Steady Beat, Vol. 2

Steady Beat #2

by Rivkah

This next volume of Steady Beat finds old enemies who are made into friends... and friends turn on friends and loved ones. And the eternal question is raised: Can people truly accept one another for the quality of their character?

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, LGBT

180 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2006

Reviews

[Holly Letson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't really care much for this. The stupidity and homophobia really ran rampant in this volume.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a throwback, but it was on hoopla so I read it. The art is cringe, the outfits and character designs are cute. The story, though ridiculous, is where it's at and gave it an extra star. Not much manga or even fiction was dipping into lgbtqia+ matters at the time so... thank you, Rivkah.

[Bianca · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm still getting used to the fact that comics, especially volumes, are usually very short. You finish the comic in an hour and you have to read the next one in order to really get to the main part of the story!

This is a continuation of Volume 1 and Leah Winters is trying to uncover the mystery behind her sister's love letter from another girl.

I did like reading more about Eli, a guy Leah meets in the Vol. 1. We learn more about his family and helps Leah accept that her sister might me gay.

(sorry the review is wicked short. don't know what else to say about it)

Graphics: The drawings were good and I definitely like the cover better than the first volume's!

[Robert Beveridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rivkah, Steady Beat, vol. 2 (Tokyopop, 2006)

Not sure where this one's going, as it veered off the path it set for itself in the first volume—but where it's going seems equally intriguing (and I have no doubt that Rivkah will pick up the threads that have been set aside in future volumes). A bit simplistic, but the characters are strong enough that that can be overlooked. Good stuff, this. *** ½

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love the illustrations of this one - anime-like, but there is still something unique about them. I also like this series because it tackles some pretty hefty issues - religion, sexuality, identity, being a liberal living in Texas....

[Nichole Dawn Romero · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume lead Leah to some discoveries about herself. She realized that what really got to her about her sister being gay was that it meant her sister could leave her.

[Josephine (biblioseph) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really hope TokyoPop returns to publish volume 3. I really hope so.

[Zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like I said about the first volume of this graphic novel series, SO CCOOOLLLL!