Die #2

by Kieron Gillen

[Quirky Cat]

I’ve been looking forward to the release of this issue. Die #1 was an interesting introduction, but I really had no idea how they were planning on following it up. Die #2 read differently, but that’s mainly because they couldn’t use the same storytelling techniques as before.
This issue showed us more of the roleplaying world that they had been lost in for so long. It was just about as dark as they implied. They used a personal tale and perspective to really drive that point home though – that’s what really hooked me into this series. The clever use of storytelling styles alone is enough to keep me coming back for the next issue.
The artwork was absolutely beautiful (again) but honestly, that’s no surprise to me. One of my favorite artists is working on it, so I expect to see beautiful works!
I think the only thing I would have liked was a quick page or panel reminding me which character was playing well…which character. They had a page explaining all the rpg characters, but not the humans behind them. I didn’t have any trouble following along or anything like that, but not being able to be positive about who was who bugged me. I’m going to have to go back and take a peek at the first issue again.