; I mean, I still don't know what kind of crazy school Morning Glories Academy is. There are glimpses but the writer didn't expound on them yet.
This collection is more about the main six protagonists, as Spencer gives as their back-stories. The individual issues are connected and I admit, grudgingly that there is an advancement of the overall plot but it is not enough for me. I guess I'll have to get the third trade to find out.
The book is good, but it doesn't have the magic the first six-issue arc had on me. Perhaps the intervening timt between my reading of the two volume may have contributed but that is not the only reason. The overall narrative moves too slow in my opinion; I mean, I still don't know what kind of crazy school Morning Glories Academy is. There are glimpses but the writer didn't expound on them yet.
This collection is more about the main six protagonists, as Spencer gives as their back-stories. The individual issues are connected and I admit, grudgingly that there is an advancement of the overall plot but it is not enough for me. I guess I'll have to get the third trade to find out.
July 19, 2015
"Completely speechless and mindblown" doesn't give you the right picture of what I'm feeling right now.
I'm not even quite sure if all the shit that went down is reality or whatnot.
In this 2nd volume, we get glimpses and flashbacks of our main characters' pasts which are majestically interwoven with the present events.
Casey might be my favorite, she's so goddamn kickass while Jade is.. well, she's a bit of a mistery that I can't wait to unravel! I still haven't wrapped my mind around Zoe and Ike is definitely a spoiled little brat and piglet, if someone were to stab him I wouldn't miss him at all.
Two characters came out of nowhere but I have the feeling they're essential to the story and hold so many questions and answers in their hands! Who is Abraham and how is he connected to the kids? Is miss Hodge truly a prisoner that wants to burn the whole thing to the ground?
This graphic novel series (both the art and the storyh is outstanding. It gets so crazier and more intricate by the page that I wouldn't even know where to begin.
To sum it up, it is pure unadulterated madness.
So beware, buckle up and enjoy the ride, that's all I can say!
I'm not even quite sure if all the shit that went down is reality or whatnot.
In this 2nd volume, we get glimpses and flashbacks of our main characters' pasts which are majestically interwoven with the present events.
Casey might be my favorite, she's so goddamn kickass while Jade is.. well, she's a bit of a mistery that I can't wait to unravel! I still haven't wrapped my mind around Zoe and Ike is definitely a spoiled little brat and piglet, if someone were to stab him I wouldn't miss him at all.
Two characters came out of nowhere but I have the feeling they're essential to the story and hold so many questions and answers in their hands! Who is Abraham and how is he connected to the kids? Is miss Hodge truly a prisoner that wants to burn the whole thing to the ground?
This graphic novel series (both the art and the storyh is outstanding. It gets so crazier and more intricate by the page that I wouldn't even know where to begin.
To sum it up, it is pure unadulterated madness.
So beware, buckle up and enjoy the ride, that's all I can say!
May 21, 2016
Reminds me so much of Lost, I'm loving this series!
May 20, 2015
Even better than the first volume! I'm officially addicted.
February 13, 2012
After really enjoying the first arc in this series, I was eager to see where the storylines might go next.
And while I liked this second half-dozen issues collected here, it felt like there was a little less of a focus to this collection than the first.
The six stories here each feature flashbacks that offer a bit more depth to some of the characters in the Morning Glories universe. The main thread running through the rest of the story is the fall-out from the events in volume 1 and the impact it has on the characters.
I have a feeling these are six issues that when we look back over the entire series storyline, we'll see pieces being put into place for later stories and character developments.
This one isn't quite as good as the first collection, but it's still worth the time and investment to read it. It also leaves me curious for the next collection and to see where things continue from here.
And while I liked this second half-dozen issues collected here, it felt like there was a little less of a focus to this collection than the first.
The six stories here each feature flashbacks that offer a bit more depth to some of the characters in the Morning Glories universe. The main thread running through the rest of the story is the fall-out from the events in volume 1 and the impact it has on the characters.
I have a feeling these are six issues that when we look back over the entire series storyline, we'll see pieces being put into place for later stories and character developments.
This one isn't quite as good as the first collection, but it's still worth the time and investment to read it. It also leaves me curious for the next collection and to see where things continue from here.
