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Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #6-10
Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, Vol. 2
The star-crossed lovers of Maceo and Mezzy try… and fail to create their happily ever after at the end of the world!
In the post-apocalypse, paradise can’t last for long in… THE RISE AND FALL OF GOLGONOOZA! A secluded suburban community is the last thing Maceo and Mezzy expected to find, especially one so well-preserved and well-stocked. As more people come to reside in this settlement called Golgonooza, it flourishes, and becomes a home for Mezzy and Maceo, just as they become home to each other. However, the cracks in Maceo and Mezzy’s oasis turn to chasms as their relationship stability (and that of the community) faces its first disasters! What Maceo felt for Mezzy eventually turns to terror as he doubts if he ever knew her in the first place, and even begins to fear her. The chasm between them grows–quite literally–as Golgonooza’s foundation crumbles and bubbles with a strange poison gas…
New York Times bestselling, Eisner and Harvey Award-winning writer Jason Aaron (Thor, Star Darth Vader) is joined by acclaimed artist Leila del Duca (Wonder Homecoming) in the second chapter of his ambitious post-apocalyptic original series!
Collects Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #6-10.
In the post-apocalypse, paradise can’t last for long in… THE RISE AND FALL OF GOLGONOOZA! A secluded suburban community is the last thing Maceo and Mezzy expected to find, especially one so well-preserved and well-stocked. As more people come to reside in this settlement called Golgonooza, it flourishes, and becomes a home for Mezzy and Maceo, just as they become home to each other. However, the cracks in Maceo and Mezzy’s oasis turn to chasms as their relationship stability (and that of the community) faces its first disasters! What Maceo felt for Mezzy eventually turns to terror as he doubts if he ever knew her in the first place, and even begins to fear her. The chasm between them grows–quite literally–as Golgonooza’s foundation crumbles and bubbles with a strange poison gas…
New York Times bestselling, Eisner and Harvey Award-winning writer Jason Aaron (Thor, Star Darth Vader) is joined by acclaimed artist Leila del Duca (Wonder Homecoming) in the second chapter of his ambitious post-apocalyptic original series!
Collects Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #6-10.
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Published January 9, 2024
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,408 books1,664 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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March 18, 2024
Still great art with vibrant colors, even though there is a change in artists. The story is a little weaker to my tastes. The couple has established their love, found the promised land, and began exploring their sexualities while founding a community of survivors, and this is where the story loses a bit of realism. I'm all for an open view on polygamy and loving who or whatever you wish, but this feels almost a little forced or shoved down throatish to me. Fortunately, the honeymoon phase crashes down, and the story reels me back in by the end into what will be, I'm sure a great conclusion.
March 3, 2024
The the end of the first book has you really wondering how the story so far could’ve gotten to that point in the future. This volume shows very well how things got to that point (to an extent) and I’m almost positive we’ll see the rest of the story with the third and final volume in this story. Very excited for it!
June 5, 2024
Takes a left turn into some very Mature goings on...very different from Volume One..and hopefully explained in the last Volume
August 10, 2024
A nice follow-up to the first volume. Not quite as good. The beginning is better before it becomes a bit too bogged down in the descent into chaos. The characters and concepts are all stellar, though.
October 28, 2024
My new favorite series, I do have to admit I had some mixed feelings when I started this second volume, as the tone seemed to have shifted to what it seemed a lot of sex and psychodelia.
However, once you keep reading you realize how well all that actually fitted the storyline, as this instalment is focused, as the title says, in the rise and fall of Golgonooza: a paradise built over very feeble foundations, on a world that is not simply dying, but already dead.
The whole story ended up having a beautifully sad tone, and it marvelously depicted the lost of hope and love, all while making it feel really intimate, but also adventurous, and powered by those two main characters that truly are for-the-ages.
The ending of this poetic volume was indeed devastatingly sad, but there's also hope and, whatever happens in the last one, this series has already proven to be pure gold.
However, once you keep reading you realize how well all that actually fitted the storyline, as this instalment is focused, as the title says, in the rise and fall of Golgonooza: a paradise built over very feeble foundations, on a world that is not simply dying, but already dead.
The whole story ended up having a beautifully sad tone, and it marvelously depicted the lost of hope and love, all while making it feel really intimate, but also adventurous, and powered by those two main characters that truly are for-the-ages.
