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reMIND #2
reMIND: Volume 2
The search for the truth about his mysterious transformation has led Victuals back home, where he finds his old body inhabited by King Erzatz of the Lizard men, now bent on making any sacrifice necessary to cheat mortality - including his own daughter Princess Cyrene. But an even greater and more ancient danger lurks still deeper beneath them, one whose rise could spell the doom of their underwater world. Victuals must face his King, Cyrene must face the Invisible, and both Human and Lizard man must face the strange destiny that has been brewing in the waters below Cripple Peaks.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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Jason Brubaker
39 books37 followersJason Brubaker works at Dreamworks Animation in Visual Development. At night, he puts on his cape and doubles as an independent graphic novelist and self-publisher.
--from the author's blog
--from the author's blog
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January 11, 2018
A strange, beautiful drawn story featuring talking cats with transplanted brains and lizardmen living below a lighthouse. This moves at a blistering pace. I was completely enthralled.
July 23, 2020
Tak milo a zaujímavo ako to začalo, tak to aj skončilo. Je to zábavné, možno v tomto volume trochu uponáhlané, ale stále sa to dobre čítalo. Podstatne viac akčných scén, ktoré sú super nakreslené, spolu s tými kresbami podvodného prostredia. Plus si autor nechal ten koniec taký zatvoreno-otvorený, takže ak bude niekedy v budúcne pokračovanie, hnevať sa naozaj nebudem. 3,5/5.
(plus každého, koho by to zaujalo, tak autor na jeho stránke ponúka volume 1 zadara za subscribe ;))
(plus každého, koho by to zaujalo, tak autor na jeho stránke ponúka volume 1 zadara za subscribe ;))
April 10, 2017
Not as good as the first book. Idk, didn't really like this one as much.
April 25, 2013
The second volume, like the first, moves at a blistering pace. But the story is still fun and the artwork coffee table ready. I do wish there was more, and given that there are some open questions at the end of the second book there is certainly room for more adventures; however, it seems like Mr. Brubaker is moving on to other projects, which also promises other kinds of new adventures. As to theme, there is a little strain of reconciling open-mindedness with religion, but it's not really delved into; the religious undertones are pretty consistent as a plot element and the openmindedness issue is introduced from the start of the first book but only really revisited at the end of this second book. It's nice that it's in there because it rounds out there characters, but it doesn't get too preachy -- it may've been interesting to delve into this topic more, adding to the comic's literary qualities, but again this wasn't really that kind of story. The second book wraps up in a kind of epilogue style that I'm not terribly fond of from a writing standpoint but the artwork that backgrounds this wrap-up provides plenty of detail. Actually the book is nicely balanced in many respects; though the artwork and composition of the panels does pretty heavily outweigh the other elements. Having finished the story, I recommend reading it even more highly than after I'd finished the first book; it's brief but gorgeous and certainly fun.
October 14, 2014
reMIND: Volume 2 continues to deliver beautiful artwork and character design all the while expanding the scope considerably. We see beyond the lizard and human civilizations to something greater which impacts them all. We learn of the depths of the deceit and betrayal within the lizard kingdom and the truths of the modern religion. Perhaps too much is thrown in too fast because without Sonja's perspective I started to loose my immersion in those moments. Near the end a character which I previously found disappointing revealed themselves to be very compelling. I was frustrated to miss seeing that character's arc resolve, but I suppose leaving you wanting more is the whole point of serial storytelling.
I backed this project on Kickstarter, and received the two hardcover volumes with the slipcase. Each book is beautifully bound with embossed cloth spines and high gloss covers. The pages are full color, heavy glossy stock with excellent color, gradients, rich blacks and fine linework. The slipcase has a subtle tone on tone print with UV ink lettering. Absolute top quality publication.
For my thoughts about character design, setting and the first half of the adventure you can check out my review of reMIND: Volume 1.
I backed this project on Kickstarter, and received the two hardcover volumes with the slipcase. Each book is beautifully bound with embossed cloth spines and high gloss covers. The pages are full color, heavy glossy stock with excellent color, gradients, rich blacks and fine linework. The slipcase has a subtle tone on tone print with UV ink lettering. Absolute top quality publication.
