Red School

Red School #2

by Victoria Aveyard, Soman Chainani, Joel Gennari (Illustrator)

Fantasy titans Victoria Aveyard and Soman Chainani team up in a two-part graphic novel event! Featuring your favourite characters from 'Red Queen' and 'The School for Good and Evil' series.

Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Graphic Novels Comics

51 pages, ebook

First published December 2, 2020

About the author

I'm an author/screenwriter who likes books and lists. This site is the nexus of my universe.

I wrote the #1 NYT bestselling series RED QUEEN the #1 NYT bestselling REALM BREAKER trilogy. Next up, my adult fantasy debut, TEMPEST, coming 2026.

The genres I'm into include YA, Fantasy, Historical, Adventure, Apocalyptic - if people are dying, I'm buying.

Reviews

[Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, part 2 of the story was fun and wrapped up nicely with explanations involving mythology from both Red Queen and School for Good and Evil. This was generally just a good time and definitely for fans of the series! It's fun to see them in a different context and graphically illustrated. I do think this could have been all in one volume given how short they are, but I appreciate that the second volume was included for preorders of the physical copies!

[fer bañuelos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gracias a Dios no tenemos a Tedros sin camisa en este. Buen final, como dijeron los autores en un webinar que vi de ellos, esto es como fan fiction autorizado, entonces para lo que es me gustó.
Todo menos cómo está ilustrado, eso debería ser considerado un crimen de odio.

[Yeg · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why the hell did i forget to rate this??? Oh yeah becouse i was too busy hating this two part comics that i forgot it.
What the hell happend with this characters i liked??

Yep it was awful i prefer not to say anything.

[Nour (FREE PALESTINE) Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

finallyyyy ive read this... after all these years haha

I love the idea of the crossover of these 2 amazing universe and for such a short graphic novel, I did enjoy it, even though it was a bit fast and hard to follow.
the art wasn't personally me favorite, but it did capture the look of all the characters really well.

overall, pretty mid, but I’m glad I read it

[Sara Cardoso · Rating 2 out of 5]

this just wasn't it. I didn't even feel like the personalities of the characters matched the real ones of the RQ books...(specially Cal and Maven even if it's before all the crazy shit happened) so ahhhh this was a bit disappointing
Anyway I just wanted to see Maven and that part turned out to be not so good as well

[Soňa · Rating 2 out of 5]

PODCASTové zamyslenie je tu
Výnimočná grafická novela, ktorá spája svety dvoch bestsellerových sérií. Do školy dobra a zla prichádzajú hrdinova príbehu Červená kráľovná. Spolu si užívajú bál na počesť stretnutia dvoch svetov. Zdá sa, že pre obe strany bude táto spolupráca výhodná. Keď však na hrad dobra padne hrozivá hmla, ktorá študentov aj hostí premení na krvilačné príšery, je na našich hrdinoch, aby nešťastie zastavili a zistili, kto za tým všetkým stojí. Aké nesmierne zlo túžilo zničiť dva príbehy naraz?

too simple :) Ok, druhú sériu som nečítala a aj v tejto o škole dobra a zla mám resty, a tak by som si mala opäť prečítať a dočítať, atď., ale neukameňujte ma, keď kresba taká moderná a poplatná dobe, príbeh rovno z bodu A do bodu B a ešte aj rozuzlenie bolo juchúú ízy pízy lemon skvízy... proste žiadna záhada (teda okrem toho, že Mare je červená a toť ani spoiler nie je... stačí si prečítať anotáciu pre červenú kráľovnú, ale teda aj hrdinovia zo školy to musia zistiť)...
Uvidíme či objavím aj druhý diel a či prečítam... to skôr asi dám re-read originálnej série....

Prvá veta: Kde bolo, tam bolo, zamotali sa dva príbehy z rôznyh svetov.
Posledná veta: Aj ja.
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[Sandra Lawerson · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

Volvamos a esta historia que mezcla los mundos de La reina roja, de Victoria Aveyard, y el de La escuela del bien y del mal de Soman Chainani, para seguir, y finalizar, con mi opinión de estas dos novelas gráficas que, a día de hoy, se pueden leer de manera gratuita.

