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The Infinite Loop, Vol. 2: Nothing But the Truth
Twin Peaks -creepiness meets Orwellian madness in this self-contained sci-fi sequel, as Teddy travels back in time to a town where people are addicted to lies.
Although she tried to reboot the future, Teddy's plan failed. While human anomalies are no longer executed merely for the crime of existing, they're forced to live in squalid refugee camps. Teddy and Ano want to fight for the rights of human anomalies, but they're about to find out how hard that can be, especially when powerful people want things to stay the same.
After the smash success of the first volume of The Infinite Loop , series creators Elsa Charretier and Pierrick Colinet, joined by artist Daniele Di Nicuolo, return to an even darker version of their wildly imagined reality, where danger lurks around every corner and people refuse to accept truth. Filled with danger and tension that will keep readers at the edge of their seat, The Infinite Loop 2 may take place in a dark future, but it also provides a sharp critique of a modern era where truth has become a matter of debate.
Although she tried to reboot the future, Teddy's plan failed. While human anomalies are no longer executed merely for the crime of existing, they're forced to live in squalid refugee camps. Teddy and Ano want to fight for the rights of human anomalies, but they're about to find out how hard that can be, especially when powerful people want things to stay the same.
After the smash success of the first volume of The Infinite Loop , series creators Elsa Charretier and Pierrick Colinet, joined by artist Daniele Di Nicuolo, return to an even darker version of their wildly imagined reality, where danger lurks around every corner and people refuse to accept truth. Filled with danger and tension that will keep readers at the edge of their seat, The Infinite Loop 2 may take place in a dark future, but it also provides a sharp critique of a modern era where truth has become a matter of debate.
120 pages, Paperback
First published October 21, 2015
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March 28, 2019
This one doesn't seem to have anything to do with time travel. Teddy gets stuck in a time when people are wearing VR headsets where they live happy virtual lives but are in truth addicted to them. Seemed to be in reality a half-assed commentary on Trump's fake news where people no longer believe the truth. there's also a subplot where Teddy's wife Ano joins Congress to try and get rights for anomalies who are living in camps. Again, a heavy-handed reference to what's going on with illegal aliens in America. As social commentaries go, this one wasn't very good.
September 10, 2018
It's better to face life and all its troubles than to try to escape it through distraction.
January 7, 2023
3.5/5
Dans l'ensemble c'est assez sympa.
Points positifs :
- Bon rythme, suspense agréable
- Des personnages attachants même si assez simple
- Une direction artistique en béton, pour le coup je trouve que le dessin est vraiment original et j'aime cet ambiance futuriste installée.
- Les scènes d'actions sont très sympa.
- Par moments c'est assez confus au niveau du voyage dans le temps mais cette complexité apporte un petit truc avec du recul.
Points négatifs :
- Par moment on sent vraiment l'inspiration militante LGBT qui force un peu. Pour le coup, j'ai été ému à plusieurs reprises mais cette sorte de seconde lecture de notre histoire est parfois maladroitement présentée, ça manque quelques rondeurs et c'est instauré violemment donc on a du mal à se prendre au jeu.
- La relation principale qui est la raison pour laquelle l'héroïne envoie tout balader est tellement fade. C'est une sorte de coup de foudre sans concession qu'on ne doit absolument pas critiquer et je trouve ça dommage puisque toute l'histoire repose la dessus.
Dans l'ensemble c'est assez sympa.
Points positifs :
- Bon rythme, suspense agréable
- Des personnages attachants même si assez simple
- Une direction artistique en béton, pour le coup je trouve que le dessin est vraiment original et j'aime cet ambiance futuriste installée.
- Les scènes d'actions sont très sympa.
- Par moments c'est assez confus au niveau du voyage dans le temps mais cette complexité apporte un petit truc avec du recul.
Points négatifs :
- Par moment on sent vraiment l'inspiration militante LGBT qui force un peu. Pour le coup, j'ai été ému à plusieurs reprises mais cette sorte de seconde lecture de notre histoire est parfois maladroitement présentée, ça manque quelques rondeurs et c'est instauré violemment donc on a du mal à se prendre au jeu.
