START AGAIN #2 is a comic written by Jaime Me with art by Toni Doya and colors by Sean Callahan. Ajay hears some life-changing news and deals with some internal struggles. This is a superhero comic that takes place in Leeds with heavy drama, strong violence, and a bit of mystery. The main man here is Jump, real name Ajay. He has super strength and durability and he is currently dealing with slander and negativity from the media at large after he was caught outside in the nude. Natalie is a woman who had a one-night stand with Ajay the night he was exposed in public. This story begins with Ajay in shock that he’s going to be a dad now that Natalie is pregnant. They sit on her tub and talk about how crazy it is that this happened when suddenly someone breaks down her door. The violence here is physical and brutal but there isn’t any blood or gore. The pacing here fluctuates from steady to fast and the tone is like that of an action heavy rom-com with some mystery elements. There are a few violently intense moments. The dialogue is mostly conversational with a UK talking style and narration from an outside source. There are no word-heavy pages here. This is an exciting sequel issue that moves things along with reveals and drama-increasing implications that Ajay will have to deal with.

            The art here is drawn in a detailed modern style that is slightly reminiscent of older comics. The color range is wide and realistic but with more darks than light and brights. While we do see a few trees and a river most of this takes place in and around buildings. The main location is Natalie’s apartment though there are some outdoor scenes on streets and walkways. The backgrounds do a good job of showing the immediate and distant surroundings with gradient colors being rare. The expression level here is a tick above average as there are many reactions to what goes on here. Emotions on display are shock, anger, confusion, happiness, and fear. The faces have an decent to above-average amount of detail with most looks coming across clearly. The violence here is delivered physically with some hard and brutal hits, but no blood or gore. There is one action scene and it has a smooth flow.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes, if this is up your alley.

“Would I like this?”

If you like superhero stories that star two people with a baby on the way and that has strong drama, hard-hitting violence, and a bit of mystery while taking place in the UK then this is for you.

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

R. Violence, nudity.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“It’s not you who is going to get fat.”

 

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamieme/start-again-issues-1-and-2/description

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

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 16

Violent Pages: 6, for 38% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 2, for 13% 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 – 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 – 3

“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.”