The ending of this poetic volume was indeed devastatingly sad, but there's also hope and, whatever happens in the last one, this series has already proven to be pure gold.
March 6, 2025
2.5 ⭐️
Such a disappointment after the first volume. The story is so much weaker as the writer thinks lots of sex and orgies is plot. Maceo a d Mezzy rrad as so generic for most of this. They really lost their personalities. The last issue was better but not enough to make me want to finish the series
Such a disappointment after the first volume. The story is so much weaker as the writer thinks lots of sex and orgies is plot. Maceo a d Mezzy rrad as so generic for most of this. They really lost their personalities. The last issue was better but not enough to make me want to finish the series
June 2, 2024
This post-apocalyptic story kicks off its second story arc with more sex than can be fit into a porno. What happened to the story of two young people trying to find an oasis in the wasteland? Worse, all that sex doesn’t do much for the story that writer Jason Aaron is trying to tell. But this section of the story is about the pair creating a paradise in a post-apocalyptic world. And they succeed, at least for a time. The final issue of the volume ends with a bang. The series will wrap with the third arc. Despite its setting and its uneven nature, the tale is ultimately a love story. The boy has met the girl, then he lost the girl. Though this book has some undeniable themes that I do not agree with I really do love it so much.
March 29, 2024
At once a totally unexpected sequel to the first book and a completely understandable follow-up to that unlikely story. Extra star for the unabashed exploration of sexuality.
Other than that, this was not as good as the first volume. The writing lacks subtlety and the idea of lack of proper communication is jackhammered into the reader's mind over and over again. The art is very good, from the cover to the back to the future section.
I'll surely read the next volume.
Other than that, this was not as good as the first volume. The writing lacks subtlety and the idea of lack of proper communication is jackhammered into the reader's mind over and over again. The art is very good, from the cover to the back to the future section.
I'll surely read the next volume.
June 7, 2024
This volume just about broke my heart. The art is incredible and contributes to the emotions of the story so much. I felt so much loss and sadness for the characters at the end. I need to know what happens next, but I'm also devastated to see how they end up so divided.
February 25, 2024
Great continuation, can’t wait for the conclusion!!
June 15, 2024
I only selected this one because book 8 isn't available on Goodreads.
October 7, 2024
Not a fan of that hippie orgy stuff, let me tell you. But as the book went closer to the end, it made sense to write it that way. It all made sense in the end..
July 5, 2025
What the heck
February 25, 2024
This volume surprised me in a good way. If I have to guess Jason Aaron wrote this story to deal with his divorce.
April 3, 2024
Omg people saying it's unrealistic or whatever...y'all, that is some people's LIVES, from explicit consent to packed schedules to orgies.
September 5, 2025
I thought the first volume of this was just ok...I liked it but didn't LOVE it. I enjoyed Volume 2 a lot more. I fell in love with Maceo and Mezzy and also got really mad at both of them. The world building was more interesting to me in this volume. Looking forward to reading more.
January 19, 2024
Summary:
The world is coming to an end. Most of the time, that's a figure of speech. But that isn't the case here. The planet is dying, destroyed by an environmental disaster. The few people that survived are struggling to keep on going.
Against all odds, Maceo and Mezzy found each other. More importantly, they gave each other a chance. Now, they're working together to find paradise. Only, is there such a thing as paradise in a dystopian world? And if so, can it last?
Review:
Hooolly cow. There's a lot to process after finishing Once Upon a Time at the End of the World Vol. 2. First, let's just say that this series does not pull punches. Given that Jason Aaron is at the helm, that's actually not all too surprising. But it is worth noting.
Readers knew from the start that things would go bad – the multiple timelines aspect made that clear. That said, knowing and seeing it are two different things...and a lot goes down between those two points in time.
My heart hurt while reading Once Upon a Time at the End of the World Vol. 2. At times, it was good, but obviously, it got rough pretty fast. Even when it was good, there was that foreboding sense that just left me waiting (painfully) for the other shoe to drop.
This volume is really well-written and brilliantly illustrated. It's darker than the first volume, which is an impressive feat. It also pulls at the heart more, which is a whole different story. Readers diving into this series should mentally prepare themselves for a whole lot of nudity and violence. There's no need to shy away from either when the world is ending.