- La relation principale qui est la raison pour laquelle l'héroïne envoie tout balader est tellement fade. C'est une sorte de coup de foudre sans concession qu'on ne doit absolument pas critiquer et je trouve ça dommage puisque toute l'histoire repose la dessus.
June 1, 2018
This one comes close. There are plenty of ideas in here -- enough, in fact, that I wish the book had moved a little slower to work through them. The book works well as a standalone story, but I imagine I'd have gotten more out of it if I had read vol. 1 first.
I'd be happy to see it dwell more on time anomalies/timestream stuff (though maybe this is in the first volume) as well as the cultural criticism it offers about entertainment, refugees, outsiders, etc. Another issue or two would probably have been good. Even so, it's a compelling story and an enjoyable read.
I'd be happy to see it dwell more on time anomalies/timestream stuff (though maybe this is in the first volume) as well as the cultural criticism it offers about entertainment, refugees, outsiders, etc. Another issue or two would probably have been good. Even so, it's a compelling story and an enjoyable read.
November 3, 2020
This was better than the first one.
There was less cutesy romance (😿) (though plenty still) and the plot was far more easy to follow. There was a lot of political warfare, rebellion and some classic sci-fi time travel and tech goodness.
I would say that I preferred the artwork in the first volume though.
In conclusion, I liked very muchly😊.
There was less cutesy romance (😿) (though plenty still) and the plot was far more easy to follow. There was a lot of political warfare, rebellion and some classic sci-fi time travel and tech goodness.
I would say that I preferred the artwork in the first volume though.
In conclusion, I liked very muchly😊.
May 2, 2024
Je pense que j'aurais dû relire le tome 1 avant de lire ce tome...
J'ai trouvé ça plutôt très léger niveau scénario et confus...
Dommage car je garde une très très forte impression du 1er tome que j'avais adoré
J'ai trouvé ça plutôt très léger niveau scénario et confus...
Dommage car je garde une très très forte impression du 1er tome que j'avais adoré
January 15, 2019
Throughout history minoraties always had to fight for freedom. This book is a very good metaphore for todays society. We take things for granted one of them is freedom...
June 15, 2023
I love Teddy's new design!!! Other than that, the story didn't grip me the way the first volume did and felt a little disjointed.
November 6, 2015
We’re back in a world full of anomalies, following Teddy and her alter-egos! It’s a total chaos - and expected - since Teddy is far too despaired to listen to whatever they’re telling her. So she tries to disrupt time by jumping from timeline to timeline and changing the past, to make sure her former boss calls her in. That way, she can get her revenge, and get some information on where Ano might be. The chaos is splendidly done, through the construction of the panels, speech bubbles (with upside down text!) and the use of colours: it’s glorious.
Teddy ends up realising that maybe she should accept the others’ help, and she’s even helped by a previous antagonist. Then they enter a world of anomalies with human form, one of whom is Andromeda. The latter define themselves as genderqueer (and she’s literally genderfluid) and they don’t let Ulysse talk shit about them because he’s ignorant. So, a few panels were more than enough for me to decide that they were my favourite character. In this world of anomalies, you can find an Easter egg in the person of… Marty McFly! Of course, since travels through time are mentioned, it’s quite logical he should be there, but it was an awesome surprise.
Teddy realises that her only way to find Ano is to go in the past and tear the timeline apart, to make sure to get out of the infinite loop. That’s the only way to change the world. A reboot, which is fantastically rendered with a simile of computer screens. In the process, Teddy meets all kind of important people who fought for human rights: Harvey Milk, Susan B. Anthony or Patrick Henry. Once again, I’m talking about the French edition but it’s seriously fantastic since, if you don’t know about theses persons (or the Stonewall Riots, which are also mentioned), there’s a chronological timeline which explains everything at the end. And of course, it’s illustrated and it’s beautiful.
I won’t spoil the end, but the message is clear: Teddy has got to keep fighting, and us with her. Obviously, it’s about civic rights for homosexual here, but I think the message is broader than that. We need to accept people with their diversity, of origins, colour of skin, religion, sexuality and gender. Basically: stop being idiots.
