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Snow Angels #5-10
Snow Angels, Vol. 2
Two of the most acclaimed comics creators of their generation--writer Jeff Lemire and artist Jock--together for the first time in this 10-part science fiction saga set in a brutal world like no other!
Season Two begins! The final 6 issues of the 10-part science fiction adventure story set in a brutal world like no other starts here!
Milliken and Mae have never left The Trench--it's all they've ever known. They were born in The Trench, and they'll die there, just like all their people do. The two girls, eight and eleven, are a part of The Trenchfolk, a sprawling settlement of people living inside the massive ice walls of a vast, seemingly endless frozen trench carved into the surface of an otherwise icy wasteland. The Trenchfolk survive in this hostile world by following The Three Testaments of The Trench--golden rules repeated like a mantra from birth to death...
1. YOU MUST NEVER LEAVE THE TRENCH.
2. THE TRENCH PROVIDES.
3. THE TRENCH IS ENDLESS.
Milli and Mae don't really know how their people came to live here. No one does, not even their wise and gentle Father. On Milliken's twelfth birthday, their father takes the two girls on an overnight skate down the trench--a coming-of-age ritual to teach them how to fish the frozen river, how to hunt the wild Trenchdogs that wander its frigid banks, and how to give proper thanks to their frozen Gods--The Colden Ones. It's the trip of a lifetime until the girls push beyond the borders of their humble land and awaken the Trench's deadly defender...The Snowman! What follows next is an action-packed story of survival, loss and redemption.
Collects issues #5-10 of Snow Angels.
Season Two begins! The final 6 issues of the 10-part science fiction adventure story set in a brutal world like no other starts here!
Milliken and Mae have never left The Trench--it's all they've ever known. They were born in The Trench, and they'll die there, just like all their people do. The two girls, eight and eleven, are a part of The Trenchfolk, a sprawling settlement of people living inside the massive ice walls of a vast, seemingly endless frozen trench carved into the surface of an otherwise icy wasteland. The Trenchfolk survive in this hostile world by following The Three Testaments of The Trench--golden rules repeated like a mantra from birth to death...
1. YOU MUST NEVER LEAVE THE TRENCH.
2. THE TRENCH PROVIDES.
3. THE TRENCH IS ENDLESS.
Milli and Mae don't really know how their people came to live here. No one does, not even their wise and gentle Father. On Milliken's twelfth birthday, their father takes the two girls on an overnight skate down the trench--a coming-of-age ritual to teach them how to fish the frozen river, how to hunt the wild Trenchdogs that wander its frigid banks, and how to give proper thanks to their frozen Gods--The Colden Ones. It's the trip of a lifetime until the girls push beyond the borders of their humble land and awaken the Trench's deadly defender...The Snowman! What follows next is an action-packed story of survival, loss and redemption.
Collects issues #5-10 of Snow Angels.
160 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2022
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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
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July 2, 2022
This second season was a much better volume for this series than the first one was, even if it does feel rushed to end the book at 10 issues like this. Reading through this volume, as Alexander mentioned in his great review for this, does make me dislike the first volume even more than I already did since it really does feel like nothing happened in that volume compared to this one.
Milliken and Mae Mae are back and still on the run from the Snowman after escaping the Trench last volume. But as these girls desperately search for safety and any signs of the Colden Ones in this frozen wasteland, they come across more threats that could end them before the Snowman even has a chance. And what will happen when Milliken discovers the true nature of not just the Trench, but the mysterious planet as a whole?
Tons of worldbuilding in these 6 issues, which is a far cry from it basically not even being present in Season One, but the story is only a little better this time around. The best part of this volume, like the last one, is the characters of Milliken and Mae Mae. As I stated in my review of the previous volume, their sisterly relationship feels real and while some of their back-and-forths throughout the book can feel a bit samey after last volume, I still think it works for the most part. I also loved the flashback scenes later in the book that intercut with what’s going on with the kids in the present, but that really is the best the series gets, and it doesn’t exactly last long.
