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Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems #2
Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems Issue #2 - Fried Pie Exclusive Missy Pena Variant
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After Pearl's story of the glass monster, Steven has started having nightmares that it is real. What will he do when the people of Beach City start turning to glass?
After Pearl's story of the glass monster, Steven has started having nightmares that it is real. What will he do when the people of Beach City start turning to glass?
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Published January 1, 2016
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January 18, 2021
OOO, intriguing. Glass mystery.
May 5, 2016
I got the second Steven comic in this series the day it came out 'cause I really wanted to see what happened with the Glass Ghost! This issue features Steven being scared after his guardians told him a scary story while camping, and he asks a friend who's into the paranormal to help him investigate the ghost. He just wasn't so sure what he'd do if he found it, and now he's got to decide pretty fast! I liked seeing the characters I love in this format, as the author and artist do a great job keeping them in character. I especially liked Pearl being a really huge science geek explaining glass and ghosts to Steven, trying to reason him out of believing in the ghost. And Ronaldo's a trip as usual. I didn't like this one QUITE as much as the previous issue, but I'm looking forward to the next two!
July 14, 2017
So, the horror story wasn't just a tell tale, but now Steven's friends are paying the consequences! Will a Gem arrive and save the day?
April 8, 2020
Pretty good says my 8 yr old daughter
Enjoyed the book have the rest in the series to read is enjoying them
Worth a read to keep the kids entertained
Enjoyed the book have the rest in the series to read is enjoying them
Worth a read to keep the kids entertained
November 23, 2020
love <3
PS: Connie doesn't appear in the comic. Wtf, comic issue covers.
PS: Connie doesn't appear in the comic. Wtf, comic issue covers.
February 10, 2023
again, i love steven universe so this was really great! i love being in this universe (haha) and these feel like just seeing them live their lives, but this one was just a little less great than the first one. definitely still recommend though.
May 5, 2016
Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems is a comic series not to be confused with the previous run of Steven Universe comics. Unlike the previous set of eight (or nine, if you count the Greg Universe special), this is not a collection of short adventures and picturesque inserts; it's an ongoing story that develops through four issues, allowing the storytelling to feel more robust and the stakes to feel higher.
The paper issue I own has the cover by Kat Leyh!
Plot: This issue's full-color 30+-page story picks up where the previous issue left off: Steven is hollering his head off while facing the Glass Ghost, and Garnet and Pearl are convinced he was just sleepwalking, flipping out under the influence of the scary story they told. But Amethyst sees the telltale broken glass at the site and quietly believes him, becoming sullen and suspicious after seeing how her elders brush off Steven's concerns. Once home, Steven retains his nervousness around anything made of glass, and after Pearl tries to convince him that there's no such thing as a ghost, Steven visits the local paranormal expert: RONALDO FRYMAN. Ronaldo, of course, believes him, and they launch an investigation--which of course has to happen in the woods at night. They track the ghost and come upon glass shards, and Steven is horrified to see Ronaldo being captured and transformed into glass by the monster. And though his shield helps protect him, Steven seems at the mercy of the ghost until Amethyst comes to the rescue. . . .
Notable bits for fans:
1. Pearl and Garnet being so panicked to run to Steven's aid that they forget to get out of their sleeping bags is just precious. You don't often see a Garnet pratfall played for laughs, you know?
2. I love that Pearl says "what on Earth?" just like in the show. She says that phrase a lot--a surprising amount for, you know, an alien.
3. Pearl regrets telling Steven the scary story and remarks that it took Amethyst centuries to get over it. That's such a sad thought--that they tried to control Amethyst with this story and she was haunted by it for hundreds of years! No wonder she's the sympathetic one in this story.
4. Steven nervously avoiding glass items because of his bad experience brings back echoes of the episode "Future Vision" when he kept thinking everything he touched could lead to his untimely death. It's also adorable that he makes nervous little puns. Classic Steven!
