P.O.M. #2 is a comic created Marcel Dupree and Joel Cotejar, with the story by Dupree and Guido Martinez. Our main lady Britney Armstrong discovers that she isn’t as loaded as she thought; elsewhere a woman tightens her grip on what she has. This issue picks up right where the last one left off, continuing the fight over McDougal by heroes and villains. There are a bunch of other plotlines we can see building but aren’t fully realized yet. We follow Britney as she finally makes it to court and learns her life is gonna change, but at the same courthouse we are introduced to a new character Maddison McDougal, who is the aforementioned criminal’s daughter. There are a bunch of other characters that are currently regulated to the background that seem interesting. Besides the big fight the plot for the most part seems like it’s trying to lay enough groundwork before it dives in deeper. This comic likes to drop in new characters in a familiar way and it might catch you off guard but you won’t get lost. The action here is at a reasonable level and the scenes are pretty good. The dialogue here is very conversational and is something you could hear in real life. There might be a couple of wordier pages but this read fast. This is a decent comic that builds on the previous issue in giving us a peek behind the curtain of superheroism. This comic also comes with part two The Unit as our super team continues to fight Chronos.

            The style of this comic is identical to the first with dark outlines and strategic shadow use. I’m not an artist by any but it seems that due to the outlines to colors pop off the page way more than your average comic. The backgrounds are mostly skylines, office interiors, and a courthouse. This is a very expressive comic and the looks characters give help add to what is and isn’t said. To assist the expressiveness this comic has well-drawn and unique faces, complete with smaller details that add an extra bit of life to them. I also need to give a shoutout to the hairstyles and colors on the ladies here. The fight scene showcases some cool weapons and unique superpowers. You won’t get lost in the flow here.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like superfolk and want a look at what happens when they aren’t out saving the world this is a good glimpse.

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

R. Gore stuff.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“I gave you the chance to leave, you should’a taken it.”

 

Digital Link: https://nosleeppress.gumroad.com/l/gJdZC

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/982272706/pom-2-flight-fame-and-fury/description

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 28

Violent Pages: 14, for 50% 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 – 3

“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 – 4

“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.”