Grrl Scouts Volume 2: Work Sucks

Grrl Scouts (collected editions) #2

by Jim Mahfood

When word around the hood spreads about the Grrls' illegal endeavors, Gwen, Daphne and Rita are forced to go legit and get real jobs. Rita uses her artistic talent to hook-up with a local graffiti crew and finds love along the way. Meanwhile, Daphne encounters the horrors of working behind a bar at the Weird Hog and Gwen struggles and strives through the monotony of "normal" employment until she finds what could be her true calling. Plus: This collection features brand new Grrl Scouts short stories, a sketchbook section, and guest pin-ups from some of the coolest creators working in comics, including: Michael Avon Oeming, Farel Dalrymple, Dave Crosland, Jose Garibaldi, Jim Campbell, Rob Schrab, Kieron Dwyer and Doug Tennapel

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

140 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 2004

About the author

Jim Mahfood, a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator.

Reviews

[Leah Steele · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked Grrl Scouts a-lot I enjoyed the NYC cool girl aesthetic to it and I liked the over all story line. All the characters were funny and entertaining and I will definitely will be finishing the series.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Grrl Scouts try to hit the straight and narrow. Fun stuff.

[Jamie Monahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn't a superhero or action comic by any real stretch of the imagination. It's about three women, prior to this all had glamourised criminal criminal careers as drug dealers, getting out of the game and getting legitimate jobs. And all the horrors that go with it, ranging from having to deal with the public to jealous co-workers.

The characters are nicely fleshed out and solidly beliveable, and the hip-hop artwork style really does portray the inner city youth struggle to get on with life while being true to yourself and your friends, which is what this book is about. And the plot is well paced, jumping from viewpoint to viewpoint and hits its points home without being repetitive. Definitely worth reading if you're looking for something that goes down well in a graphic novels and don't want to bother with men with underwear over their tights or all those Vasquez/Gaiman rip off "goth" comics.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three skater/punky girls and their adventures finding legit employment. I can't say this is intelligent reading, but considering my fatigued mental state at the time I read this book, I wouldn't have been able to handle too much deep thought.

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

You can definitely tell what year this came out. 2004 was a good year, a similar one for me to these girls.

[Damon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better than Vol. 1, but only just. The art is good, but this guy really needs a writer...