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StarCraft: Ghost Academy #2
StarCraft: Ghost Academy Volume 2
Ghosts are the Dominion's ultimate weapons - elite terran operatives capable of reading thoughts, becoming invisible, and much more. One location possesses the technology and expertise required to teach these mysterious individuals their unique and deadly talents: the Ghost Academy. Struggling to forget her harrowing past, Nova, a powerful psionic soldier-in-training, has found strength in her fellow trainees: Tosh, a hard-line Dominion supporter; Kath, a mouthy vice-president's daughter; Delta, a bubbly newbie; and Lio, a scatter-brained technopath. Together, Nova and her teammates undergo brutal physical and psychological exercises as their unique telepathic and telekinetic powers are twisted to serve the Dominion. But while Nova grows stronger, her team begins to fall apart. Tosh's admiration for Nova turns into distracting attraction. A feud with a former teammate consumes Kath, and Lio disappears into the bowels of the Ghost Academy for some extremely terrifying "medical treatment." Meanwhile, friends from Nova's past fall under zerg attack! Will the trainees regain their focus in time to step up as true heroes of the Koprulu Sector?
192 pages, Unknown Binding
First published August 3, 2010
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August 23, 2017
Gettin'better and better, Aal and Team Red just have to die badly, characters development was great... and Lio's brainwashing part was just insane and disturbing.
Sadly still not liking very much the artworks.
April 17, 2024
More of the same.
The sequel.
The origins of Nova continues unremarkable.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2010] [192p] [Comics] [Not Recommendable]
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★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Ghost Academy, Volume 1
★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Ghost Academy, Volume 2
★★★☆☆ StarCraft: Ghost Academy, Volume 3
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Más de lo mismo.
La secuela.
Los orígenes de Nova continua sin destacar.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2010] [192p] [Comics] [No Recomendable]
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The sequel.
The origins of Nova continues unremarkable.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2010] [192p] [Comics] [Not Recommendable]
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★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Ghost Academy, Volume 1
★★☆☆☆ StarCraft: Ghost Academy, Volume 2
★★★☆☆ StarCraft: Ghost Academy, Volume 3
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Más de lo mismo.
La secuela.
Los orígenes de Nova continua sin destacar.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2010] [192p] [Comics] [No Recomendable]
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April 20, 2023
More exciting than volume 1. The creatures looked cool, though I'd prefer to see them in color. There was even a little bit of a budding romance between characters that surprisingly didn't make my eyes roll.
April 10, 2022
better than "children of dune"
May 25, 2011
Since there's currently no blurb listed on Goodreads, here's a spoilery recap of this issue:
Plot: Aal Cistler is forcibly readmitted to the Academy, and is determined to bring Team Blue down. Lio suffers through rehab, to emerge as a stronger and more focused soldier. Dylanna likes Tosh, but Tosh hooks up with Nova in response. Phash's kid has the ability to astral project, and Nova tries to follow up on his projections. A second storyline emerges, where kids from old families are seeking refuge from Zerg in a bunker. One of these kids has a mysterious tie to Nova. It appears the recruits will be sent to save them.
As my favourite character, I loved where Lio's story went in this issue. I thought his story was more interesting and sad than Nova and Delta's lives on the street/factory, and I want to learn more about his home planet, his peoples' penchant for being hair-free, the Hab and his uncle. I really felt for him during his flashbacks, and the 2 page spread for his psychotic break was so detailed, horrific and beautiful. The experiments were reminiscent of the Ludovico treatment in A Clockwork Orange, which is one of my favourite books and movies. I'll miss the old kooky Lio, but I'm excited to see what he can achieve with his newfound clarity.
In other news, I didn't like Nova and Tosh's 5 second relationship. I didn't perceive any chemistry in vol. 1, so it came out of nowhere. I'm finding Dylanna increasingly irritating, I hate that she was portrayed as a stereotypical butch angry lesbian, then turned out to be hetero and in love with Tosh *yawn*. Kath and Delta didn't need to be in this issue at all, they barely did anything.
On a more positive note, we got to learn more about the Zerglings, Hydralisks and Defilers! I didn't know there were different creatures/components to the Zerg - are they all Zerg? I'm interested to see where this storyline with the rich kids is going. Antonia appears to be a technopath and Morgan has mysterious ties to Nova. It seems the recruits will be sent to rescue them, but I don't know what to expect beyond that. I'm also stoked to find out that Phash's kid can astral project!
Unfortunately I experienced more issues with the artwork, namely the Zerg, simulations and hand-to-hand combat sessions. The artists cram too much detail into Zerg panels, so all I can see is a mass of sinew, goo and dust clouds. I just have to assume the Zerg are ripping people to shreds. Also, during the hand-to-hand combat sessions and simulation exercises at the Academy, I can't tell who's winning until someone lands on their ass. It's not a problem specific to this manga as it also happened in reading Biomega. I wonder if I'd be less confused if the manga were in colour.