October 9, 2011
This series continues to be entertaining (for values of entertaining that include 'really f***ed up'), but the 'lots of teases and no answers' thing is getting a little stale. Also, while the art is nice to look at, it's not always easy to distinguish faces and this sometimes interferes with the story. More annoying is the exploitative sexy-schoolgirl nature of some of the drawings, for what are entirely-unrelated-to-story reading. This is a grownup book and I don't mind the implication of actual sexual content but, like, putting one of the female teachers in short-shorts and drawing her from 'below' angles is really unnecessary and distracting. It feels like the artist doesn't trust readers to enjoy this without a titillation angle, and it just seems out of place.
June 21, 2020
Now we know how... well, cray cray the Academy can be, this volume each of the six Glories spotlights each of the main cast Casey. Zoe, Hunter,Ike, Jade, Jun, and Zoe, providing background and insight into where they are today. Confused? A bit. Enthralled? Absolutely! Mysteries within mysteries and so well meticulously scripted. 9.5 out of 12!
April 10, 2016
Man this is good! Just enough intrigue to keep you reading with all it's crazy ass shit! (Pardon my language) With every chapter I can't wait to move on to the next. I love we got to see a little more into the past of our core 6 and see what makes them crack.
Can't wait for more!
Can't wait for more!
February 17, 2014
Think if CW had made a Lost/Lord of the Flies, and it's a comic book. That's this series.
February 20, 2019
This entire project smacks of cynical calculation to me -- a transparent attempt to appeal to multiple entertainment trends simultaneously. Dollars to doughnuts this was either a failed TV-series pitch or (worse still) a backdoor TV-series pitch. Christ, I can practically hear the pitch meeting:
SCREENWRITER: "Dude, you know Lost? Well, what if instead of a mysterious island -- go with me on this -- our thing is set... at a mysterious prep school, where all sorts of supernatural/metaphysical/unexplained phenomena occur. Lost meets Cruel Intentions -- total CW bait, right? And our core group of students, like the castaways on Lost, all have elaborate backstories -- deep, dark secrets -- we breadcrumb-out via flashback."
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "Right -- like they're all connected by some common element, some reason they've been chosen to attend this prestigious academy..."
SCREENWRITER: "Yep."
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "Which would be...?"
SCREENWRITER: "They're all linked by... by the fact that... uh... they share a birthday!"
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "And that has something directly to do with the overarching mystery of the boarding school...?"
SCREENWRITER: "Oh, yeah. Yes. One hundred percent. Absolutely. Yes, yes, yes. But we're not gonna get to that right away, just like the sequence of numbers on Lost; we're gonna tease all that out."
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "Right. We'll spend a bunch of time getting to know each student -- they're unique personalities and perspectives. Tell me about them..."
SCREENWRITER: "Attractive. Emo. Hyperarticulate. Oversexed. Quick with a pop-cultural reference to something from the eighties they likely wouldn't realistically know about given their age. Total second-rate Joss Whedon stuff, you know? But each character very unique and memorable -- for sure, for sure."
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "And each of them has some destiny, right? Some reason they're there...?"
SCREENWRITER: "That's the best part! Because we'll have umpteen nonlinear plotlines unfolding concurrently, no one will even notice that none of those ever, ya know, reach a resolution or come to a point of some sort. Don't think of what we're presenting with Morning Glories as a story so much, but more of an epic, too-clever-by-half empty promise, you know? A kitchen-sink, self-perpetuating mythology that runs on questions, not answers, for years on end, until the whole house of cards just implodes from its own structural disarray. The kids'll eat it up!"
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "Sure, but... won't that leave a bad taste in the mouth of fans who've spent years invested in its characters, puzzling over its mysteries, talking about it online...?"
SCREENWRITER: "Well... the way I see it, if audiences haven't figured out by now how utterly creatively bankrupt and devoid of meaning this style of open-ended, high-concept, promise-you-the-moon storytelling is -- that there's no satisfying outcome to any of what we've started even presuming we ever actually conclude it at all -- then any disappointment they may feel... that's on them, not us."
That's Morning Glories for you, folks: all promises, no payoffs. It's utterly emblematic of a new breed of writer that's less of a conventional storyteller -- someone who, ya know, studies his craft and understands the principles of narrative -- than a used-car salesman who knows full well what he just sold you is going to break down before it reaches its destination, but by then the money has already exchanged hands, so f*** you. Crap like this is the reason we don't trust storytellers anymore, and I'm glad -- though hardly surprised -- this series collapsed before it ever concluded. Good riddance to it.
