R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Concrete Park #2

by Tony Puryear

Isaac and Luca's dangerous attraction ignites, and Scare City burns. A strange destiny awaits them in the ancient ruins the exiles call Concrete Park. Concrete Park--a dark, sexy sci-fi saga by Tony Puryear (Eraser) and Erika Alexander (Living Single)--concludes its "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" arc!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fiction

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 12, 2015

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fantastic art and character designs. The story though is confusing. It continues to keep adding subplot after subplot and then just ends. It's like reading the first 100 pages of a novel only to find out the rest of the pages are blank. This came out in 2013 and nothing since, although the website is now promising NFT's on a 8 year old abandoned project.

[Bandit · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yeah, no. Still didn’t work. And making the thing twice as long didn’t do the trick either, surprise surprise. It still seems that the book’s creators are too busy juggling too many things and trying to be as hip as possible instead of concentrating on telling a compelling engaging story.
A lot of the right ingredients are here, but they don’t come together the way they ought to. Even though another awesome song is in the title. Even though the colors are so bright, and the science fiction aspect is so intriguing.
Turns out having your major credits as an average old blockbuster and whatever Living Single is don’t make the pair an ideal graphic novel team. The effort is definitely there, it just falls short. When the book’s best feature is its glossary…
You know what this would work as? A tv series. Young, hip, lots of minority representation. It would be grand. All the subplots can be properly done in a drawn out tv format. So maybe these books can work as a pitch for that. Otherwise…pass.

This and more at https://advancetheplot.weebly.com/

[Chessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mehhhhhh I am sad that this comic is unresolved. *cries*

[Dev · Rating 4 out of 5]

When you were born, the stars forgot to shine.
Make them regret it.

This series was so fun, I'm sad that it apparently got cancelled because it looked like it was definitely ramping up to some pretty interesting stuff at the end of this volume. Here we get to see some more intricacies and players in the gang wars on the planet as well as some more background info on the planet itself at the very end. I just really love all the characters in this series [especially Luca!! ❤] and it was such an interesting concept. Such a shame we'll never know what happened :(

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of action and fun art, but really nothing more. Not bad, mind you, just pointless.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know what I really hate... when you get invested in a series and things really start to get interesting and you finish the book excited for more and ready to read the next issue to find out that the series has been canceled... yeah I really fucking hate that.

One of our MCs has this vision in the first comic that I was REALLY looking forward to but now I’ll never know... son of a bitch

[PsnDth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Need more concrete park. Nuff said.

[dya · Rating 5 out of 5]

So fast paced, so many characters and beautiful illustrations as always. I read volume one over a year ago, so I briefly skimmed before reading volume two. Usually I’d say this was too fast paced, but I think that element speaks to the chaos of Scare City.

Though I hate it’s corrections, I love to see so many types of Black and brown people exist in one place. I loved seeing varying culture elements merged into this one place with little to no over explaining of what is what.

It’s fun and so enjoyable it makes me want to tap back into comics again.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

continuing Isaac aka "space man" and his entry into the gang ran, dog eat dog society that on a destitute, dying world. Luca rescues him and this is where you may get lost---many more characters are introduced and the setting up for a finale that we don't see yet in the last few pages of this volume. I'm attached to these characters and their struggles.
there's going to be a third volume, right?

[Maya (Sup3rN0va) · Rating 3 out of 5]

★★★ / 2 ½ Stars rounded up!

This was really confusing and because of that I was left feeling disappointed when I finished reading this. I have little knowledge of what actually was going on in the storyline and the ending was also confusing. This is such a let down because I really enjoyed the first volume.

This volume was trying too hard to introduce new characters every other page, they should have focused on already existing characters.

I also wish we had gotten an answer or explanation about certain things. First example is what happens to Boza, his state of mind isn't explained at all so we don't get a full understanding of why Boza does what he does towarda the end of the comic.

We also never got an explaination as to where Lena is from or what language she speaks. Why is she ethereal and why does she glow blue? No answers, unfortunately.

I enjoyed the art and the world building so I gave this ★★ ★/ 2 ½ Stars rounded up!

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even better, in my opinion, than vol 1. Maybe because I'm figuring out the story, the characters, what the Oasis is, who the populace is, the gangs, the reality of what's plaguing this place in space. The mood is strikes is scary, destructive, catastrophic. And very addictive at same time.

[Jawanza Barial-Lumumba · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent follow up to the initial comics. It fleshes our more of the characters and the gangs but I think it ends with this. Obviously it was cancelled before being fully completed but it was still a great read.

[Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was kind of interesting, but there's a lot going on here. I was not sure what to focus on.

[Devon Munn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wished this would have a more conclusive ending but still a decent series

[Matthew J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid follow-up. This introduces some larger issues and themes. Sadly, I'm not sure the comic went on after this. Still, worth a read.

[Vincent Stoessel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best graphic novel I've read so far this year, hands down. The mystery, the science fiction, the street gangs and the beauty in the heart of the ugliness. Tony Puryear's art reminds me a rougher kind Moebius and the overall feeling invokes the best of the old Heavy Metal magazine days of the 80s. I love this book even more than volume 1, which does it's job of immersing us into this new world. If I could give it a 6th star, I would.

[Bryan W · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 for me. While the story and art are still as fresh and original as the first volume, I find that instead of developing the characters already introduced into more fleshed out individuals, they started introducing even more characters and subplots causing the plot to become a bit muddled and unwieldy. Hopefully things start streamlining from here on out because while a lot happened, I found it hard to care about the outcome too much.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the 2nd volume of concrete park even more than the first. The first was a big introduction to the setting, and in the 2nd volume they got on and did things in it. The characters were further developed and the world revealed more mysteries. I'm really glad I found this series. I'm looking forward to the next volume.

[Thistle & Verse · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think the series has since discontinued, which stinks because none of the questions I had have been answered. Similar to the 1st book, the parts of the world I'm most interested in don't seem to be focused on but still a quick enjoyable read

[Dav · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's so much going on in this world. It's nuts, fast-paced, and fascinating. Should really be a movie.

[Skye Kilaen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My spoiler-free fangirling about this series is here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[taeli · Rating 3 out of 5]

read 9/25/15

[Megalion · Rating 3 out of 5]

See comments on Volume One. I've decided not to continue reading as the story seems somewhat mary sueish to me.

[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the art but I have no clue what the fuck is going on. It's like South central met the barrio in Star Wars.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Continues and ups the intensity. When's volume three getting released, I'd like it now......

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

again, so many characters. so many storylines. I'm having trouble keeping up, but I don't care! I just wish I knew wtf was going on! and when the next volume is out!!!!