Sonny and Xavier have found shelter from the international assassins after them in a hidden off-the-grid camp in British Columbia - but said assassins aren’t too far behind so they’ll only get a temporary respite… until the next one! And then they gots to run again! And… that’s the series, really. Fight, run, hide, repeat.
The second volume of A Repetitious Thirst for Vengeance is decent, much like the first. Andre Lima Araujo’s art remains the star of the show. It isn’t just the landscape shots that are so beautiful but the action is expertly-drawn, so you follow all the movements perfectly in a scene, and the angles/establishing shots are always cleverly laid out so you get all the information you need without having to read a word. And hats off to Chris O’Halloran too for superb colouring - the art on this series is flawless.
Rick Remender’s story is… fine. Like I said, it’s a bit repetitive. The first book saw Sonny get into some beef, somehow escape, then hide, and the second book sees him do just that again - twice! Not that the book is ever boring to read - the action scenes are brilliant, particularly between Sonny and the assassin, and are spaced evenly throughout so that there’s never too long a lull between them - it’s just one-note and starting to read rather formulaically; I’d’ve liked to have seen some more development of the larger story rather than just cat-and-mouse stuff.
You find out how Sonny got mixed up in all of this, so it’s good to have some answers to the questions raised in the previous volume, and Remender is careful to ensure Sonny’s skills are convincing, subtly mentioning how long he’s been training in B.C. He doesn’t use captions informing the reader of how much time has passed so the passing exposition is useful to have.
A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance, Volume 2 is a solidly-produced action comic but the lack of a substantive story is becoming very noticeable. If you enjoyed the first book, you’ll enjoy the second just as much.
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