The Woman From A.F.R.O. #2 is a comic written by Anthony Jefferson with illustrations by Ednardo Alves and colors by Jermael Lessey. Stella’s pursuit of the kidnappers takes an unexpected turn. This is an espionage comic with some mystery and stealth elements and bits of drama as well as a nearly all-woman cast. The leading lady here is Stella, she is the top agent at the All Female Revolutionary Organization and is so good to the point where it is a shock if a mission doesn’t go well. The story here picks up with Stella continuing her pursuit of Franklin Shepard, the eye-patched man who just kidnapped Keith Washington. Outfit changes, high speed chases, and gunplay make up the action here. The violence here can be explosive but there isn’t any blood or gore. The pacing here is overall fast with slight slowdown in the middle. The tone is like that of undercover stealthy spy movie. There are intense moments due to violence and danger. The dialogue here is conversational with a bit of snark and aggression. There are some thick text bubbles but no word-heavy pages. This is a sequel issue that is somewhat calmer than the first but it still brings some excitement and it sets us up for more adventure in the future.

            The art here is drawn in a modern way with some sketch-like stylization and decent shading. The color range her is realistic with some occasional Ben Day dot coloring. Aside from a quick shot of some trees the scenery here is of the concrete jungle variety. The primary location is the A.F.R.O. headquarters from the main floor to R&D. The backgrounds here sometimes show the surroundings and other times it’ll be gradient or dot coloring. The expression level here is below-average as the characters here like to maintain a hard look. There are some happy and angry emotions on display. The faces here have a good amount of detail and show the different looks clearly. The violence is explosive and involves gunfire but there isn’t any blood or gore. The action scene is of good length with a smooth flow.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like espionage stories starring a cast of mainly black women that features some violence, mystery, and a bit of drama then this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

PG-13. Violence.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“I wish everyone would stop asking me that.”

 

Physical Link: https://www.frolife.com/products/the-woman-from-a-f-r-o-2

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frolife/the-woman-from-afro-2/description

Unboxing Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxcWhUuzcv4

***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 23

Violent Pages: 4, for 17% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 2

“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”

“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”

“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”

“This was a tournament arc.”

“All my life I had to fight.”

 

Gore Level – 1

“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”

“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”

“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”

“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”

“This is a slaughterhouse.”

 

Death Level – 1

“And everybody lived happily ever after.”

“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”

“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”

“Yeah this was a tragedy.”

“Think Gettysburg.”

 

Porn Level – 1

“Everybody kept their clothes on.”

“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”

“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”

“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”

“Oh. This is porn.”