For my thoughts about character design, setting and the first half of the adventure you can check out my review of reMIND: Volume 1.
January 8, 2020
There are more brain transplants than you can shake a stick at. They should have named this volume 'The Brain Transplant Bonanza.' If you enjoyed that scene where Alice keeps growing and shrinking while in Wonderland, you're going to enjoy the multiple transplants here. The lizard kingdom will be shaken to the core from these events, but it all ends well. At least it's over.
Victuals has discovered that King Erzats has stolen his lizard body and plans on sacrificing princess Cyrene to become immortal. Victuals fights the king again and frees Cyrene. In her flight Cyrene meets the creature that generates the air bubbles vital for her kingdom's survival. It's dying, so the lizard kingdom is in danger.
Victuals has discovered that King Erzats has stolen his lizard body and plans on sacrificing princess Cyrene to become immortal. Victuals fights the king again and frees Cyrene. In her flight Cyrene meets the creature that generates the air bubbles vital for her kingdom's survival. It's dying, so the lizard kingdom is in danger.
December 29, 2018
This was about on par with the first volume, though I will say that Brubaker's already fantastic art does improve in this one. It's fun to see him try more interesting layouts, and he has more beautifully cinematic two-page spreads in this volume. But once again, the story is just kind of weird and not all that compelling. It seems to rush a bit to its conclusion, which feels like it leaves quite a lot unresolved, and ultimately wasn't entirely satisfying. Several mysteries that were set up earlier in the story either don't get any mention again (i.e. the real name of the protagonist) or are just briefly glossed over at the very end, almost as an afterthought (i.e. rat mom being in two places at once).
For Brubaker's first work though, this is impressive, and I enjoyed observing the evolution of his craft throughout the long creation of this story (it started in the late 90s and took years to reach completion). I'll be curious to see what other things Brubaker decides to tackle, but for me, this story didn't live up to some of the acclaim and in the end I found it to be just "okay".
For Brubaker's first work though, this is impressive, and I enjoyed observing the evolution of his craft throughout the long creation of this story (it started in the late 90s and took years to reach completion). I'll be curious to see what other things Brubaker decides to tackle, but for me, this story didn't live up to some of the acclaim and in the end I found it to be just "okay".
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January 31, 2022A beautiful book. I love how this author wrights! I just wish there was a third volume of this series. I think it would be fun to read it! Maybe Sonja finds Victuals other mom? And he finds his love! Again, I think a third book to this sequel would tie it up, now I'm just waiting for the third book to come out, because you kind of left it in a cliffhanger... Like, what happend to Cyrene? What happens to Sonja?
March 13, 2024
This book was a worthy end to the story!!
Action-packed (though slightly freaky), it blended sci-fi with fantastic elements, weaving a tapestry that included Biblical elements to make a thrilling story as a whole.
I love that we open and close with Sonja, mirroring her pursuits, false conceptions, and pained relationships with that of our unnamed hero (she still calls him Victuals, oddly enough)... it gives it a touch that makes it very personal.
I'd definitely recommend.
Action-packed (though slightly freaky), it blended sci-fi with fantastic elements, weaving a tapestry that included Biblical elements to make a thrilling story as a whole.
I love that we open and close with Sonja, mirroring her pursuits, false conceptions, and pained relationships with that of our unnamed hero (she still calls him Victuals, oddly enough)... it gives it a touch that makes it very personal.
I'd definitely recommend.
February 19, 2018
Wonderful conclusion to the story, with the possibility of more but satisfying as itself.
As an aside, great intro/preface from Skottie Young. I usually skim for comments but avoid the spoilers, Skottie did a nice job of filling in the story behind the graphic that I never would have known. Nice one.
As an aside, great intro/preface from Skottie Young. I usually skim for comments but avoid the spoilers, Skottie did a nice job of filling in the story behind the graphic that I never would have known. Nice one.