I still think Jock’s art is fine, but I will admit it didn’t live up to my expectations last volume and it still doesn’t in this one. As mentioned in my last review, I was expecting a lot more out of this based on his All Star Batman issue in the arctic with Mr. Freeze, but nothing in this series manages to come close to that issue in terms of visuals.
As a whole, this series was just okay. I don’t hate it or love it, it’s just a series that I probably won’t revisit ever again. I’m also glad I just read this through Prime and didn’t waste money buying the trades. While this is a fine enough independent comic (for the most part) it just did not live up to my expectations of what a Jock/Lemire collaboration could be like. Recommended only to mega fans of both Jeff Lemire or Jock, because I honestly can’t see anyone else getting too much out of this one.
Milliken and Mae Mae are back and still on the run from the Snowman after escaping the Trench last volume. But as these girls desperately search for safety and any signs of the Colden Ones in this frozen wasteland, they come across more threats that could end them before the Snowman even has a chance. And what will happen when Milliken discovers the true nature of not just the Trench, but the mysterious planet as a whole?
Tons of worldbuilding in these 6 issues, which is a far cry from it basically not even being present in Season One, but the story is only a little better this time around. The best part of this volume, like the last one, is the characters of Milliken and Mae Mae. As I stated in my review of the previous volume, their sisterly relationship feels real and while some of their back-and-forths throughout the book can feel a bit samey after last volume, I still think it works for the most part. I also loved the flashback scenes later in the book that intercut with what’s going on with the kids in the present, but that really is the best the series gets, and it doesn’t exactly last long.
I still think Jock’s art is fine, but I will admit it didn’t live up to my expectations last volume and it still doesn’t in this one. As mentioned in my last review, I was expecting a lot more out of this based on his All Star Batman issue in the arctic with Mr. Freeze, but nothing in this series manages to come close to that issue in terms of visuals.
As a whole, this series was just okay. I don’t hate it or love it, it’s just a series that I probably won’t revisit ever again. I’m also glad I just read this through Prime and didn’t waste money buying the trades. While this is a fine enough independent comic (for the most part) it just did not live up to my expectations of what a Jock/Lemire collaboration could be like. Recommended only to mega fans of both Jeff Lemire or Jock, because I honestly can’t see anyone else getting too much out of this one.
April 26, 2022
Some thoughts.
1. The series ends with this book. That feels sudden.
2. Why it feels sudden, is because the pacing between this volume and the first, feels all wrong.
3. This is certainly the better volume of the two. A lot more actually happens, so much in fact, that it all feels rushed. New characters and locations don't get the room to breathe.
4. There are flashbacks that I didn't immediately recognise as flashbacks, although I did like that there was some narrative pairing between what happened earlier, and what the kids were experiencing now.
5. The two main characters, the kids, get stuck in a whiny loop. I don't want to go on/you have to/I want to go back/we can't go back.. and so on. It's realistic, perhaps, but it also gets old.
6. This volume being better, makes me look back more negatively on vol 1. It feels like vol 1 could've been handled in the space of 1 or 2 issues, leaving more space for the rest of the story. It isn't as if there is a lot of characterisation or worldbuilding in vol 1.
7. I quite like Jock's art, and there are a few more non-white locations, but there's still a lot of visually uninteresting whiteness.
8. This Dark Horse collection includes some sketches from Lemire himself - I'm not a huge fan of his own work, but it might appeal to you. He also goes into the creation of this story, which has been surprisingly long in the making. I say surprisingly, because in the end the ideas in this series aren't all that interesting.
(Thanks to Dark Horse Books for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss)
1. The series ends with this book. That feels sudden.
2. Why it feels sudden, is because the pacing between this volume and the first, feels all wrong.
3. This is certainly the better volume of the two. A lot more actually happens, so much in fact, that it all feels rushed. New characters and locations don't get the room to breathe.
4. There are flashbacks that I didn't immediately recognise as flashbacks, although I did like that there was some narrative pairing between what happened earlier, and what the kids were experiencing now.
