Little Monsters #2

Little Monsters #2

by Jeff Lemire (Writer), Dustin Nguyen (Artist)

The thrilling new series by Eisner Award-winning team JEFF LEMIRE & DUSTIN NGUYEN (DESCENDER, ASCENDER, Robin & Batman) continues, as more is revealed about the young vampires left to survive on their own. When a man stumbles into their camp, the long-forgotten taste of human blood is quickly remembered.

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Vampires, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 6, 2022

About the author

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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.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 3 out of 5]

(B) 75% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Read in trade paperback. Collective review for issues #1-6 can be found here: Little Monsters, Volume 1.

[Nicholas Perez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Billy drinks from the human man, and he greatly changes. Romie remembers the distant past.
There seems to be some hidden knowledge and boon about human blood that the children were kept from. I love how Dustin Nguyen used red within this black and white comic. Where will this lead to next?

[A.J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still really loving this book. Lemire is one of my favorite writers though so I’m not really surprised.

[Colin Post · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lemire and Nguyen have a good thing going with this book — a simple but enthralling story, elegantly told. As with the first issue, Lemire mostly just stays out of Nguyen’s way as he drops another gorgeous issue, full of kinetic and eerily placid scenes alike. The vampire sire is creeeeeeepy as hell.

While the story is still simple (vampire kids at the end of the world), it does move, just enough.

[Wesley Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this second issue, we get a little backstory for Romie, which I liked as I find vampiric history is usually fascinating and integral to the story. Billy also makes an impulsive choice, which I think will drastically change the plot. I’m curious to see how the other vampires react and whether this will create a rift.

The artwork, as per usual, is beautiful, and the colour choice is spot on. This issue made me more invested in the series. The conflict has escalated, and I am much more curious about what will come next.

[R.J.K. Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Much better than the first issue. Plenty going on with tastes of backstory that feed the worries of the present day where the world of the little monsters is clearly on the verge of collapsing. It was fairly vague or meh in the first issue where this was going, but with issue 2’s character reveal, the story really hooked.

[A Fan of Comics]

Young, dumb, and full of blood.

We start to learn about the little monsters past and get a glimpse of their future. I like this series. I am really enjoying the colors. It may not be the most original story but it’s interesting at least and I love the art.

[Alaina · Rating 3 out of 5]

the first volume of this i was kind of [shrugs shoulders] about. this volume gives bigger context to the story and some background on the characters, which was much more interesting to me. i'll keep checking these out at they're released, but it's slow going so far

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

😦/💔

[Woowott · Rating 4 out of 5]

These two are a dream team. Only 2 issues in, and I'm loving it. Ugh. Just. SO GOOD.

[eduarda · Rating 5 out of 5]

😮

[Hurricane_ReD · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really fun, with that hint of sinister in the background that you definitely can't ignore.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5