5. Pearl's nerdery here is legendary. "Steven, are you screaming again?" she asks before heading to Steven's room and giving him literal diagrams about how Gems and glass are different things and ghosts can't be real.
6. Ronaldo! He's written perfectly. Answers the door with a dramatic phrase. Wants to get back to arguing on the Internet until the possibility of real paranormal discoveries comes to his doorstep. Heavily influenced by his experience with horror movies. (Steven is a little disappointed by his enthusiasm, though. He doesn't want Ronaldo to think ghosts are cool. But he sure is happy to hear that if the ghost is someone they can help, he can be of use!)
7. Poor Steven running after Ronaldo and being unable to keep up because of his short legs . . . he has this problem a lot.
8. Amethyst being there to save Steven's butt felt so triumphant. Everything's drawn so well and ends up so dramatic!
I'm excited to see what's next. The action and the gestures and the storytelling are all so good in this series so far. And the description of the next one suggests the original Glass Ghost storyteller was Rose herself, so I can't wait to see representations of her in this style and see the context in which SHE told the story.
The paper issue I own has the cover by Kat Leyh!
Plot: This issue's full-color 30+-page story picks up where the previous issue left off: Steven is hollering his head off while facing the Glass Ghost, and Garnet and Pearl are convinced he was just sleepwalking, flipping out under the influence of the scary story they told. But Amethyst sees the telltale broken glass at the site and quietly believes him, becoming sullen and suspicious after seeing how her elders brush off Steven's concerns. Once home, Steven retains his nervousness around anything made of glass, and after Pearl tries to convince him that there's no such thing as a ghost, Steven visits the local paranormal expert: RONALDO FRYMAN. Ronaldo, of course, believes him, and they launch an investigation--which of course has to happen in the woods at night. They track the ghost and come upon glass shards, and Steven is horrified to see Ronaldo being captured and transformed into glass by the monster. And though his shield helps protect him, Steven seems at the mercy of the ghost until Amethyst comes to the rescue. . . .
Notable bits for fans:
1. Pearl and Garnet being so panicked to run to Steven's aid that they forget to get out of their sleeping bags is just precious. You don't often see a Garnet pratfall played for laughs, you know?
2. I love that Pearl says "what on Earth?" just like in the show. She says that phrase a lot--a surprising amount for, you know, an alien.
3. Pearl regrets telling Steven the scary story and remarks that it took Amethyst centuries to get over it. That's such a sad thought--that they tried to control Amethyst with this story and she was haunted by it for hundreds of years! No wonder she's the sympathetic one in this story.
4. Steven nervously avoiding glass items because of his bad experience brings back echoes of the episode "Future Vision" when he kept thinking everything he touched could lead to his untimely death. It's also adorable that he makes nervous little puns. Classic Steven!
5. Pearl's nerdery here is legendary. "Steven, are you screaming again?" she asks before heading to Steven's room and giving him literal diagrams about how Gems and glass are different things and ghosts can't be real.
6. Ronaldo! He's written perfectly. Answers the door with a dramatic phrase. Wants to get back to arguing on the Internet until the possibility of real paranormal discoveries comes to his doorstep. Heavily influenced by his experience with horror movies. (Steven is a little disappointed by his enthusiasm, though. He doesn't want Ronaldo to think ghosts are cool. But he sure is happy to hear that if the ghost is someone they can help, he can be of use!)
7. Poor Steven running after Ronaldo and being unable to keep up because of his short legs . . . he has this problem a lot.
8. Amethyst being there to save Steven's butt felt so triumphant. Everything's drawn so well and ends up so dramatic!
I'm excited to see what's next. The action and the gestures and the storytelling are all so good in this series so far. And the description of the next one suggests the original Glass Ghost storyteller was Rose herself, so I can't wait to see representations of her in this style and see the context in which SHE told the story.
July 12, 2016
You can never have too much Steven Universe. Never.
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