For now, I have to count down the days for the release of the third (and, I believe, final) volume in the series.
Highlights:
Dystopian Series
Twisted Boy Scout Vibes
“Love in the Wasteland”
Lovers-to-Enemies
Multiple Timelines
Trigger Warnings:
Graphic Elements
Graphic Deaths
Suicide
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The world is coming to an end. Most of the time, that's a figure of speech. But that isn't the case here. The planet is dying, destroyed by an environmental disaster. The few people that survived are struggling to keep on going.
Against all odds, Maceo and Mezzy found each other. More importantly, they gave each other a chance. Now, they're working together to find paradise. Only, is there such a thing as paradise in a dystopian world? And if so, can it last?
Review:
Hooolly cow. There's a lot to process after finishing Once Upon a Time at the End of the World Vol. 2. First, let's just say that this series does not pull punches. Given that Jason Aaron is at the helm, that's actually not all too surprising. But it is worth noting.
Readers knew from the start that things would go bad – the multiple timelines aspect made that clear. That said, knowing and seeing it are two different things...and a lot goes down between those two points in time.
My heart hurt while reading Once Upon a Time at the End of the World Vol. 2. At times, it was good, but obviously, it got rough pretty fast. Even when it was good, there was that foreboding sense that just left me waiting (painfully) for the other shoe to drop.
This volume is really well-written and brilliantly illustrated. It's darker than the first volume, which is an impressive feat. It also pulls at the heart more, which is a whole different story. Readers diving into this series should mentally prepare themselves for a whole lot of nudity and violence. There's no need to shy away from either when the world is ending.
For now, I have to count down the days for the release of the third (and, I believe, final) volume in the series.
Highlights:
Dystopian Series
Twisted Boy Scout Vibes
“Love in the Wasteland”
Lovers-to-Enemies
Multiple Timelines
Trigger Warnings:
Graphic Elements
Graphic Deaths
Suicide
You Can Also Find Me On:
Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks | Quirky Cat's Comics | The Book Review Crew | Monkeys Fighting Robots | Storygraph | Bookhype | Bookstagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Reedsy
July 15, 2024
"Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, Vol. 2" autorstwa Jasona Aarona, z ilustracjami Leili del Duca i kolorami Tamry Bonvillain, kontynuuje historię, którą poznaliśmy w pierwszym tomie. Maceo i Mezzy, para zakochanych bohaterów, próbują stworzyć swoje własne rajskie miejsce w postapokaliptycznym świecie. Znajdują osadę Golgonooza, która, choć początkowo wydaje się idealna, wkrótce okazuje się mieć swoje mroczne strony.
Golgonooza, nazwana na cześć wiersza Williama Blake'a, to miejsce, gdzie mieszkańcy starają się odbudować społeczeństwo na ruinach starego świata. Osada jest dobrze zaopatrzona i zabezpieczona, co przyciąga coraz więcej ocalałych. Mezzy i Maceo znajdują tu swoje miejsce, budując dom i społeczność, która na początku wydaje się być utopią. Jednak napięcia w relacjach między mieszkańcami, a także wewnętrzne problemy pary, zaczynają z czasem wychodzić na jaw.
Ilustracje Leili del Duca są znakomite, pełne detali i żywych kolorów, co dodaje głębi fabule i pozwala lepiej wczuć się w klimat postapokaliptycznego świata. Kolorystyka Tamry Bonvillain podkreśla zarówno idylliczne, jak i mroczne aspekty opowieści. Wizualnie komiks stoi na bardzo wysokim poziomie, co jest dużym atutem tej serii.
Jednak fabularnie tom drugi jest nieco mniej spójny niż jego poprzednik. Historia skupia się na eksploracji relacji między bohaterami oraz ich odkrywaniu własnej seksualności. Dla niektórych czytelników może to wydawać się zbyt nachalne, a momentami wręcz przerysowane. Niektóre wątki wydają się być dodane na siłę, co może odbierać realizm przedstawionemu światu. Niemniej jednak, historia potrafi wciągnąć, szczególnie w momentach kryzysowych, gdy osada Golgonooza zaczyna [....], a relacje między Maceo i Mezzy stają się coraz bardziej napięte.