Como os dije en la reseña del primer volumen, Red School es una mezcla un tanto extraña. Después de ver que una niebla roja misteriosa está convirtiendo a cualquiera que la inspire en títeres controlados por alguien poderoso que aún no sabemos quién es, esta segunda parte comienza justo por donde nos quedamos, en un presente en el que poco a poco empezamos a tener pequeñas pistas que nos irán conduciendo al lugar donde todo empezó para descubrir al auténtico culpable de todo este gran lío. Sin dudarlo, esta continuación es mucho más dinámica y más hecha a la acción que la anterior, ya que servía, principalmente, para poner en contexto a nuestros personajes y presentarnos las relaciones de amistad que existen. Ahora que todo eso se queda atrás, Aveyard y Chainani deciden ir por una trama diferente que, sin dudarlo, sigue dejando un estilo narrativo vertiginoso.

Siguiendo con un lenguaje fácil de entender y de seguir, nuestros personajes pronto deberán de sacar a relucir sus mejores armas, ya sea en forma de espada o en forma de esos poderes que, si has leído la saga de La reina roja, sabrás muy bien cómo funcionan. Pronto comienza una serie de escenas que no van a dejar espacio al descanso, viendo que no salimos de una y ya tenemos el pie entero metido en otra situación peliaguda. Con criaturas extrañas por todos lados que no hacen más que complicar el camino que debemos seguir para enfrentarnos a quien esté provocando todo eso, el giro que desvela esa identidad es interesante y te pilla por sorpresa, especialmente cuando se descubre algo más grande que también deja a nuestros personajes con más preguntas que respuestas.

Junto a esto, y una vez más, vuelvo a mencionar el estilo de las ilustraciones que, si bien son muy precisas y deja momentos de batallas mágicas por un lado y por otro, escenas bastante épicas, y algunas con un tinte cómico, son ilustraciones que siguen sin gustarme. Es un estilo irregular que no se ve bonito. Los rostros de los personajes se ven deformes en más de una ocasión y es algo que no me convence en absoluto. Pero, dejando eso a un lado, la historia de Red School está claramente hecha para el puro entretenimiento y para probar cómo quedaría ese crossover, una manera de crear algo nada serio por parte de ambos autores.

No creo que haya que tomarse esta historia como algo oficial, no la consideraría canon para ninguna de las sagas. Y, por eso, creo que tampoco hace falta haberse leído los libros para comprender lo que está pasando. Pienso que la información que se da es la justa y necesaria para tener una base y saber quién es quién, así que, en resumen, es una novela gráfica para pasar un buen rato y poco más.

[Claudia Torkan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* ??

Červená škola je crossover medzi svetmi Červenej kráľovnej a Školou dobra a zla. Pre fanúšikov týchto sérií môžem povedať, že pre čítanie tohto nie sú potrebné všetky znalosti z každej knihy. Úplne si vystačíte s vedomosťami z prvých častí, prípadne vám stačí zo ŠDAZ aj film, ktorý vyšiel na netflixe (i keď za seba môžem povedať, že kniha pokryla lepšie niektoré aspekty priateľstva medzi Agi a Sophie.)

V prvom rade musím pochváliť ilustrácie, ktoré sú nádherné. Všetky postavy sú nakreslené unikátne, a keď sa to spojilo s dejovou linkou, neraz som sa musela nahlas zasmiať. Obzvlášť pri porovnávaní Tedrosa a Cala, pretože, neviem ako vy, ale ja si tak celkom nedokážem predstaviť inak vážneho Cala na rovnakej úrovni ako Tedros.

Čo sa deja týka, povedala by som, že ak ste fanúšikmi sérií a chcete ešte pobudnúť v tomto magickom svete, budete spokojní. Autori sa snažili vytvoriť spoločnú fantasy linku tak, aby všetky prepletenia spolu sedeli a napájali sa jedna na druhú.

Ak teda máte chuť na grafickú novelu, ktorá je spestrením (nielen farebným) už známych sérií, neváhajte po nej siahnuť. Nemusíte sa báť, aj keď si budete na začiatku pripadať stratení, rýchlo sa zorientujete a spoločne s hrdinami sa vydáte na výpravu, aby zistili, kto do Školy dobra a zla doniesol ničivú magickú pliagu.

[curtis :) · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5* again i think

just... why does this exist?? its so random lol

also insinuations of romance between characters who would be like 12-14 or something and 17-19 on the other end is just kinda weird again

the plot flowed better than it did in the first part but it was also kinda boring and kinda forgettable (i live in hope. i really hope i can forget this tbh)

[✨Veronica Bianca✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,75✨

[Ayesha (in a book slump) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one better then the prequel but I think the content was still on the same level.

