She Wolf Volume 2

She Wolf #5-8

by Rich Tommaso

The second series of this surreal teenage tragedy veers away from season one's main character, Gabrielle and focuses mainly on her younger sibling Lizzie who, upon her "sweet" sixteenth birthday, becomes jaded, rebellious, and downright homicidal. Not only is it her turn to come to terms with her werewolf curse, but she also learns that she has been possessed by a powerful demon. Collects issues 5-8.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Comix, Horror

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 14, 2017

About the author

Rich Tommaso is an American comic book artist.

He studied comics at the Joe Kubert Art School, but dropped out after the end of his first year.

He then spent many years making pizza while working on his art projects.

His first comic book was published in 1997 by Fantagraphics, and he subsequently produced numerous works published by Dark Horse.

Reviews

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Notably better than volume one, so don’t give up hope here if you didn’t like the first book! This follows the younger sister a little more, and it’s still spooky and kind of freaky. But all the characters, old ones and new, are able to shine much better in this volume than the last.

[Zack! Empire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series didn't seem well received but I actually liked it. I think the biggest complaint is that it is hard to follow, and... it is. But, if you look past that, there is some fun stuff here. I really like that Rich didn't fall back on all the tired cliches of werewolves, but went his own way.
The art work and the color is simply fantastic. There are a lot of images that seemed like they would be right at home in a Jamie Love and Rockets comic.
This is a tough one but you should give it a chance.

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Equally as disturbing and unsettling as Vol. 1. With Tommaso's growing focus on demons and devil worship I wonder why the ostensible focus is on werewolves at all. Tommaso's werewolf rules are definitely unique. I can't make any connections myself to any other werewolf literature I've ever read before.

[Paul Allard · Rating 1 out of 5]

More werewolves – not sure why I bothered

I didn't enjoy Volume 1 much so don't know quite why I bothered with volume 2 (admittedly I didn't pay for either). More adventures among the werewolves and vampires ensue but this is not particularly interesting stuff and the line drawing artwork does not appeal to me . I can't recommend it to anyone.

[Linden Seaman · Rating 4 out of 5]

much better than volume one in being easier to follow and feeling like a concrete story line is there to follow. I also felt like I was able to connect with the characters and know more about them.

[Lukas Holmes · Rating 4 out of 5]

In all this 80's throwback stuff, this is the first comic I have read that feels like it was actually created in the 80's. Fun stuff.

[John Cherkas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great artwork lends itself very well to the fantastical nature of the story. Introducing a broader range of demons and fantasy characters mirrors the personal struggles of the human characters very well.