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After battling the infamous Dr. Graves, the taste Zelphires a well deserved rest. Only Sylvan, man-tree, wanders like a lost soul, mourning his lost love. But this lull was short-lived. While the Republic of Béremhilt prepares to celebrate its 20 years, Victor Vilnark decided to invite to the party. If the son of the deposed dictator's coup succeeds, this twentieth anniversary will be the last.
Genre: fantasy comics
edition read: Gallimard collection Bayou (2010) - 118 pages
I again thank the Editions Gallimard for sending me this title! Chronicle of Volume 1 is here .
The Rise of Zelphire 2 focuses on Vincent, the son of the deposed dictator, the "Blood Prince" from the title . We will discover the dark past of this character and the reasons that prompt him to bring down the Republic's peaceful Béremhilt. I liked this character by his side mid-evil, semi-sweet because even when it becomes a bloodthirsty monster, it's hard to blame him.
Beside, there is also the character of Volume 1: Sylvan friendly, man-tree, the seductive woman octopus Seraphine and the intrepid Professor Werner . This trio of young heroes with Zelphires will therefore face the "Blood Prince." One of the advantages of comics, both in volume 1 or volume 2 is that the story ends at the end of the 120 pages. It's been a little like the independent episodes of some TV series (I think especially in Smallville season 1), each volume has its villain, its history and its conclusion. It is therefore not frustrated at the end of waiting for the next book (as it may be the case with every odd Largo Winch Volume where the volume pair must wait because it works in pairs. The only problem 1 year ago and a half between each volume: S).
The story is pretty focused on action and there is no downtime . Still being discovered in the past as a pretext for advancing in the present. In backstory, we also have the love story between Sylvan and his ex-girlfriend. A thread that appears at the beginning and end of comics. But for the romantic, do not worry, there are also love and feelings meantime.
The highlight of the wake of the foot remains Zelphire graphic. As I said in my previous column, drawing and the colors are gorgeous . The architectural style of the city is beautiful (Renaissance). For novices, I do not think there will be any problems of understanding (it's not like the manga where the design is often messy and where you never know who is who or what is happening in certain boxes ...).
Conclusion: the series keeps going! This Volume 2 is neither better nor worse than the last. I look forward to reading more:)
Note Overall: 8.5 / 10
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