Zakończenie tomu jest mocnym punktem, które przyciąga uwagę i sprawia, że czytelnik z niecierpliwością oczekuje na kontynuację. Mimo pewnych niedociągnięć w narracji, komiks nadal potrafi zaskoczyć i wzbudzić emocje.
"Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, Vol. 2" to emocjonująca opowieść o miłości i przetrwaniu w postapokaliptycznym świecie. Choć fabuła momentami wydaje się przerysowana, komiks wciąga dzięki znakomitym ilustracjom i mocnym zakończeniu.
Drugi tom serii Aarona i del Duca, mimo pewnych niedociągnięć, potrafi wzbudzić emocje i zachwycić wizualnie. Historia Maceo i Mezzy w Golgonooza to intrygująca mieszanka utopii i katastrofy, która przyciąga uwagę i nie pozwala oderwać się od lektury.
Przyjemność 4,2/5
Styl: 4,3/5
Historia: 4,5/5
Ocena: 4,33/5
goodreads - 4/5
thestorygraph - 4,25/5
lubimyczytac - 8/10
Golgonooza, nazwana na cześć wiersza Williama Blake'a, to miejsce, gdzie mieszkańcy starają się odbudować społeczeństwo na ruinach starego świata. Osada jest dobrze zaopatrzona i zabezpieczona, co przyciąga coraz więcej ocalałych. Mezzy i Maceo znajdują tu swoje miejsce, budując dom i społeczność, która na początku wydaje się być utopią. Jednak napięcia w relacjach między mieszkańcami, a także wewnętrzne problemy pary, zaczynają z czasem wychodzić na jaw.
Ilustracje Leili del Duca są znakomite, pełne detali i żywych kolorów, co dodaje głębi fabule i pozwala lepiej wczuć się w klimat postapokaliptycznego świata. Kolorystyka Tamry Bonvillain podkreśla zarówno idylliczne, jak i mroczne aspekty opowieści. Wizualnie komiks stoi na bardzo wysokim poziomie, co jest dużym atutem tej serii.
Jednak fabularnie tom drugi jest nieco mniej spójny niż jego poprzednik. Historia skupia się na eksploracji relacji między bohaterami oraz ich odkrywaniu własnej seksualności. Dla niektórych czytelników może to wydawać się zbyt nachalne, a momentami wręcz przerysowane. Niektóre wątki wydają się być dodane na siłę, co może odbierać realizm przedstawionemu światu. Niemniej jednak, historia potrafi wciągnąć, szczególnie w momentach kryzysowych, gdy osada Golgonooza zaczyna [....], a relacje między Maceo i Mezzy stają się coraz bardziej napięte.
Zakończenie tomu jest mocnym punktem, które przyciąga uwagę i sprawia, że czytelnik z niecierpliwością oczekuje na kontynuację. Mimo pewnych niedociągnięć w narracji, komiks nadal potrafi zaskoczyć i wzbudzić emocje.
"Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, Vol. 2" to emocjonująca opowieść o miłości i przetrwaniu w postapokaliptycznym świecie. Choć fabuła momentami wydaje się przerysowana, komiks wciąga dzięki znakomitym ilustracjom i mocnym zakończeniu.
Drugi tom serii Aarona i del Duca, mimo pewnych niedociągnięć, potrafi wzbudzić emocje i zachwycić wizualnie. Historia Maceo i Mezzy w Golgonooza to intrygująca mieszanka utopii i katastrofy, która przyciąga uwagę i nie pozwala oderwać się od lektury.
Przyjemność 4,2/5
Styl: 4,3/5
Historia: 4,5/5
Ocena: 4,33/5
goodreads - 4/5
thestorygraph - 4,25/5
lubimyczytac - 8/10
April 21, 2024
This one picks up several years down the road from Vol 1 where Mezzy and Maceo are young adults and have moved on to the sexual phase of their relationship. And it is vast. Seriously. Free Love Hippies would be impressed (so yeah if sex scenes aren't your cuppa, you'll want to give this a pass)
They're trying to find the Ranger's paradise and they manage it. It becomes a beacon for those wandering the Wastelands. Mezzy repurposes the idea of the Rangers as something to go out and leave Maceo's weird inventions everywhere to lead people to this Utopia.
