MFKZ Vol. 2: Bizarre Black Holes

by Guillaume "Run" Renard

Based on the Netflix film of the same name! This award-winning comic book series has taken the US by storm with a magazine and multiple spin-offs! Angelino and Vinz have left the simmering neighborhood of Palm Hill and are being pursued by men in black willing to risk it all to catch them. This time they can't take things there's a price on their heads. And then there are those monsters. . . . The world is going crazy, or are they the ones losing their grip on reality? It's often rather confusing when you have to face the rampant absurdity of an improbable invasion . . .

Genres: Graphic Novels

112 pages, Hardcover

Published November 25, 2025

Reviews

[Jim Gorman · Rating 5 out of 5]

First off, I am letting you know that I am using the same review for all 5 graphic novels in this series. So once you read this you don't have to read the other reviews.

This series of graphic novels by "Run" is great. It envisions life in Dark Meat City, an alternate Los Angeles that is even more poverty stricken and filled with gangs and violence. The story follows the life of two main characters, roommates and best friends, just trying to get by as a pizza delivery kid and make it in society. Unfortunately, they run afoul of gangs, the US government, aliens taking control of the world, and other unfortunate things. Throw in some luchadores who are a secret society to battle evil forces from beyond and then an outright invasion of DMC and you got one crazy story. It all plays out over the 5 books in this series that I got in a great Kickstarter as hardcovers.

The art and story by Guillame Renard is great, so much details and nuances that make this series top notch. I had come across the story because it was turned into a movie a few years ago in Japan and then was available for streaming. It hooked me then when I saw it and then I had to get the books. Seriously, he captures the life and styles of LA perfectly. Even with the characters not being fully human at times, they are still believable. I really suggest you pick up a copy of this series if you are into collecting graphic novels, they are great. I also loved how when they are in areas or situations where other languages are dominant, such as Chinatown or dealing with the Russian mafia, that the graffiti or dialog is in the correct language and I would use my phone to check. Well done by the author and artist.

Now there is a lot of violence and some drug use, not too much sexual material, but this is definitely not for little kids. But it does make things more realistic for a story involving aliens and all out warfare in LA.