5. The two main characters, the kids, get stuck in a whiny loop. I don't want to go on/you have to/I want to go back/we can't go back.. and so on. It's realistic, perhaps, but it also gets old.
6. This volume being better, makes me look back more negatively on vol 1. It feels like vol 1 could've been handled in the space of 1 or 2 issues, leaving more space for the rest of the story. It isn't as if there is a lot of characterisation or worldbuilding in vol 1.
7. I quite like Jock's art, and there are a few more non-white locations, but there's still a lot of visually uninteresting whiteness.
8. This Dark Horse collection includes some sketches from Lemire himself - I'm not a huge fan of his own work, but it might appeal to you. He also goes into the creation of this story, which has been surprisingly long in the making. I say surprisingly, because in the end the ideas in this series aren't all that interesting.
(Thanks to Dark Horse Books for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss)
June 22, 2022
This story earns to Poul Anderson great idea award.
Fans of classic SF will know what I’m talking about as the late Grandmaster (one of my favorite writers) produced many GREAT books, lots of good books and many GREAT ideas, but many of these ideas were not fully realized between the covers.
Jeff Lemire (one of my favorite writers) has produced a GREAT idea here with his frigid world building, and the art by Jock is really good, but maybe the idea has not translated well to the book.
This is a good, enjoyable graphic novel about a tribe of people who live in a trench on a frozen planet, with myths and legends surrounding the trench, some theatrical irony, a mysterious and dangerous snowman, alien technology and some post-apocalyptic action – and lots of loose ends.
No doubt Lemire has created a cool looking book, but I’ll paraphrase Donald Sutherland’s famous quote from The Dirty Dozen – “Very pretty, but can they fight?” – Very Pretty, Jeff, but what in the hell was going on?
Fans of classic SF will know what I’m talking about as the late Grandmaster (one of my favorite writers) produced many GREAT books, lots of good books and many GREAT ideas, but many of these ideas were not fully realized between the covers.
Jeff Lemire (one of my favorite writers) has produced a GREAT idea here with his frigid world building, and the art by Jock is really good, but maybe the idea has not translated well to the book.
This is a good, enjoyable graphic novel about a tribe of people who live in a trench on a frozen planet, with myths and legends surrounding the trench, some theatrical irony, a mysterious and dangerous snowman, alien technology and some post-apocalyptic action – and lots of loose ends.
No doubt Lemire has created a cool looking book, but I’ll paraphrase Donald Sutherland’s famous quote from The Dirty Dozen – “Very pretty, but can they fight?” – Very Pretty, Jeff, but what in the hell was going on?
July 25, 2022
Lousy narration and a plot lifted from Aliens just kills what was already a fairly bad series. Like the first volume, it's just a really long and boring chase scene.
May 7, 2022
Season two of why is it so dam cold new and improved with alien eggs
September 26, 2022
I liked the simplicity and speed of the first Snow Angels volume, and while this second volume maintains the speed, it discards the simplicity. We're introduced to more trenches, more people, more...aliens? There's a great deal going on and it's only really explained right before the end.
I can't say this short series entirely wore out its welcome, but whereas I happily flew through the first volume, this second one felt like more of a repetitive slog.
I can't say this short series entirely wore out its welcome, but whereas I happily flew through the first volume, this second one felt like more of a repetitive slog.
May 25, 2024
Read on 05/25/24.
Ok, so this was a 3 star story, with 5 star artwork, so I settled on a 4. The story was a bit confusing, this particular style of comic relies on the reader’s interpretation of the art for a good portion of the action. It’s very show not tell. There’s not a ton of dialogue, & what dialogue there is has a lot of implied meaning, they’re assuming we made sense of every panel/scene, which wasn’t always the case for me. I was confused about a lot, but I was able to throw together some semblance of understanding
But I’m gonna be honest, the story was not really the strong point here. I didn’t particularly connect with either of the female leads, Milli annoyed me by stubbornly holding on to what she was taught, even as it was obvious that it wasn’t true. She was a bit slow on the uptake.