July 6, 2018
Beautiful panels with really striking artwork and coloring. The second edition has much better storyline compared to the first. The large2 - panels give a otherwordly feel in to it and the sc-fi looks quite originak
July 28, 2019
"It's funny I used to avoid things I didn't understand. Now I embrace them."
And our heroine returns for the final chapters! Good ending. Amusing. Unexpected twists! Artwork remained beautiful to the end.
And our heroine returns for the final chapters! Good ending. Amusing. Unexpected twists! Artwork remained beautiful to the end.
August 29, 2017
Fun graphic novel. Good way to end things. How can you go wrong with lizard people, cats, and people working together.
November 1, 2019
Quick paced and fun story. I really enjoyed the twists and turns, and it all clicked well for me.
The art is beautiful and very well done. Honestly a short series worth reading.
The art is beautiful and very well done. Honestly a short series worth reading.
January 27, 2020
A fine continuation of the previous book. I was left a bit confused as to the meaning of the book. But sometimes a story is just a story.
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October 6, 2022Good
April 7, 2024
I was clutching my pearls fearing for the cat.
a bizarre story, but it works somehow? only read it if you don't mind nonsensical plots and characters. (this story has a lot of brain transplants)
a bizarre story, but it works somehow? only read it if you don't mind nonsensical plots and characters. (this story has a lot of brain transplants)
November 18, 2024
Not the most satisfying ending, but it does look cool.
April 9, 2013
I'm just going to review the series as a whole.
reMIND is weird. It starts out weird. It ends weirder. I do not understand how talking cats, Lizard men, giant sea anemones, brain transplants, and steampunk suits fit together. Jason Brubaker does, though, and his story is one of the most original comics I've had the pleasure of reading. It's another one I pulled off my sister's shelf when I was staying with her over the summer and then jumped on the kickstarter campaign for volume 2. It arrived a couple weeks ago (I have #419 of 1500), and I finally had time to sit down and read it.
The story in its base elements is pretty simple: a mad king betrays his daughter and his people while a young prince must fight back. However, those people are lizards and the betrayal involves switching lizard brains into people's house pets and also a religious rapture event is taking place under the waves. I love the twists on a solid storyline, and I particularly like Sonja's reactions to everything. If I had a complaint about this story, it's that there isn't enough Sonja.
The book is absolutely beautiful, and the kickstarter funds were truly used to create a work of art. Brubaker's style is unique, almost like watercolors with none of the overly photoshopped feel you find in a lot of modern graphic novels. The pages flow seemlessly, and the space is never wasted. I sometimes have a hard time reading graphic novels because I speed read the text and forget to stop and look at the panels. That's not an issue with this book. The art is eye-catching enough to calm even the most ADHD of brains.
Highly recommended for people who love a weirdly beautiful story.
reMIND is weird. It starts out weird. It ends weirder. I do not understand how talking cats, Lizard men, giant sea anemones, brain transplants, and steampunk suits fit together. Jason Brubaker does, though, and his story is one of the most original comics I've had the pleasure of reading. It's another one I pulled off my sister's shelf when I was staying with her over the summer and then jumped on the kickstarter campaign for volume 2. It arrived a couple weeks ago (I have #419 of 1500), and I finally had time to sit down and read it.
The story in its base elements is pretty simple: a mad king betrays his daughter and his people while a young prince must fight back. However, those people are lizards and the betrayal involves switching lizard brains into people's house pets and also a religious rapture event is taking place under the waves. I love the twists on a solid storyline, and I particularly like Sonja's reactions to everything. If I had a complaint about this story, it's that there isn't enough Sonja.
The book is absolutely beautiful, and the kickstarter funds were truly used to create a work of art. Brubaker's style is unique, almost like watercolors with none of the overly photoshopped feel you find in a lot of modern graphic novels. The pages flow seemlessly, and the space is never wasted. I sometimes have a hard time reading graphic novels because I speed read the text and forget to stop and look at the panels. That's not an issue with this book. The art is eye-catching enough to calm even the most ADHD of brains.