At the end, there are a few testimonies from people who discovered they weren’t straight, and they explain how. Without any surprise, it’s often thanks to characters and couples they saw on TV, in videos games or in books. So people need to stop claiming that representation doesn’t matter. It does. It’s the difference between feeling alone and weird, and realising there are a bunch of people like you, a community you can join and that you don’t have to be alone. There.
The Infinite Loop is a gorgeous comic with a very important message and interesting characters, so I can only recommend it to you!
Teddy ends up realising that maybe she should accept the others’ help, and she’s even helped by a previous antagonist. Then they enter a world of anomalies with human form, one of whom is Andromeda. The latter define themselves as genderqueer (and she’s literally genderfluid) and they don’t let Ulysse talk shit about them because he’s ignorant. So, a few panels were more than enough for me to decide that they were my favourite character. In this world of anomalies, you can find an Easter egg in the person of… Marty McFly! Of course, since travels through time are mentioned, it’s quite logical he should be there, but it was an awesome surprise.
Teddy realises that her only way to find Ano is to go in the past and tear the timeline apart, to make sure to get out of the infinite loop. That’s the only way to change the world. A reboot, which is fantastically rendered with a simile of computer screens. In the process, Teddy meets all kind of important people who fought for human rights: Harvey Milk, Susan B. Anthony or Patrick Henry. Once again, I’m talking about the French edition but it’s seriously fantastic since, if you don’t know about theses persons (or the Stonewall Riots, which are also mentioned), there’s a chronological timeline which explains everything at the end. And of course, it’s illustrated and it’s beautiful.
I won’t spoil the end, but the message is clear: Teddy has got to keep fighting, and us with her. Obviously, it’s about civic rights for homosexual here, but I think the message is broader than that. We need to accept people with their diversity, of origins, colour of skin, religion, sexuality and gender. Basically: stop being idiots.
At the end, there are a few testimonies from people who discovered they weren’t straight, and they explain how. Without any surprise, it’s often thanks to characters and couples they saw on TV, in videos games or in books. So people need to stop claiming that representation doesn’t matter. It does. It’s the difference between feeling alone and weird, and realising there are a bunch of people like you, a community you can join and that you don’t have to be alone. There.
The Infinite Loop is a gorgeous comic with a very important message and interesting characters, so I can only recommend it to you!
September 18, 2019
Histoire qui célèbre l'amour comme jamais ! Notamment car il s'agit, entre autres, d'une histoire d'amour qui rencontre des difficultés à évoluer dans une société qui ne l'encourage voire ne l'autorise pas. Les multiples Teddy soulignent bien à quel point il est difficile d'être soi-même ; le bonheur est un combat quotidien, mais il ne faut pas perdre espoir.
Les couleurs sont extraordinaires, et les dessins splendides. Les pleines pages sont d'une poésie redoutables et tellement magnifiques que je souhaiterais les imprimer en très grand format et les encadrer ! Qui sait, je vais peut-être bien le faire !
BREF, du voyage dans le temps et dans l'espace avec des lesbiennes, que faut-il de plus ?
Les couleurs sont extraordinaires, et les dessins splendides. Les pleines pages sont d'une poésie redoutables et tellement magnifiques que je souhaiterais les imprimer en très grand format et les encadrer ! Qui sait, je vais peut-être bien le faire !
BREF, du voyage dans le temps et dans l'espace avec des lesbiennes, que faut-il de plus ?
May 16, 2023
Teddy and Ano are back in this second volume of "The Infinite Loop. The chemistry between the two main characters is still there and the book introduces some interesting romantic tensions. However, much of the magic of the original volume is gone. In particular, the very cool edgy time travel sequences from the first volume are almost completely missing and most of the story takes place in one very depressing time period with mostly drug dealers and addicts as characters. Let's hope the third volume comes out soon and actually goes somewhere, or more to the point, somewhen.
April 2, 2016
Great art, and i was really excited to read a comics about characters that aren't straight men but the issue was treated very awkwardly, I think it should have been more subtle.
February 18, 2017
#GettingGraphic
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