But what WAS the series’ strongpoint was the artwork. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. The color work to make it look like they were cutting thru blizzard-like weather the entire time was flawless. I LOVED this artwork so much that it’s the sort of series that I would want to buy & own just to have even tho I didn’t love the series. These people don’t get enough credit for being the amazing artists that they are. IMO, some of the best comic artist’s work belongs in the Met with the best of the best. This might not have been quite Met level, but it was really really beautiful and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The covers are gorgeous too.
4 stars, entirely bc of the art. 😍
Ok, so this was a 3 star story, with 5 star artwork, so I settled on a 4. The story was a bit confusing, this particular style of comic relies on the reader’s interpretation of the art for a good portion of the action. It’s very show not tell. There’s not a ton of dialogue, & what dialogue there is has a lot of implied meaning, they’re assuming we made sense of every panel/scene, which wasn’t always the case for me. I was confused about a lot, but I was able to throw together some semblance of understanding
But I’m gonna be honest, the story was not really the strong point here. I didn’t particularly connect with either of the female leads, Milli annoyed me by stubbornly holding on to what she was taught, even as it was obvious that it wasn’t true. She was a bit slow on the uptake.
But what WAS the series’ strongpoint was the artwork. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. The color work to make it look like they were cutting thru blizzard-like weather the entire time was flawless. I LOVED this artwork so much that it’s the sort of series that I would want to buy & own just to have even tho I didn’t love the series. These people don’t get enough credit for being the amazing artists that they are. IMO, some of the best comic artist’s work belongs in the Met with the best of the best. This might not have been quite Met level, but it was really really beautiful and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The covers are gorgeous too.
4 stars, entirely bc of the art. 😍
November 2, 2022
The Colden Ones
3.5
3.5
June 2, 2022
All of that for some stupid eggs.
I discovered Snow Angels through a review that compared its potential and world building to Attack on Titan (at the time of the review, the final AoT chapter had not been released yet-and it should have stayed that way!!!-while this series had only one or two issues out) and the reviewer was right.
Both series start in a good, promising way, and while AoT is miles away from SA in terms of complexity (it is, after all, a 34-volumes long manga series), they're both rounded up with rushed, disappointing, unsatisfactory endings. Also, their mcs grow to be quite unlikeable. While Millie didn't turn into a glorified edgy mass murderer, she did lose her character building and was quite proud of herself for not telling the Keepers what she and Mae were running from. Not to say the Keepers were angels themselves, but they at least had some purpose to be in the story, unlike the Snowman.
This season (and overall series) had a lot of potential, but not the execution.
I discovered Snow Angels through a review that compared its potential and world building to Attack on Titan (at the time of the review, the final AoT chapter had not been released yet-and it should have stayed that way!!!-while this series had only one or two issues out) and the reviewer was right.
Both series start in a good, promising way, and while AoT is miles away from SA in terms of complexity (it is, after all, a 34-volumes long manga series), they're both rounded up with rushed, disappointing, unsatisfactory endings. Also, their mcs grow to be quite unlikeable. While Millie didn't turn into a glorified edgy mass murderer, she did lose her character building and was quite proud of herself for not telling the Keepers what she and Mae were running from. Not to say the Keepers were angels themselves, but they at least had some purpose to be in the story, unlike the Snowman.
This season (and overall series) had a lot of potential, but not the execution.
February 9, 2022
Snow Angels season two collects the final five issues of this ten part story as it continues to follow the fate of Milliken and Mae.
Season one was interesting if not ground breaking, it started slowly but built up to what promised to a interesting conclusion. There was enough in it to keep you engaged - just.
Sadly season two doesn’t deliver. For the most part it’s more of the same. The claustrophobic frozen wasteland and the simplistic, rough rugged style of the artwork are pluses. On the negative is the story, or the lack of it. There is nothing here of any substance at all. What there is could have been told in half the number of issues.