Highly recommended for people who love a weirdly beautiful story.
October 5, 2013
reMIND has been released in webcomic form and is still available (for free) online.
Volume 2 continues directly from volume 1 and finishes the comic. Go back and read from the beginning.
** This review contains no spoilers for volume 2 but will have them for volume 1. **
Sonja's lifelong skepticism of her father's supernatural claims has been obliterated by meeting one of the lizard men he swore he saw. She helped him return to his underwater world to try and set right the actions of the deceitful king. Unfortunately having been transplanted into the body of her cat Victuals is going to hinder his efforts a bit...
reMIND is imaginative and unique, and I found volume 1 thoroughly engaging despite it's off the wall premise and mythology. Volume 2 is decent, but was a step down plot-wise. I don't often "split" my ratings but the story here is in the "3-star" area. There's nothing overly wrong with the progression or conclusion but it doesn't fully capitalize on its established potential either. I found some things felt forced and/or contrived. Some of the choices also made the story seem almost like a prologue (to my knowledge reMIND is self contained and there is no sequel). Don't get me wrong, the story is complete as is, but there are a lot of dangling threads that were unneeded if this is it.
The art is continually fantastic all the way through (and hence the overall bump up to 4 stars).There's some really gorgeous stuff and it really creates a great atmosphere for the comic. The style is striking while fitting the story well. The use of color is particularly outstanding.
reMIND is a beautiful, compelling read that isn't quite what it could have been but is still definitely worth a look.
Volume 2 continues directly from volume 1 and finishes the comic. Go back and read from the beginning.
** This review contains no spoilers for volume 2 but will have them for volume 1. **
Sonja's lifelong skepticism of her father's supernatural claims has been obliterated by meeting one of the lizard men he swore he saw. She helped him return to his underwater world to try and set right the actions of the deceitful king. Unfortunately having been transplanted into the body of her cat Victuals is going to hinder his efforts a bit...
reMIND is imaginative and unique, and I found volume 1 thoroughly engaging despite it's off the wall premise and mythology. Volume 2 is decent, but was a step down plot-wise. I don't often "split" my ratings but the story here is in the "3-star" area. There's nothing overly wrong with the progression or conclusion but it doesn't fully capitalize on its established potential either. I found some things felt forced and/or contrived. Some of the choices also made the story seem almost like a prologue (to my knowledge reMIND is self contained and there is no sequel). Don't get me wrong, the story is complete as is, but there are a lot of dangling threads that were unneeded if this is it.
The art is continually fantastic all the way through (and hence the overall bump up to 4 stars).There's some really gorgeous stuff and it really creates a great atmosphere for the comic. The style is striking while fitting the story well. The use of color is particularly outstanding.
reMIND is a beautiful, compelling read that isn't quite what it could have been but is still definitely worth a look.
July 28, 2013
A satisfying conclusion to Victuals' story. It is interspersed by unexpected and uncommon twists that make this a fresh narrative and not just your stereotypical: "oh he beats the bad guy up, gets the girl, becomes king and everybody's happy, the end."
Personally would have liked some more density in this volume's story since a lot pages are taken up by action scenes (yet these still contain important plot points).
On that note, I would love to read follow-up comics set in this universe, such as
The art is just as stunning as in the first volume. Jason Brubaker is a master at intensely punctuating mood with textured colors that suggest iridescence, and animating the environment with lively, organic lines.
Personally would have liked some more density in this volume's story since a lot pages are taken up by action scenes (yet these still contain important plot points).
On that note, I would love to read follow-up comics set in this universe, such as
The art is just as stunning as in the first volume. Jason Brubaker is a master at intensely punctuating mood with textured colors that suggest iridescence, and animating the environment with lively, organic lines.
October 18, 2014
This is the continuation of the beautifully rendered graphic novel, reMIND: Volume 1, which has strong leanings into a world not unlike a Miyazaki anime. The plot-arc from the first volume that leads Victuals into the underwater realm of the lizard-men comes to fruition in this volume and a comfortable resolution without the feeling like there aren't more adventures to be had in forthcoming volumes.
