Aphrodite IX has the Witchblade and several other Artifacts have also appeared, destroying the delicately balanced utopia. Who is wielding the Darkness and why is it so hellbent on killing all of the IXs?
Political intrigue, a formidable threat, advanced physics, a dose of philosophy, and a whole bunch of questions make for an interesting second installment. Is it good?
Matt Hawkins and Stjepan Sejic begin IXth Generation #2 with a recurring question from the first issue: Does the resurrection process truly bring the person back to life or is it a new person with a digitally downloaded consciousness and genetic replica?
While I enjoyed volume one of this series, volume two, unfortunately, felt rushed. Plot elements were suddenly introduced, and events happened extremely quickly, which made it hard to keep track of what was going on. The characters themselves, aside from Aphrodite IX, and a little bit of development on Velocity, weren't fleshed out, and were quickly removed from the story as well. I'd say read this volume in order to keep up with the story, but don't expect to understand much of what is going on.