Very disappointing.
Season one was interesting if not ground breaking, it started slowly but built up to what promised to a interesting conclusion. There was enough in it to keep you engaged - just.
Sadly season two doesn’t deliver. For the most part it’s more of the same. The claustrophobic frozen wasteland and the simplistic, rough rugged style of the artwork are pluses. On the negative is the story, or the lack of it. There is nothing here of any substance at all. What there is could have been told in half the number of issues.
Very disappointing.
February 3, 2022
I dunno what's up here, the first season was average, but showed promise. This season is even more treading of familiar water than the first season, and as a very big Jeff Lemire fan, this feels very half-assed and I wouldn't be surprised if this was something Lemire wrote in a weekend without much in the way of revisions or development to meet a deadline. Odd it took me so long to finish it, as it's something that could be read in 30 minutes or less in one sitting, but this thing just failed to keep my interest every 10-15 pages. Even Jock's artwork looks terribly rushed. Only Lemire and Jock completionists need apply here.
April 23, 2022
Ok, i just have the feeling tha Jeff and Jock was in a bit of a rush to see the end of this (if it really is the ending). The story was cool. Your regular sci-fi, where the place where Mae Mae and Milli are kot what you think, but it really lacks development. The people of The Keep, for an exemple. Just a generic bunch of people that just not believes what The Trench guys preach.
It's a nice iniciative for the authors and for Comixology to bring this digitally, but i believe that you'll find something better than this on their library, as Afterlife by Chip Zdarsky and Lost on Planet Earth by Magdalene Visagio. Give it a try!
It's a nice iniciative for the authors and for Comixology to bring this digitally, but i believe that you'll find something better than this on their library, as Afterlife by Chip Zdarsky and Lost on Planet Earth by Magdalene Visagio. Give it a try!
September 6, 2024
Season Two was much better than the first one, but the pacing was so different from previous book, that the ending felt really sudden. 3/5, still not a fan, did not care for any of characters even at the end, but at least more happened and it was a bit more interesting.
The ninth issue was the peak of the whole series.
The ninth issue was the peak of the whole series.
April 4, 2023
I didn’t get how this story ended, but I didn’t love it either. Lemire tells a complete story in this series that in all honestly, I would’ve loved more of. However, knowing this is the ending of his story, I have to bump my rating down a bit.
January 5, 2023
A stunning conclusion to the duology, easy 5 stars. Jeff Lemire has a knack for having the most satisfying conclusions for his stories, and Snow Angels is no different. I loved how the story began as more of a survival thriller and slowly morphed into science fiction. I also love Jock’s art style and hope to see more work with him & Jeff together. 💜
August 18, 2023
I feel the same way I did after finishing Lemire's Sentients: . I looked favourably on the first volume because I thought it was just setting up the dystopian story, but like Sentients, there is a lot left unanswered, and it's unlikely the series will be continued.
November 25, 2023
A post-apocalyptic survival horror (?) done right. The art is stunning, and the writing is good throughout. I had a blast reading it.
March 31, 2022
quick read and enjoyable. Glad he did not push for season 3 as it was not needed.
July 12, 2022
Disappointing ending.
January 18, 2023
Very quick series but good.
May 13, 2023
Not the worthy conclusion I was hoping for. It lack the big punch to make the wow effect to this series. Fun and worth reading, but not a must read by any mean!
August 20, 2022
Just like "Season One" (or Volume One as my print copies read) --The artwork was visually impressive but extremely difficult to follow. I couldn't tell the sisters apart, especially in action sequences. There were switches between the present time and flashbacks that were hard to distinguish. Action was confusing - did that person fall? Did that person shoot or get shot? And there was rarely information in a subsequent panel to communicate exactly what the consequences were.
The resolution/plot wasn't particular original or detailed. Still, the fact that there was SOME resolution led me to give 3 stars (versus 2 stars for Volume One)
The resolution/plot wasn't particular original or detailed. Still, the fact that there was SOME resolution led me to give 3 stars (versus 2 stars for Volume One)
August 30, 2023
Love a dystopian survival story and this didn't disappoint.
