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They're Not Like Us (Collected Editions) #2
They're Not Like Us, Vol. 2: Us Against You
Freed from the influence of The Voice, Syd and her companions discover that life on their own presents painful new challenges and even greater threats.
Collect issue #7-12.
Collect issue #7-12.
144 pages, Paperback
First published March 30, 2016
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Eric Stephenson
237 books46 followersAs Publisher for Image Comics, Eric Stephenson has helped foster the creator-owned projects of numerous bestselling writers and artists, including Robert Kirkman, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and Brandon Graham, as well as a well-known pair of award magnets whose names rhyme with Frian and Biona. He is also the Eisner-nominated writer and co-creator of NOWHERE MEN and THEY'RE NOT LIKE US.
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June 16, 2016
3.5 the story is progressing nicely. Tabitha and the rest of the old crew are on their own now that they left the control of the voice. Heasley, the mentor to the voice finds Tabitha and explains to them that there are others out there. They also meet and get in a fight with Kenna who is also special and used to know the voice. After the fight we meet Wildcat Will and get the picture that the voice screwed over a lot of people. The story is getting a bit more progressive and is keeping me entertained so I will watch out for vol.3
spoilers below ( recap for me)
Heasley kills moon (shapeshifter)
Fagen leave the voice after blowing up the house.
Maise is still with the voice but Heasley is in lovee with her
spoilers below ( recap for me)
Heasley kills moon (shapeshifter)
Fagen leave the voice after blowing up the house.
Maise is still with the voice but Heasley is in lovee with her
June 2, 2017
I really liked the premise of this series, and this volume introduces a bunch of new characters and potential twists, but doesn't get around to fully explaining or developing them. Crossing my fingers that volume three resolves some questions.
August 18, 2017
Ehh... a slow volume. The kids are free of the Voice, but now stuck in the machinations of other people. Surprisingly little actually happens other than the kids are still stuck in turmoil. For a bunch of people with powers, they certainly aren't that interesting!
April 23, 2017
Still trying to relate to the characters.
July 20, 2018
Wow there's a whole lot of talking going on without saying very much. And we now have 3 or 4 splinter groups, and everyone had to change names, making it even more confusing. The build up makes clear they want to go x-men epic. And that's too bad, the first volume looked promising and love the drawings. Probably won't buy the third one.
October 22, 2018
I still like this--nice artwork and a story with a lot of potential--but it sure is taking its own sweet time getting anywhere. Lots of talk, very little action. Things need to start moving a bit faster than this or I might be done.
October 31, 2021
Issues 7-12 of the series which was canceled abruptly after #16 leaving the story uncompleted. That makes this one of the least essential volumes in my entire library. More sub-X-Men plotty nonsense with lots of different factions that are never clearly defined and a story that began eating itself way too early into the run. Meh.
June 17, 2019
Muy bien. Me ha gustado más que el primero y tengo mucha curiosidad.
May 30, 2020
Più vado avanti e più sono confusa. Ho appena letto che il prossimo volume sarà l'ultimo ma la serie non è stata conclusa bensì cancellata. BENE COSI'.
November 27, 2016
One of the most luxuriously fashionable and alluring current comic series on a regular publishing schedule, Gane & Stephenson's Not Like Us is a striking series that asks, what if Professor X was a manipulative sociopath and the X-Men just enabled each other to became more mentally f'ed up? This second volume digs in a bit deeper into the backstory by introducing Kenna and Heasley (the 2 new characters on the cover), and due to the new characters not revealing much there's an added sense of unease about who's actually legit. This volume does squander some good opportunities for both action and character development, but damned if Simon Gane & Jordie Bellaire don't render it all in hipster splendor. Too bad about Moon, but do yourself a favor and just peruse some of these sumptuous pages.
September 11, 2016
Overall Eric Stephenson continues his character of youth in rebellion. Whilst this works for the leading character of Syd/Tabitha, it suffers from some of its characters being one note and not being the page for too long, for example Dawn went from a girl hiding a shell to finally be lost and figuring herself (while suffering the trauma from The Voice's Abuse) however she's pushed off the page before it happens. I hope that Stephenson has a year long plan for this because his numerous characters are suffering from it.
However I did like the addition of the police investigation and how it will eventually tie everything together. Still a underrated series thou.
However I did like the addition of the police investigation and how it will eventually tie everything together. Still a underrated series thou.
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October 15, 2016The updated X-Men riff gets its teeth into one of that milieu's recurring niggles: if the mutants are a more highly evolved iteration of humanity, how come they mostly waste their time and abilities in endless, violent policy disagreements? Alas, this leaves less space for the character texture and pop culture references which so enlivened the first volume, the latter now mainly confined to the covers and interstitials. Among which I raised an eyebrow at seeing a Generation Terrorists lyric attributed solely to Richey, and winced at the presence of a solo Paul Weller lyric. Bad Anglophile! No biscuit!
August 9, 2016
A promising start goes awry in this volume. The original group splinters into two groups. A third group shows up to take advantage of the situation and warns that a fourth, even more ominous group is coming.
There are telepaths everywhere! Did this suddenly turn into the X-Men?
The tight, interesting premise of the first volume dissolves as the storyline tries to open up and go epic. That makes it easier to write, but less interesting for me to read.
There are telepaths everywhere! Did this suddenly turn into the X-Men?
The tight, interesting premise of the first volume dissolves as the storyline tries to open up and go epic. That makes it easier to write, but less interesting for me to read.