SCREENWRITER: "Dude, you know Lost? Well, what if instead of a mysterious island -- go with me on this -- our thing is set... at a mysterious prep school, where all sorts of supernatural/metaphysical/unexplained phenomena occur. Lost meets Cruel Intentions -- total CW bait, right? And our core group of students, like the castaways on Lost, all have elaborate backstories -- deep, dark secrets -- we breadcrumb-out via flashback."
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "Right -- like they're all connected by some common element, some reason they've been chosen to attend this prestigious academy..."
SCREENWRITER: "Yep."
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "Which would be...?"
SCREENWRITER: "They're all linked by... by the fact that... uh... they share a birthday!"
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "And that has something directly to do with the overarching mystery of the boarding school...?"
SCREENWRITER: "Oh, yeah. Yes. One hundred percent. Absolutely. Yes, yes, yes. But we're not gonna get to that right away, just like the sequence of numbers on Lost; we're gonna tease all that out."
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "Right. We'll spend a bunch of time getting to know each student -- they're unique personalities and perspectives. Tell me about them..."
SCREENWRITER: "Attractive. Emo. Hyperarticulate. Oversexed. Quick with a pop-cultural reference to something from the eighties they likely wouldn't realistically know about given their age. Total second-rate Joss Whedon stuff, you know? But each character very unique and memorable -- for sure, for sure."
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "And each of them has some destiny, right? Some reason they're there...?"
SCREENWRITER: "That's the best part! Because we'll have umpteen nonlinear plotlines unfolding concurrently, no one will even notice that none of those ever, ya know, reach a resolution or come to a point of some sort. Don't think of what we're presenting with Morning Glories as a story so much, but more of an epic, too-clever-by-half empty promise, you know? A kitchen-sink, self-perpetuating mythology that runs on questions, not answers, for years on end, until the whole house of cards just implodes from its own structural disarray. The kids'll eat it up!"
DEVELOPMENT EXEC: "Sure, but... won't that leave a bad taste in the mouth of fans who've spent years invested in its characters, puzzling over its mysteries, talking about it online...?"
SCREENWRITER: "Well... the way I see it, if audiences haven't figured out by now how utterly creatively bankrupt and devoid of meaning this style of open-ended, high-concept, promise-you-the-moon storytelling is -- that there's no satisfying outcome to any of what we've started even presuming we ever actually conclude it at all -- then any disappointment they may feel... that's on them, not us."
That's Morning Glories for you, folks: all promises, no payoffs. It's utterly emblematic of a new breed of writer that's less of a conventional storyteller -- someone who, ya know, studies his craft and understands the principles of narrative -- than a used-car salesman who knows full well what he just sold you is going to break down before it reaches its destination, but by then the money has already exchanged hands, so f*** you. Crap like this is the reason we don't trust storytellers anymore, and I'm glad -- though hardly surprised -- this series collapsed before it ever concluded. Good riddance to it.
January 22, 2013
In volume 2, everything kind of settles into a routine. The kids go to class and do more or less what they're told. We see flashbacks in which a strange man named Abraham intervenes on behalf of most of the kids. Jun has a brother and isn't who he seems. Jade seems to be collaborating with herself from the future. Ike is recruited to kill someone important. An ally on the faculty introduces herself to Casey. Hunter can't read clocks.
Sometimes it's hard to keep the secondary characters straight. They're really dragging out the what-the-hell-is-this-place factor, and I'm once again reminded unfavorably of Lost. But the dialogue and pacing and art continue to be excellent. Here's hoping the next volume has some answers that make sense, I'm all about internal logic.
(But I really wish they'd stop putting pictures of schoolgirls in miniskirts on the covers of the trades, they make me feel like a perv.)
Sometimes it's hard to keep the secondary characters straight. They're really dragging out the what-the-hell-is-this-place factor, and I'm once again reminded unfavorably of Lost. But the dialogue and pacing and art continue to be excellent. Here's hoping the next volume has some answers that make sense, I'm all about internal logic.