Parts were repetitive (Mystery attack, run away and repeat) but it still kept me engaged.
An easy read!
Parts were repetitive (Mystery attack, run away and repeat) but it still kept me engaged.
An easy read!
August 9, 2022
Lemire manages to stick the landing.
After posing a set of mysteries in the beginning of the story, the answers mostly pay off.
I wish we could have learned more about the girls, but I am satisfied with what we got. My one quibble is that I'm not sure I can believe that the truth of their situation would not have been passed down. Not enough time went by for that to have been lost.
After posing a set of mysteries in the beginning of the story, the answers mostly pay off.
I wish we could have learned more about the girls, but I am satisfied with what we got. My one quibble is that I'm not sure I can believe that the truth of their situation would not have been passed down. Not enough time went by for that to have been lost.
May 1, 2022
The art is amazing!!!!!
April 29, 2025
**Snow Angels: Season Two by Jeff Lemire, Jock (Colorist), and Will Dennis (Editor) — An Original Story of Survival on an Ice Planet!**
5 out of 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
**Overview**
"Snow Angels: Season Two" plunges readers back into the perilous, frozen world introduced in its predecessor, amplifying the stakes and deepening the emotional resonance. The narrative continues to follow Milli and Mae, two sisters grappling with the harsh realities of survival in the enigmatic Trench—a frigid, desolate expanse that serves as both a lifeline and a prison.
What sets this installment apart is its relentless momentum. The story thrives on suspense, action, and the interplay between the characters' determination and their icy environment's unforgiving nature. As the sisters face the Trench's dangers and unravel the secrets of their world, the narrative delves into profound themes of resilience, family, and the search for identity amidst chaos.
The Trench itself is a character in its own right. Through Jeff Lemire's masterful storytelling and Jock's evocative visuals, the setting exudes a haunting, otherworldly beauty. The snow and ice seem almost alive, a constant, menacing presence that mirrors the Snowman—the Trench's enigmatic and terrifying defender.
This season also explores the mythology of "The Colden Ones" with greater depth, enriching the lore and adding layers of mystery to the sisters' journey. As they edge closer to the truth, the tension builds to a crescendo, leaving readers breathless by the story's end.
**Final Thoughts**
"Snow Angels: Season Two" isn't just a sequel—it's an evolution. It sharpens the series' strengths while introducing new dimensions that challenge and captivate. With Lemire's gripping narrative, Jock's atmospheric art, and Dennis's expert editing, this graphic novel remains a tour de force in the survival genre. A must-read for fans of imaginative storytelling and visual splendor!
Happy reading 🥶📚
5 out of 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
**Overview**
"Snow Angels: Season Two" plunges readers back into the perilous, frozen world introduced in its predecessor, amplifying the stakes and deepening the emotional resonance. The narrative continues to follow Milli and Mae, two sisters grappling with the harsh realities of survival in the enigmatic Trench—a frigid, desolate expanse that serves as both a lifeline and a prison.
What sets this installment apart is its relentless momentum. The story thrives on suspense, action, and the interplay between the characters' determination and their icy environment's unforgiving nature. As the sisters face the Trench's dangers and unravel the secrets of their world, the narrative delves into profound themes of resilience, family, and the search for identity amidst chaos.
The Trench itself is a character in its own right. Through Jeff Lemire's masterful storytelling and Jock's evocative visuals, the setting exudes a haunting, otherworldly beauty. The snow and ice seem almost alive, a constant, menacing presence that mirrors the Snowman—the Trench's enigmatic and terrifying defender.
This season also explores the mythology of "The Colden Ones" with greater depth, enriching the lore and adding layers of mystery to the sisters' journey. As they edge closer to the truth, the tension builds to a crescendo, leaving readers breathless by the story's end.
