Pretty Deadly Volume 2: The Bear (Paperback)

from nicolewbrown

The young girl from the first book who was made Death has sent Fox to bring Sarah, now an old woman, to the Underworld. But her daughter Verine insists that Fox come back later because her youngest brother, Cyrus has not said goodbye yet. He is off fighting in World War I. So Fox says he will com...

from michaeladams1979

Another beautiful volume in the Pretty Deadly saga, which uses real-world American western, and World War I settings to explore a new mythology of reapers, once-human spirits tasked with overseeing certain tasks concerning archetypes, including fear, war, and death in the mortal world. I did find...

from krau0098

Well done continuation of this fantasy western graphic novel series. The illustration is beautifully done, as is the dialogue and story. I love the color tones and illustration throughout; it has a very dark and artsy feel to it. The story is also very creative and has a kind of poetic feel to it...

from StormRaven

The second volume of the Pretty Deadly series, The Bear doesn't follow on directly after The Shrike, but instead picks up several decades after the events of the previous book, deep in the heart of the horrors of World War I. DeConnick's writing is still terse and pointed, Rios' artwork is still ...

from empress8411

Note: May Contain Spoilers We open shortly after the first volume. Sissy, having taken over the mantle of death, sends Alice and Ginny to capture errant Reapers, who have long run wild without the careful attention of Death. One reaper, in particular, The Reaper of War, who rides the Reaper of Fe...