And that is what they build. Lots of polyamorous relationships, orgies, naked hot springs, even a consent-bound sex dungeon. Mostly Maceo uses the mall tower he grew up in as a model so there are all kinds of bizarre rooms. His inventions and his know how combined with others has them making gardens and truly are living in a free society filled with love.
Naturally this can't last. It doesn't and the ending of this non-linear volume is bizarre like Alice when she's Ten Feet Tall. I did find this a bit slow here and there or too intent on being weird and edgy but the art is SO damn good it kicked it right back up to four stars.
They're trying to find the Ranger's paradise and they manage it. It becomes a beacon for those wandering the Wastelands. Mezzy repurposes the idea of the Rangers as something to go out and leave Maceo's weird inventions everywhere to lead people to this Utopia.
And that is what they build. Lots of polyamorous relationships, orgies, naked hot springs, even a consent-bound sex dungeon. Mostly Maceo uses the mall tower he grew up in as a model so there are all kinds of bizarre rooms. His inventions and his know how combined with others has them making gardens and truly are living in a free society filled with love.
Naturally this can't last. It doesn't and the ending of this non-linear volume is bizarre like Alice when she's Ten Feet Tall. I did find this a bit slow here and there or too intent on being weird and edgy but the art is SO damn good it kicked it right back up to four stars.
July 19, 2024
Even though it was at times a little overwrought or winking too hard at the reader, I really earnestly liked the first volume of this series. I liked this one too, just not as embracingly. The reveal of the founding and growth of Golgonooza is fun and a nice reprieve from the setting of the first volume while nodding back to the fancy of Maceo’s tower. None of it really makes sense (they seem to be able to fabricate QUITE a bit of new stuff, huh?). And the arrival of the mists as sort of a nebulous evil to thwart a utopian society just felt a bit silly. That it eventually caused Maceo and Mezzy to descend into a sort of strange blind and at times deaf madness as the reason for their turning against one another feels so silly — these characters seem to love each other so fervently, so making their falling out feel like more than just externally-imposed confusion would make this feel far more compellingly tragic. Instead it just sort of feels like the Aaron really wanting to get them to where he forecasted them in the end of the first arc. 🤷♂️
July 26, 2024
While vol. 1 was 'new love blossoming'...
Volume 2 has these characters age up and hit more 'MA' (Mature) themes...
Mezzy and Maceo start...'doing it' everywhere in the wasteland. Seriously. They are knocking boots anywhere and everywhere as they search for the Ranger 'oasis' that was prophesized. Eventually, they make there way to what looks like an abandoned bit of hopefulness. This could be their oasis. This would become their Golgonooza. Maybe they could stop surviving and start living.
...unless the wasteland itself has other plans.
Can there be a forever utopia in a savage wasteland?
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This definitely jumped into adult themes quickly. Those characters do it every which way. They do it with each other. They do it with NEW characters. It's a free love, free use, and consent based society shoehorned into this apocalypse world. Watching them grow apart seemed natural (and incredibly sad)
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Bonus: Melting into each other seems like a hallucination from the start. Foreshadowing?
Volume 2 has these characters age up and hit more 'MA' (Mature) themes...
Mezzy and Maceo start...'doing it' everywhere in the wasteland. Seriously. They are knocking boots anywhere and everywhere as they search for the Ranger 'oasis' that was prophesized. Eventually, they make there way to what looks like an abandoned bit of hopefulness. This could be their oasis. This would become their Golgonooza. Maybe they could stop surviving and start living.
...unless the wasteland itself has other plans.
Can there be a forever utopia in a savage wasteland?
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This definitely jumped into adult themes quickly. Those characters do it every which way. They do it with each other. They do it with NEW characters. It's a free love, free use, and consent based society shoehorned into this apocalypse world. Watching them grow apart seemed natural (and incredibly sad)
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Bonus: Melting into each other seems like a hallucination from the start. Foreshadowing?
June 20, 2024
I liked this a lot better than the first volume until about halfway through, when the lovely, straightforward storytelling was upended in favor of mysterious monster nonsense.
Mezzie and Maceo have arrived at the Oasis after years of undefined wanderings through the wilderness. This is the fierce love story promised in the first volume's subtitle, and it only gets better (and goofier) as M&M create an orgy-fueled society that stretches the boundaries of believability, but is nonetheless very sweetly portrayed by Jason Aaron.