[Olena Yuriichuk · Rating 3 out of 5]

ну, такоє...
забагато героїв, причому раптом вижилих з попередніх книг.
я так не граюсь(

[Alisha Brook · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Nithya Angadi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Already reviewed the story in the Part 1 and much of the complaints I made still stand. The only other thing I would say is that I'm a little dissatisfied with the ending, but I guess you can't expect too much from 50 page comics—doesn't leave too much room for epic endings lol

[Lara Strauss · Rating 3 out of 5]

the only good part about this book: My poor Maven finally getting a happyish ever after

[Alixa · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was not the same level as the main series by the authors. The characters seems to be out of their own character. The main reason how the problem arose in this novel and the first part's aren't clear...Just how awful.

I love the authors but this just didn't got into me. I just can't grasp the point there. How the heck did the two worlds merge anyway, besides their authors just thought to collab...? The plot's got holes and the illustrations suck. I hate how I feel like the characters are so off...

[Ellie 🏴‍☠️ · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only thing I have to say is this book was terrible to point I wanted to throw my phone across the ocean.

Have fun with that Sebastian.

[Tiffany Spencer · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Red School -2
Plot: Agatha and Tedros tell the ut the Storian (the magical pen that deices the fate of everyone n the Woods) but they can’t exactly get to it because they’re trapped on the roof. They’re arguing how to get off the roof (Agatha, Sophie, and Tedros want to use magic to morph to birds and the Nortans want to use a flying ship) when they’re attacked by a mob of zombies. They make it off the roof and Tedros and Cal try to fight the zombies off, but they end up falling backward into the mob. On the ship, Agatha and Maven (?) argue over going back to get them. Agatha thinks Mare is a silver and calls her cold-blooded, but she shows her that her the dried up blood on her arm is red. Agatha promises to keep her secret. Then they spot an incoming sympth zombie. He hits the ship. They head for the school master’s tower. They crash land into the tower (but make it). They find Maven’s mother controlling the Storian telepathically. But then they see Professor Dovey has been turned and they magic goes flying and knocks her down. They see the Queen getting away, but Dovey has now gotten back up. Cal and Sophie stay behind to take out Dovey. Agatha and Maven corner her on a roof, but she turns Agatha into a zombie and declares her intent to take the school and all it’s power. Agatha turns her magic against Maven and leaves her hanging on the tower. Agatha and the Queen. So Agatha is holding Maven and the Queen is holding her and the Queen is telling her to drop her (her own daughter?). But then magic zaps the Queen and Agatha drops Maven. But I think (Agatha’s magic pulls her back up or either the power of the Storian does). VERY UNCLEAR! Then somehow Rafal appears and Agatha vanishes him with her magic (This graphic novel is a NIGHTMARE to summarize). So now the spell is broken and we find out Rafal’s spirit was possessing the Queen. Rafel planned to use the Queen’s blood and since she wasn’t from the Woods, he saw this as an opportunity. he guided the two worlds together. The School Master tells everyone to prepare for Raphel’s return. Mare and Agatha talk and each say they want to make it out of their stories and each tells the other she thinks she will. They agree to be friends.

My Thoughts: Very CONFUSING! 1) Sometimes the drawings didn’t give me a very clear idea what was happening in the scene 2) The names Mare and Maven tended to be so interchangeable that I didn’t know if it was the same person or two separate people (Still don’t). Maybe after I read the series that I’m not familiar with. It was definitely harder to follow this one because for example I wondered what’s the difference between having red blood and silver blood? Why is Mare hiding the fact that she has red blood? I also wondered what timeline this was? And why does the School Master look like he has a mask on? It wasn’t that it was bad it just felt too short and too much of a leap from what I read in the School of Good and Evil.

