Morning Glories Volume 2 TP [Paperback]

Nick Spencer (Author), Joe Eisma (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 21, 2011 | Series: Morning Glories (Book 2)

Collecting the second story arc of the smash series in one volume. Learn (some) of the secrets in the Glories'' lives as we delve into their pasts and see how it affects their present. Each chapter focuses on a different Glory while maintaining the narrative and moving the mystery forward.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Image Comics (September 21, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1607064073
• ISBN-13: 978-1607064077
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Publishers > Image Comics

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Volumes 1 & 2, October 10, 2011

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Cypress Green "She Who Has a Book in Hand Eve... (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Morning Glories Volume 2 TP (Paperback)

NO SPOILERS -Morning Glories Volume 1 was the reader's introduction to a horrifying prep school. Six highly intelligent students, three boys and three girls, are accepted to the prestigious Morning Glory Academy. Each group become room-mates, experiencing the school together for the first time. A small amount of background is given on a few, but not all, of the students.

Within a day, it becomes painfully obvious that the new students have been cut off from the outside world, and are at the mercy of a sadistic staff with unknown goals. Even other students may be prone to violence. Physical and psychological torture, and even death, is a common experience for MGA students.

Volume 1 serves as an introduction to the major characters, plus the story of how Casey, the character with the most development at this point, executes a plan to save another student from a likely horrible fate.

Volume 2 picks up with a great deal more character development on the six students. There is more detailed background information on most of them. However, author Nick Spenser cleverly manages to raise more questions than answers are given! The reader still has little clue about what the headmaster and teachers' aims are. The characters are complex and interesting. As he delves further into the story, I foresee a real rounding out of everyone involved.

I was initially drawn to the series by an appreciation for Joe Eisma's artwork, after seeing the comic in my local store. The artwork does not disappoint! Sure, the girls are all sexy, but this isn't one of those series that seems to cater only to the guys' eyes; the male characters are also attractive young men. Each person has a unique look. The lines are crisp and clean; facial expressions and body language are very well done. Alex Sollazzo's colors at times appropriately subdued and at other times vibrant and jewel like.

In short, I cannot find a single thing about this series not to like!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mysteries, murders and conspiracies in the scariest school ever, October 26, 2011

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Kid Kyoto (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morning Glories Volume 2 TP (Paperback)

Morning Glories is basically the Prisoner set in a boarding school. Six teens, each with their own secrets, have been lured to the mysterious Morning Glories Academy and then cut off from the outside world. Their teachers sometimes try to kill them, their classmates range from brainwashed to psychotic and our protagonists are not doing much better.

In this volume we learn more about our six characters, the surreal school and the mystery behind it. I won't give anything away but some questions teased in the first book are explained and some new mysteries appear.

Joe Eisma's art has improved since the first book, it's easier to tell which character is which despite them all being in school uniforms. But the art is still the main weakness, the Japanese student Jun and East Indian Zoe still look white, facial expressions and body language are still not as strong as they could be. Maybe I'm just spoiled by Rodin Esquejo's cover art which has all the strengths Eisma lacks.

But this is still a really great series, and hopefully author Nick Spencer will keep moving forward rather than drag the story out too long. I've seen a lot of books die because the writer was too afraid to give answers and move forward. But that's a worry for later. For now Spencer gave me just enough to keep me hooked. I'll certainly be here for book 3!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars more mysteries keep popping up, November 5, 2011

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Michelle Rogoyski (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Morning Glories Volume 2 TP (Paperback)

The second volume of Morning Glories is like a hydra-- a few of your questions from volume one are answered but for each mystery solved at least two more pop up. I love the character development and complexity of the storyline.