(But I really wish they'd stop putting pictures of schoolgirls in miniskirts on the covers of the trades, they make me feel like a perv.)
March 19, 2014
Let me just say that I find the cover a summation of everything I hate about comics. What does this cover say? It says absolutely nothing except that I am reading a comic about sexy schoolgirls. That is apparently all the creators of this comic want me to know. "Buy my comic and I will show you a drawing of a woman's leg." And that's great and all, but the sexy leg is actually on the cover, so I can't see it while I'm theoretically reading this crap. Instead, I have to sit there digesting this turgid mishmash of everything on TV while everyone around me judges me for reading sexy schoolgirl comics. Thanks.
I can't describe the story any better than "a collection of nonsense." All these unconnected plot points are aimed in the same direction, but it's a direction I couldn't care less about. Yes, I'm sure they're torturing these horrible children to Prevent Apocalypse.
I'm having a hard time summoning up the interest to get through book three.
I can't describe the story any better than "a collection of nonsense." All these unconnected plot points are aimed in the same direction, but it's a direction I couldn't care less about. Yes, I'm sure they're torturing these horrible children to Prevent Apocalypse.
I'm having a hard time summoning up the interest to get through book three.
May 23, 2015
There is a lot of back story in this volume which I thought was interesting. All the kids have something weird about them. Something slightly supernatural. I still cant figure out why they have been selected to go to this school or what the faculty need them for. The ending was a hook. Now I definitely need to find out who Lara Hodge is and if she is a friend or foe.
December 26, 2012
Still liking it, though the weird mysteriousness is starting to get just a bit annoying. Time to start filling in some of the details.
June 20, 2017
I like the story plot. I give this book 5 stars.
July 28, 2017
I was a tiny bit bored with this volume. However, I enjoyed how each story ended in a cliff hanger and I hope to learn more when I get ahold of the next volume.
May 16, 2021
Review coming soon...
February 5, 2020
Addicting, excited to read Vol. 3 😉
November 9, 2014
After finishing Volume 1 of this series, I went directly to reading ALL WILL BE. It was late at night, and I didn't really want to start a novel, so while I wasn't that excited about the first volume, I said what the hell and went to reading this volume.
I have to say that I'm happy I took out more than just the first volume of Morning Glories. While this series isn't up there at all with my favorite graphic novels, it has been some nice mindless reading for me.
The writing:
Has definitely gotten better with Volume 2. Is it great? No. I still have definite issues with the mystery aspect of this series as well as the characters. At this point of reading, I still don't really like the character I think I'm supposed to love (Casey), but I do like Ike and Zoe, and our bad guys (all the teachers). To me, every character seems cookie cutter generic, except for the ghost killer guy (David?). I like him. I don't know him. But, I like him. I want to see more of him.
The characters:
This review is kind of just meshing together, but oh well. I like the ghost killer guy. Zoe calls him David, so I'm going with that for now. I also really like Ike (), and I think that Zoe has a lot more personality than Casey. Maybe that will change, but until then, I prefer Zoe's stronger personality over Casey's kind of bland, clearly hero personality. I'm intrigued by both Jun and Jade's backstories, so I'm hoping they'll grow on me. And then there's Hunter. I want to love this love-able geek, but I just haven't fallen for him. We'll see if that changes in the later volumes.
The art:
Is still carrying the words/story for me. If this was a novel, I would have said fuck-it by now. But, I like the art, and really does help the story.
Overall: ALL WILL BE gets .5 more stars than Volume 1, so maybe by the end of this, it'll be a five star series for me. I guess I'll see.
I have to say that I'm happy I took out more than just the first volume of Morning Glories. While this series isn't up there at all with my favorite graphic novels, it has been some nice mindless reading for me.
The writing:
Has definitely gotten better with Volume 2. Is it great? No. I still have definite issues with the mystery aspect of this series as well as the characters. At this point of reading, I still don't really like the character I think I'm supposed to love (Casey), but I do like Ike and Zoe, and our bad guys (all the teachers). To me, every character seems cookie cutter generic, except for the ghost killer guy (David?). I like him. I don't know him. But, I like him. I want to see more of him.
