A Quiet Place: Storm Warning #2

by Phil Hester, Ryan Kelly (Artist)

Fire Chief Fry’s pleas went unheard in the last hours of Pearl, Iowa—but in the present, his sister, wingnut mayor Phair, is finally heeding his warning. As she desperately defends what’s left of her town and Fry’s daughter from the invading creatures, Phair wishes more than anything she had listened to her brother when she had the chance. But now…her brother is nowhere to be found.

Kindle Edition

Published April 29, 2026

About the author

This Eisner Award-nominated artist was born in eastern Iowa, where he went on to study at the University of Iowa. His pencilling credits include Swamp Thing, Brave New World, Flinch, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Clerks: The Lost Scene, The Crow: Waking Nightmares, The Wretch (nominated for the 1997 Eisner Award for Best New Series), Aliens: Purge, and Green Arrow.

Since graduating from the University of Iowa, he has been in the comics industry for over 15 years.

Reviews

[The Void Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Quiet Place: Storm Warning #2 — 4/5 ⭐️
This series really needs to stop playing with my emotions. I sit down thinking I’ll get a clean, contained chapter…and instead I’m yanked straight into the chaos of Pearl, Iowa, fully invested, fully tense—and then the issue just drops me. Another cliffhanger. Another sharp cutoff right when I’m all the way in. It’s almost disrespectful how good it is at this.

What hit me hardest this time wasn’t the creatures or the action—it was the guilt. Phair’s regret feels painfully human. I’ve been in those moments where you wish you’d listened sooner, acted sooner, taken someone seriously before everything spiraled. Watching her scramble to protect Fry’s daughter while carrying the weight of ignoring her brother…that landed.

And Fry’s absence? That silence is louder than any monster. It’s the kind of narrative gap that makes your stomach drop because you know it means something, and you’re not ready for what that something might be.

Storm Warning #2 deepened my connection to this story in a way I didn’t expect. It’s not just survival horror—it’s about the people who didn’t listen, the ones who tried, and the ones left behind to pick up the pieces. And yes, it ends on another cliffhanger that made me audibly groan.

But honestly? I’m already itching for the next issue.

Happy reading from the Void 👾⛈️📚

[Dean · Rating 1 out of 5]

A big drop off from issue 1. The present story hasn't progressed. Im more interested in the inciting incident from the past although it is coloured ao bland in the past. Im hoping thays a choice, not an accident.

[Dennis Brock · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not as good as Issue #1, but it's still worth the read. 3/5

[Victoria Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would love more than half a bite of a story per floppy

[josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*