Against The World #2 is a comic created by Joshua Metzger & Marcel Dupree with art by Oscar Celestini. As our leading lady is about to be sacrificed elsewhere a plan is being put into motion. There is a bunch of fighting and a decent amount of explanations in this issue as things start to pick up. While the “evil” side does have its share of prominent characters our focus is drawn to their opposition. Our key players are a very special young lady Nefura, a witch doctor named Papa Wagori, and a very aggressive resistance fighter. The plot picks up right where the last one ended and things start off slow but speed up quick. There is fighting all over the place and things do get grisly. Dialogue sounds like normal American English one moment and something out of a fantasy story the next. A few pages do have a high word count that’ll seem out of place for the situation but it won’t ruin your reading. This is an issue that serves as a good follow up for the last one and a intriguing set up for the next one.

            A despondent dungeon, sprawling courtyard, and roaming plains are just some of the locations we visit that are staples to the fantasy genre. They aren’t particularly eye-catching but they do fit the setting. These characters try to be expressive but the looks don’t come through that well. They have anger down pat but everything else looks dialed in. The faces here are drawn with enough features and markings so as not to confuse you so face sameness isn’t an issue, but if look really close you’ll similarities. There are a number of skin colors here, mostly shades of pink. Outfits here are standard fantasy fare with some Greco-Roman vibes. The action scenes don’t have the greatest flow and there is a lot of chopping going on with limbs deciding to go solo. Avoid this if gore makes you squeamish.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like fantasy tales about people fighting those in power for various reasons this is for you.

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

R. Death and gore galore.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Watch your tone. You have no authority over me.”

 

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 22

Violent Pages: 7, for 32% 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 – 4

“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 – 5

“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 – 5

“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.”