The characters:
This review is kind of just meshing together, but oh well. I like the ghost killer guy. Zoe calls him David, so I'm going with that for now. I also really like Ike (), and I think that Zoe has a lot more personality than Casey. Maybe that will change, but until then, I prefer Zoe's stronger personality over Casey's kind of bland, clearly hero personality. I'm intrigued by both Jun and Jade's backstories, so I'm hoping they'll grow on me. And then there's Hunter. I want to love this love-able geek, but I just haven't fallen for him. We'll see if that changes in the later volumes.
The art:
Is still carrying the words/story for me. If this was a novel, I would have said fuck-it by now. But, I like the art, and really does help the story.
Overall: ALL WILL BE gets .5 more stars than Volume 1, so maybe by the end of this, it'll be a five star series for me. I guess I'll see.
July 12, 2016
So I read the first volume a couple weeks ago, and a GR friend of mine asked if I would read and review the second one. So I said hey, why not? I can get it for free anyway. So I got it, and I was actually glad to have gotten it. This was significantly better than the first one.
My biggest complaint about the first volume was how cookie-cutter the characters were. They were so cliche and they had almost no compelling backgrounds. This book really changed that. Almost all of the characters backgrounds were explored in ways that made them much more likable (yes, even the supremely douchey character). So this one had that going for it.
The other complaint I had about the first volume was that the horror aspect felt like it had a lot of plot holes. I know it was the first novel, but sometimes you can just tell that something is going to be underwhelming. I still get that feeling from this volume. This one wasn't really at all focused on horror but more on the characters, which is fine. But the little bit they did set up about the plot made it all the more chaotic.
I cannot say with confidence that this series will end satisfyingly, but I can say that this was a step up from the first volume.
My biggest complaint about the first volume was how cookie-cutter the characters were. They were so cliche and they had almost no compelling backgrounds. This book really changed that. Almost all of the characters backgrounds were explored in ways that made them much more likable (yes, even the supremely douchey character). So this one had that going for it.
The other complaint I had about the first volume was that the horror aspect felt like it had a lot of plot holes. I know it was the first novel, but sometimes you can just tell that something is going to be underwhelming. I still get that feeling from this volume. This one wasn't really at all focused on horror but more on the characters, which is fine. But the little bit they did set up about the plot made it all the more chaotic.
I cannot say with confidence that this series will end satisfyingly, but I can say that this was a step up from the first volume.
January 7, 2016
3.75 stars
Well I am just as confused, if not actually more confused, then what I was when I finished Volume. 1 and from what I understand it's not going to get any better from here, haha. I think part of the enjoyment of this series is going to be the complete lack of awareness of what's going on and then having thing just click in a massive 'WOAH!!!' moment or at least that's what I'm hoping for.
I have to say, my favourite part about this graphic novel series so far has to be the artwork. It is really great. I love casting my eye over each page after I have finished reading it and just appreciating the art.
I look forward to diving into future volumes and maybe, although probably not, figuring out what the heck is going on!
Well I am just as confused, if not actually more confused, then what I was when I finished Volume. 1 and from what I understand it's not going to get any better from here, haha. I think part of the enjoyment of this series is going to be the complete lack of awareness of what's going on and then having thing just click in a massive 'WOAH!!!' moment or at least that's what I'm hoping for.
I have to say, my favourite part about this graphic novel series so far has to be the artwork. It is really great. I love casting my eye over each page after I have finished reading it and just appreciating the art.
I look forward to diving into future volumes and maybe, although probably not, figuring out what the heck is going on!
October 19, 2012
New mysteries really keep this book moving along, combined with great characters and an interesting plot structure. The way that 5 of the 6 characters are spotlighted in this volume really adds depth to the story. Feels increasingly like it owes a lot to Lost.
July 28, 2016
3.75/5 stars.
December 17, 2021
I honestly wouldn't wait too long between both books because it will get quite confusing.
As the teens discover that they are trapped in hell school, they must figure out a way to either work together or keep drowning in despair. Hopefully the new guidance counselor that shows up promising to help them is the real deal.
I must say, I'm still in awe at the way they go from flashback to present without loosing a beat.
As the teens discover that they are trapped in hell school, they must figure out a way to either work together or keep drowning in despair. Hopefully the new guidance counselor that shows up promising to help them is the real deal.
I must say, I'm still in awe at the way they go from flashback to present without loosing a beat.
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