Then, abruptly, society fails, monsters lurk, and M&M lose each other. Why? Plot reasons! There's a tease at the end of the pair coming together late in life, very grumpy with each other. I guess that'll be for the next volume to uncover, but I'm really not excited to have my free love paradise taken away for no apparent reason.
Mezzie and Maceo have arrived at the Oasis after years of undefined wanderings through the wilderness. This is the fierce love story promised in the first volume's subtitle, and it only gets better (and goofier) as M&M create an orgy-fueled society that stretches the boundaries of believability, but is nonetheless very sweetly portrayed by Jason Aaron.
Then, abruptly, society fails, monsters lurk, and M&M lose each other. Why? Plot reasons! There's a tease at the end of the pair coming together late in life, very grumpy with each other. I guess that'll be for the next volume to uncover, but I'm really not excited to have my free love paradise taken away for no apparent reason.
July 30, 2024
I was on a high after reading Vol 1. Once I started reading this volume I was disappointed that the story didn't continue with Mezzy and Maceo being teenagers and living and thriving. I'm not a prude at all but I think some of the sex took away from the overall storyline. I get that this oasis that they started was free love and poly friendly but it made no sense in the grand scheme of things. I wish the author would have focused on the outside world and the wastelands. I was more interested in the HOW and WHY of the world and what happened when world ended. By the end of the story I was more into the story. I'm not sure how vested I am in it or if I'll continue with the series or not but the ending was the best part.
November 1, 2024
This is a heartbreaking story, seeing a utopia at the end of the world both get built and then fall apart. The cracks follow from the characters' personalities, with a little help from the apocalypse. Seeing the cracks break apart the society and the people, though, is painful to watch, even more so because the characters were so well-developed in the first volume (and expanded here). The art is a powerful tool to explore those concepts too - the sequence as Maceo and Mezzy both try to solve the crisis in their own conflicting ways and fall apart from each other is one of the most powerful sequences I've read in a long time. I can't wait for the final volume of this series.
May 5, 2024
I really enjoyed some of the changes in volume two. First, Leila Del Duca is now doing the art which is really different and seems to fit the new arc of the story more. Secondly, the first 2/3 of the volume two plot takes a dramatic twist and overall feel, which I liked. The last few sequences it feels like the story is getting off the rails and things seem to be getting a little too bizarre when the "unknown fog monster" starts appearing. I am going to continue on because I have loved the story so far but I am definitely preparing for things to get really weird.
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May 22, 2024
A fine second volume to this dystopian love story. The story progresses nicely towards the founding of their new home, until it all goes rotten. The plot is pretty predictable but the ending ramps up nicely and has some good bits at the end. I really like what Jason Aaron created but I feel it wanted to capture some Saga fans with the nudity. I have no problem with nudity but it was overdone a bit here, distracted from the story for me. I am happy to hear vol.3 is the end, not everything has to have 10 volumes. The art from Dragotta is awesome and lively, he has a great style.
June 17, 2025
I was really disappointed with this as I loved volume one but this drug on as Mezzy and Maceo start a hippie commune. We learn how their rift is created and it didn't at all. There are some amazing scenes full of emotion but there is also so many panels that did not matter at all. The intrigue from the first volume is almost completely missing here. There is some fantastic art again with some stellar layouts but the story was the issue, it was boring. Overall, a decent story that lost its luster quickly.
April 3, 2024
Not quite as good as the first volume, but still a strong story that gives all the feels. The 2 main characters have managed to survive against all odds and reach "the oasis". And they lived happily ever after, right? Of course not. What's an epic story of love and survival without a thrilling third act? I have to know what happens next!!
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April 9, 2024Comics are so funny, it’s like “oh okay a nice little love story set in the apocalypse, this should be cute” and the sixth issue ages up the characters and they have sex constantly and then it becomes poly propaganda and the antagonist is the evil mist of jealousy that hates free love. lol. lmao even.
January 14, 2024
Ufff, después de haber disfrutado mucho el primer volumen, este se descarriló completamente. Los tres primeros números del volumen se sienten más como una fantasía sexual del actor y las decisiones de los personajes carecen de sentido.
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