November 14, 2018
Really enjoying this series. Can't wait to finish it up. Ugh i need to know what happened to certain characters after the bar incident.
September 22, 2021
Okay, the second volume was a bit better, but I still feel like the story is still in the process of figuring out what it wants to do. So it's more of a 3.5 stars than a 4, but I can't give half ratings here.
"Syd" and a few others have struck out on their own and have left the sordid home of The Voice. But beyond securing an alternate place to stay, they haven't really set up a clear plan or direction for them to take. And of course, this book widens their scope to some degree as there are other people with abilities beyond the immediate circle of The Voice.
I feel the potential of this story as a whole and I get glimpses of it here and there. But I can't quite put my finger on why the book doesn't totally grip me just yet. Maybe it's because we know so little about these characters despite being 12 issues in? We know their power sets, but that's about it. And sure, their names were temporarily blocked from their minds in the first book, but by now I feel like we could have gotten more back story or maybe more insights into their respective personalities and characterizations.
Without all that, it's hard to feel more invested in their story. The larger plot remains interesting with a lot of moving parts, but the characters as individuals still don't feel fully formed. There's a need for a larger mystery, yes, but we also need a bit more to anchor our feelings and emotions on.
"Syd" and a few others have struck out on their own and have left the sordid home of The Voice. But beyond securing an alternate place to stay, they haven't really set up a clear plan or direction for them to take. And of course, this book widens their scope to some degree as there are other people with abilities beyond the immediate circle of The Voice.
I feel the potential of this story as a whole and I get glimpses of it here and there. But I can't quite put my finger on why the book doesn't totally grip me just yet. Maybe it's because we know so little about these characters despite being 12 issues in? We know their power sets, but that's about it. And sure, their names were temporarily blocked from their minds in the first book, but by now I feel like we could have gotten more back story or maybe more insights into their respective personalities and characterizations.
Without all that, it's hard to feel more invested in their story. The larger plot remains interesting with a lot of moving parts, but the characters as individuals still don't feel fully formed. There's a need for a larger mystery, yes, but we also need a bit more to anchor our feelings and emotions on.
September 11, 2020
In my review of the first volume I wrote that the story shows promise, but that I do not know if it will deliver. It doesn't.
Most of them break free from The Voice only to come to the realization that there are more groups like them, all looking for control. The shifting alliances, the many hidden agendas, characters that suddenly disappear, not knowing whether the story is real or takes place in an illusion created by a strong telepath, ... makes the story very chaotic and hard to follow. I also really dislike graphic novels that have an open ending at the end of a volume. I can understand that a single issue might have an open ending or cliffhanger, but a volume should have a beginning and an ending.
Most of them break free from The Voice only to come to the realization that there are more groups like them, all looking for control. The shifting alliances, the many hidden agendas, characters that suddenly disappear, not knowing whether the story is real or takes place in an illusion created by a strong telepath, ... makes the story very chaotic and hard to follow. I also really dislike graphic novels that have an open ending at the end of a volume. I can understand that a single issue might have an open ending or cliffhanger, but a volume should have a beginning and an ending.
July 16, 2019
The first volume was intriguing but the follow-up is so full of dialogue that it feels dreadfully slow. We don't learn much of anything new. The police's look into the incidents the group has caused is painfully slow. All the creativity from the first volume is buried here. The art is still a good for the title but the book overall was tedious and boring. Also, pet peeve, every collection should have a "previously in".
September 22, 2020
Mi opinión sobre este cómic no ha variado mucho después de leer esta segunda parte. La trama se va desarrollando, aparecen nuevos personajes y suceden muchas cosas de una forma bastante frenética pero sigo sin terminar de conectar con ello.
Nuevamente destacar el estilo de dibujo, la ambientación y el uso del color ya que son el motivo por el que mantengo las cuatro estrellas. En caso de que salga un tercer volumen puede que lo lea ya que me gustaría saber cómo termina, ¡aún así no estoy segura de si lo haré!
Nuevamente destacar el estilo de dibujo, la ambientación y el uso del color ya que son el motivo por el que mantengo las cuatro estrellas. En caso de que salga un tercer volumen puede que lo lea ya que me gustaría saber cómo termina, ¡aún así no estoy segura de si lo haré!
October 27, 2017
Still pretty uninspiring. The same old premise where different groups of "special" people with differing philosophies get into trouble with one another. Just like Professor X vs Magneto and Peter Stanchek vs Tokyo Harada.
October 10, 2017
Meh. Art's still interesting, but the character's immature drama is starting to wear pretty thin.
I probably won't be picking up volume 3.
I probably won't be picking up volume 3.
November 26, 2017
3 1/2 stars.
May 22, 2019
See my review of volume 1. This is more of the same.
July 24, 2019
The starting is growing into a really interesting storyline where several super powered beings are coming into play. Alliances are made. Some are broken. I look forward in seeing where it is going.
August 13, 2019
Good building of tension in this volume and expansion of characters. Great scene in a house of cats!!
November 11, 2019
very disappointing that this was canceled!!
July 24, 2020
The writing is a bit too proud of itself for me.
July 24, 2020
Alright second volume of the teen angst telepaths
March 20, 2022
More interesting than the first volume but still quite exposition heavy.
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May 7, 2022This was never finished so 🤦🏻♂️
June 12, 2022
Getting sense 8 vibes minus the queerness... I wouldn't mind some queer vibes tho haha. Can't wait to read what's next !!
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