Rat Queens Volume 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth

by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Stjepan Sejic (Artist)

• A brand-new, booze-soaked tale of the Rat Queens reveals a growing menace
  within the very walls of Palisade. And while Dee may have run from her past, the
  bloated, blood-feasting sky god N’rygoth never really lets his children
  stray too far.
• Collects issues #6-10 of the smash-hit series, plus extras.

• ISBN10: 1632150409
• ISBN13: 9781632150400
• Publish Date: 19 May 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Image Comics
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 136
• Language: English

Reviews

[HekArtemis]

Loved it. This one made me finally see what it is about comic books and graphic novels I don't like - not enough. They have so little to them, they feel super rushed, they lack so much information and story and lore. So when read one like this that is so good, I am left very unsatisfied because it will never have enough to it like a novel would. I like the art in this, and Hanah's smirk is everything, but I would love an actual novel of these women.

[leahrosereads]

Everything from my review of volume 1 stands. Still some major bad ass broads with blood and gore that I absolutely loved. But, I'm not going to give a full 5 stars for any of the other volumes until the plot is up to par with the rest of what's in this.

That's the only aspect lacking here, and I really think that can be corrected. It feels like the reader is just thrown into an adventure, but unlike D&D where the DM will give as much back story as possible - none of that really exists here.

The reader gets glimpses, but it's not enough to satiate or answer any real questions. Maybe more will be discovered later on, but until that happens, I can't give this 5 stars.

[pamela]

a clever way to implement back story in a relatively short volume. Also ladies, Orc Dave! Amirite???

[inlibrisveritas]

AH! These women are just amazing. The second volume of Rat Queens is finally here and it doesn’t disappoint!

There is a lot of stuff packed into this volume. Some smaller stories have carried over to this set of issues and has now become the full focus, we also get a lot of backstory for Violet, Dee and Hannah. Like the reason Violet chose to shave her beard off (she’s a dwarf) and the reason Hannah has the weirdest hairstyle ever. We even get some insight on why Dee has been questioning her religion, which was of my favorite things about her and I thought it was handled really well.

The conversations and the writing combined make this comic series one to keep with. I really love how completely comfortable these ladies are with each other, and how they don’t necessarily fit into anyone’s molds. They curse, drink, and love sex. They are not afraid of what they can do, but instead relish in it. The art does change half way through this one, and it does take some getting used to but I think it’s still a good match for the story. The language and scenes can get a bit crude, but seeing as I’m about as crude as these ladies I can’t say I’m terribly affronted by anything they said or did. Mostly it’s just nice to see more women they I can identify with in comics.

I will say that this one might not have as much draw power as the first volume, but it’s still a lot of fun and sets us up for an interesting continuation.