**Final Thoughts**
"Snow Angels: Season Two" isn't just a sequel—it's an evolution. It sharpens the series' strengths while introducing new dimensions that challenge and captivate. With Lemire's gripping narrative, Jock's atmospheric art, and Dennis's expert editing, this graphic novel remains a tour de force in the survival genre. A must-read for fans of imaginative storytelling and visual splendor!
Happy reading 🥶📚
August 31, 2022
Well, the good news is that the pacing of the story picked up, and the story development began immediately at the start of volume 2. The bad news is that by the end of volume 2, I felt like a 3-volume story had been compressed into two printed volumes, and that the decision came about at the end of volume 1.
So much happened in this second volume, and so little of it was foreshadowed in the first volume that it's only because of both the artwork and the story ideas that I can give it a third star. This second volume read like something was chasing it out of a burning building and into the back seat of a clown car. The ending...um...if the society had the technology to have instantaneous communication across a multiple light year distance, then why did the rest of the story happen as it did? No explanation for the collapse of the project in the first place, no explanation for the falling apart into at least two tiny societies with different languages [really, what was that all about?] or any of the other questions left unanswered.
I really wish the rest of the story had been there, because what was here was interesting, but it felt like a strange abridgement happened along the way, leaving several things unexplained.
So much happened in this second volume, and so little of it was foreshadowed in the first volume that it's only because of both the artwork and the story ideas that I can give it a third star. This second volume read like something was chasing it out of a burning building and into the back seat of a clown car. The ending...um...if the society had the technology to have instantaneous communication across a multiple light year distance, then why did the rest of the story happen as it did? No explanation for the collapse of the project in the first place, no explanation for the falling apart into at least two tiny societies with different languages [really, what was that all about?] or any of the other questions left unanswered.
I really wish the rest of the story had been there, because what was here was interesting, but it felt like a strange abridgement happened along the way, leaving several things unexplained.
October 9, 2023
Meh, adequate but I can already say that I will struggle to remember anything about this in about one month.
Some sort of climate apocalypse, maybe, with very limited world building, centered (as Lemire tends to do) on a relationship between a father and his kids- daughters this time, to be more specific... People struggling to survive in an area called "The Trench" a sort of long endless, crevasse in the ice. Monster shows up, people must run away from the Trench, which you are never supposed to do.
I like to think it might be happening in the Snowpiercer world for some reason.
It feels quite rushed and since it happens in some ice age there isn't a whole lot, artistically, to look at. I remain very impressed by the quantity of material Lemire puts out, but one has to wonder if it's too much...
Some sort of climate apocalypse, maybe, with very limited world building, centered (as Lemire tends to do) on a relationship between a father and his kids- daughters this time, to be more specific... People struggling to survive in an area called "The Trench" a sort of long endless, crevasse in the ice. Monster shows up, people must run away from the Trench, which you are never supposed to do.
I like to think it might be happening in the Snowpiercer world for some reason.
It feels quite rushed and since it happens in some ice age there isn't a whole lot, artistically, to look at. I remain very impressed by the quantity of material Lemire puts out, but one has to wonder if it's too much...
August 30, 2024
So... that's it? Series done?🧍🏻♂️
Rating: 4
I really enjoyed the series, but it felt a bit rushed, even for a miniseries. The pacing between the seasons seemed uneven, with so much packed into the last two issues. I wish some of the content/issues from Season 2 had been introduced in Season 1, allowing for additional issues in Season 2 to space out the story better and give the finale more room to breathe. And selfishly, I would love to keep reading more of this series.
Hopefully, we can get a miniseries to the miniseries? as a treat 🥺
Rating: 4
I really enjoyed the series, but it felt a bit rushed, even for a miniseries. The pacing between the seasons seemed uneven, with so much packed into the last two issues. I wish some of the content/issues from Season 2 had been introduced in Season 1, allowing for additional issues in Season 2 to space out the story better and give the finale more room to breathe. And selfishly, I would love to keep reading more of this series.
Hopefully, we can get a miniseries to the miniseries? as a treat 🥺
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