Rating: 5

[Los Cisnes · Rating 1 out of 5]

Contexto: Cuando adquirí la primera parte, pensaba que tocaba solicitar la segunda parte como pasó con la primera; más me sorprendió que me llegar sin pedirla como tal

Sin embargo, tengo cosas que destacar:

Aspectos positivos:
- Ritmo: Sigue siendo un ritmo rápido como en la primera parte, aún contando las escenas de acción

Aspectos negativos:
- Inconsistencias: No sé que inconsistencias habrá por parte de la saga "La reina roja", pero por parte de la Escuela del Bien y del Mal encontré lo siguiente: Se supone que el director se llama Rafal (quien es malo) y su hermano muerto (quien es bueno) es un espíritu, aquí están intercambiados. No sé si es para que la trama se pueda sostener, pero se puede dar a confusiones si alguien primero lee este crossover y luego la saga de Soman Chainani
- Ilustraciones: No mejoraron con respecto a la primera parte, más los escenarios siguen igual de buenos
- Personajes: Si ya sentía que los personajes habían retrocedido bastante, aquí no los sentía muy desarrollados. Si, hubo interacciones que explicaban historia de ambas sagas, pero no pasaban de ahí. Las únicas rescatables son Agatha y la protagonista de La Reina Roja (que ya olvidé su nombre)
- Final: Horrible. Osea, Rafal sale de las suyas, no arrestan a la reina de Northa, Sophie y otro tipo (no recuerdo el nombre x2) se quedan... ¿Juntos? y una charla entre Agatha y la prota de La Reina Roja que no recuerdo exactamente de qué. Simplemente horrible

Nota final: 2 de 10

No tengo recuerdos memorables del libro

[Jill Jemmett · Rating 5 out of 5]

The characters from Red Queen and the School for Good and Evil are still fighting a plague at the school. Mare, Maven, Cal, Agatha, Sophie, and Tedros must find a way to get to the School Master’s Tower and get the magical Storian pen to stop the virus that is infecting everyone at the school.

This was a great conclusion to the Red School graphic novels. There were some more cameos of characters from the novels that appeared at the heart of the problem. I would recommend reading at least the first book of the Red Queen series and The School for Good and Evil series before reading this one because the action begins right away without much of an introduction to the characters.

These comics were such a fun collaboration. It was exciting to see characters from two great series come together in this short adventure.

I hope there are more collaborations between these characters or other series in the future.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG THAT WAS EPIC!!! I LOVE IT!!!
They work together to find the source of the red poison, they try to go to the school masters tower, but are attacked bty the zombies!!! they run to the ship, but cal is grabbed and Tedros cuts the lader and FALLS!!! OMG THEY TURNED INTO ZOMBIES TOO!!!
next they find the QUEEN in the tower and is possessed by a demon!!! Maven and Sophie fight professor Dovey who is possessed too!!!
Mare and Agatha fight the queen, but agatha is being mind controlled and fights Mare, SHE'S GOING TO FALL OFF THE TOWER!!! Agatha tries to fight it, but the queen is to strong and Mare shoots lightning and the queen and mare both FALL!!! The storion fell from the queen's hand and Mare grabbed it!!! The demon was Rafal!!!
He flees and everyone is back to normal!!!
They are safe again and have build a friendship forever

LOVE

[Nicki White · Rating 2 out of 5]

It really just isn’t that good. Also note that unless you’ve read both series that Red School combines you’ll have no idea who the characters are. In this case I didn’t know half of them.

The only good thing is that Maven (Red Queen) finally gets a semblance of a happily ever after.

[verónica · Rating 1 out of 5]

Este fue peor que el anterior porque si bien fue igual de malo, ya no tenía lo interesante o llamémosle "novedoso" del otro. Aburrido y no pasó absolutamente nada, solo huyeron de zombies y persiguieron una lapicera mágica (creo que esto y Marian mirándola de nuevo es una señal para remirar OUAT).

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My opinions are the same as the first one. This one I enjoyed a bit more. I like the dynamic between Mare and Agatha. Honestly, I loved this random little tangent from both series and I am slightly more inclined to pick up the new SFGAE trilogy.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just like Part 1, this was a really cute read; it might have started an interest in graphic novels in me oops lol

[aLe · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
It was childish but good

[Sam♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a nice graphic novel duology! the illustrations were beautiful and the story took an interesting turn in this volume.

[Ruth Job Salamanca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely enjoyed this one. However, I wish it could have been longer 🥺 I think I would love more interaction between these two worlds in the future ❤️

[Viki Kiwi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je hezké vidět, jak si autoři představují své postavy a světy. Jinak meh. Avšak za tu bonusovost celých 3.5 hvězdiček.

[Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit corny at parts but overall this volume flowed much better for me than the first volume.