Overall: Volume 1 was full of gaps, but Volume 2 helps to fill these in.....to an extent. We learn more about the Zerg, and are introduced to a host of new characters. Lio fans will either love the tragic changes in character development, or mourn the old Lio.
Plot: Aal Cistler is forcibly readmitted to the Academy, and is determined to bring Team Blue down. Lio suffers through rehab, to emerge as a stronger and more focused soldier. Dylanna likes Tosh, but Tosh hooks up with Nova in response. Phash's kid has the ability to astral project, and Nova tries to follow up on his projections. A second storyline emerges, where kids from old families are seeking refuge from Zerg in a bunker. One of these kids has a mysterious tie to Nova. It appears the recruits will be sent to save them.
As my favourite character, I loved where Lio's story went in this issue. I thought his story was more interesting and sad than Nova and Delta's lives on the street/factory, and I want to learn more about his home planet, his peoples' penchant for being hair-free, the Hab and his uncle. I really felt for him during his flashbacks, and the 2 page spread for his psychotic break was so detailed, horrific and beautiful. The experiments were reminiscent of the Ludovico treatment in A Clockwork Orange, which is one of my favourite books and movies. I'll miss the old kooky Lio, but I'm excited to see what he can achieve with his newfound clarity.
In other news, I didn't like Nova and Tosh's 5 second relationship. I didn't perceive any chemistry in vol. 1, so it came out of nowhere. I'm finding Dylanna increasingly irritating, I hate that she was portrayed as a stereotypical butch angry lesbian, then turned out to be hetero and in love with Tosh *yawn*. Kath and Delta didn't need to be in this issue at all, they barely did anything.
On a more positive note, we got to learn more about the Zerglings, Hydralisks and Defilers! I didn't know there were different creatures/components to the Zerg - are they all Zerg? I'm interested to see where this storyline with the rich kids is going. Antonia appears to be a technopath and Morgan has mysterious ties to Nova. It seems the recruits will be sent to rescue them, but I don't know what to expect beyond that. I'm also stoked to find out that Phash's kid can astral project!
Unfortunately I experienced more issues with the artwork, namely the Zerg, simulations and hand-to-hand combat sessions. The artists cram too much detail into Zerg panels, so all I can see is a mass of sinew, goo and dust clouds. I just have to assume the Zerg are ripping people to shreds. Also, during the hand-to-hand combat sessions and simulation exercises at the Academy, I can't tell who's winning until someone lands on their ass. It's not a problem specific to this manga as it also happened in reading Biomega. I wonder if I'd be less confused if the manga were in colour.
Overall: Volume 1 was full of gaps, but Volume 2 helps to fill these in.....to an extent. We learn more about the Zerg, and are introduced to a host of new characters. Lio fans will either love the tragic changes in character development, or mourn the old Lio.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 9, 2015
Algo terrible pasó en el planeta Shi al cual parece al final de este tomo los equipos de la Academia Fantasma serán enviados, ha sido invadido por una gran cantidad de Zerg que casi han matado a todos los que allí habían.
En la academia Nova se gana cada vez más el aprecio de Tosh y la antipatía de Dylanna mientras que su compañero Lío es sometido a un tratamiento cruento de su adición. Para empeorar aún más las cosas se da la vuelta de Aal, hijo de un gran ministro del Dominio que decide vengarse de todos. Un número que me pareció un poco aburrido pero que anuncia un final al parecer interesante
En la academia Nova se gana cada vez más el aprecio de Tosh y la antipatía de Dylanna mientras que su compañero Lío es sometido a un tratamiento cruento de su adición. Para empeorar aún más las cosas se da la vuelta de Aal, hijo de un gran ministro del Dominio que decide vengarse de todos. Un número que me pareció un poco aburrido pero que anuncia un final al parecer interesante
July 19, 2016
En esta ha pasado una cosa que me ha dejado absolutamente de piedra y que te deja peor si has hecho la campaña WINGS OF LIBERTY.
Tiene que ver con Tosh y Nova y todavía estoy en proceso de asimilación.
También le damos un vistazo al tema de las viejas familias terran que es algo importante en la historia y sobre lo que me faltaba información.
Toda esta historia tiene lugar cuando solo ha pasado un año desde la fundación del Dominio, por lo tanto la pérdida de Tarsonis está muy reciente, y ya sabemos lo que pasó cuando cayó Tarsonis...
Tiene que ver con Tosh y Nova y todavía estoy en proceso de asimilación.
También le damos un vistazo al tema de las viejas familias terran que es algo importante en la historia y sobre lo que me faltaba información.
Toda esta historia tiene lugar cuando solo ha pasado un año desde la fundación del Dominio, por lo tanto la pérdida de Tarsonis está muy reciente, y ya sabemos lo que pasó cuando cayó Tarsonis...
February 13, 2012
Отличное продолжение. Сюжет все так же интригует, персонажи все такие же живые и интересные, а стиль рисунка по прежнему очень сильно радует. Немного заставляют заскучать другая сюжетная линия, не о учениках академии, но все равно довольно неплохим получился второй том.
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