After finishing volume 1, don't you feel satisfied? Because of the stand-alone stories that are inside volume 1, you don't a volume 2 really. It felt like a one shot manga instead of a series. It figures, Rei Hiroe took his sweet time to complete the first volume within 2 years. Enough about that, time for the real point here, volume 2.
Black Lagoon Volume 2: (by Rei Hiroe) The Lagoon traders are back once again and they have a job to do; salvage a painting from a submarine sunk by the Allied forces back in World War II. After that, Rock along with Revy, go on an errand run and along the way, meet the nuns with guns. If that's not enough, Revy gets straight with Rock and it feels like something is in the air (might just be me but I'm optimistic about this). To conclude the volume we get yet another batch of troublemakers in Roanapur, the psychopathic twins. Who are they? What do they want? Fill in the blanks with this volume!
Rock is a Badass! That is all!
Art: What can I say, it's still the bad ass title we know. The quality does not go down but it looks smoother and there are actually *texturized pages for the first time! (I think.)
Story: The different stories in this volume are awesome! You have a background that really makes you think about the lives aboard a sunken ship or submarine. The morality of grave robbing which is a useful subject if you want to justify an act where you somehow "disrespect" a possession of someone who died and the "unruly" handling of corpses. The second story shows what kind of world is out there somewhere. Places that you thought were paradise were also a breeding ground for evil. Then you have a very sad tale of orphans from Romania (True story, orphanages in Romania were filled with children, 100 orphans:1 helper. The orphans weren't malnourished, they were missing attention and care.) that were "mistreated" and how messed up they've become.
To sum up, this had a better story telling feel to it. Unlike the first one which was an introduction and the unusual days of a trader. Volume 2 was packed with fluid dialogue and with villains who have some ground to stand on, not just a standard cutout of a killer.
Story: The different stories in this volume are awesome! You have a background that really makes you think about the lives aboard a sunken ship or submarine. The morality of grave robbing which is a useful subject if you want to justify an act where you somehow "disrespect" a possession of someone who died and the "unruly" handling of corpses. The second story shows what kind of world is out there somewhere. Places that you thought were paradise were also a breeding ground for evil. Then you have a very sad tale of orphans from Romania (True story, orphanages in Romania were filled with children, 100 orphans:1 helper. The orphans weren't malnourished, they were missing attention and care.) that were "mistreated" and how messed up they've become.
To sum up, this had a better story telling feel to it. Unlike the first one which was an introduction and the unusual days of a trader. Volume 2 was packed with fluid dialogue and with villains who have some ground to stand on, not just a standard cutout of a killer.
She's...working for quality control. Yes! Quality Control!
Characters: We get to know more characters in this volume, like the nuns with guns, the psychopathic twins, and the neo-nazis who are over their heads. We also see Rock and Revy... that's a secret. As for Rock, he grew has grown to accept his fate with the Lagoon Traders because of the "betrayal" of his employers. Revy learns to accept Rock for who he is, a moral man with a sense of justice.
Bottomline: Read it. You should. If you haven't read the first volume, it's okay. You can still get into their shoes with little amount of difficulty at first. It's basically the telling of the underground trading industry and the life in a criminal melting pot. I find it interesting to know more about the underground trading industry and how difficult people's lives working there would be because of the hazards and criminals lurking around everywhere.
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Bottomline: Read it. You should. If you haven't read the first volume, it's okay. You can still get into their shoes with little amount of difficulty at first. It's basically the telling of the underground trading industry and the life in a criminal melting pot. I find it interesting to know more about the underground trading industry and how difficult people's lives working there would be because of the hazards and criminals lurking around everywhere.
Too long? Leave your comments down below!
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