The characters and fantasy-culture layer up quickly in this volume leading to a conclusion that is slightly over-convoluted. So, much is trying to happen in this volume, in so few frames, that I fear plot points and character development get shaded into the landscapes. I enjoy this series and I look forward to future additions to these characters. However, I am also relieved that this particular story-line has come to an end.
I hope a more relaxed unfolding of the story can emerge in future volumes, to resume the pacing of the first volume and to pick up the larger plot-arc that lies beyond the kingdom of the lizard-men. Recommended.
The characters and fantasy-culture layer up quickly in this volume leading to a conclusion that is slightly over-convoluted. So, much is trying to happen in this volume, in so few frames, that I fear plot points and character development get shaded into the landscapes. I enjoy this series and I look forward to future additions to these characters. However, I am also relieved that this particular story-line has come to an end.
I hope a more relaxed unfolding of the story can emerge in future volumes, to resume the pacing of the first volume and to pick up the larger plot-arc that lies beyond the kingdom of the lizard-men. Recommended.
December 20, 2013
Having read this maybe one or two months ago, I contemplated a lot of ways how best to rate this book, because it was highly-anticipated by me after having read the first volume. I didn't want to admit that this wasn't as captivating as the first, because I didn't know why. The art (and layouts) didn't quite compare to the first; too many squandered pages trying to make "widescreen" panels work. I felt the first was slightly-more-lovingly crafted, wherein the second volume took the easy way out of some situations, or doing an overwrought cop-out with silhouettes for pages and pages. Still, I recommend reading these, but, caught in an critical mood, I feel more like pointing out what stopped me from giving it five stars (like the first).
January 7, 2015
Sylvia got this for Christmas after we read the first volume from the library. I picked it up after she finished with it. Overall this duology is excellent, nearly perfect. I loved the artwork and the characters are all wonderful. The story is poignant. My only gripe is that there's just a bit too much going on in the finale. A bit too much brain trading, which got a bit confusing and stole the climaxes fire. Still a totally worthy journey. I'll be looking for more work by Brubaker.
December 23, 2015
This was my first foray into graphic novels. I did it for a reading challenge and was quite skeptical about it. I must say, though, I did enjoy both Remind: Volume 1 and Remind: Volume 2. The artwork is very good and both creatively laid out on the page and an effective part of the story. The story itself was interesting, entertaining, and emotional as well.
I'm not saying I'm a new fan of the genre as a whole, but this was definitely a good entry into it.
I'm not saying I'm a new fan of the genre as a whole, but this was definitely a good entry into it.
March 24, 2013
The art, including the colors and layout, are gorgeous in this wonderful story of faith and betrayal. I'm am really glad to have been part of the Kickstarter campaign that funded this book. I hope that Brubaker will have the opportunity to share with the readers what happens next in the lives of Sonja, Victuals, and Scruffy.
May 16, 2014
Dieses Buch ist eine würdige Fortsetzung des ersten Bandes. Ich kann die Geschichte allen LeserInnen empfehlen. Sie eignet sich für junge LeserInnen genauso wie für ältere, ich würde sagen, sie ist familientauglich. Nur Kindern im Kindergartenalter sollte man diese Bücher noch nicht in die Hand geben. ;-)
December 2, 2014
I am pleased to say that I supported Jason's Kickstarter, and met him briefly at Phoenix Comicon 2013. The quality of this book doesn't disappoint, from the excellent binding and cover to the content. I especially liked reading about the evolution of reMIND, and how long Jason has been working on this dream.
October 10, 2014
The ending felt too rushed and forced. The first one was paced way better. Also didn't buy the whole underwater brain transfer business. Too bad, because these are some great characters and a great story idea.
May 27, 2015
The bizarre continuation & finale of reMIND Vol 1. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...)
Yep, still weird. But still an interesting little tale. IF you can find a copy of this book, try giving it a read.
Yep, still weird. But still an interesting little tale. IF you can find a copy of this book, try giving it a read.
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