Trees Volume 2

Handled with care and exactly what i wanted.

We see more of the mayor and the menhir looking alient trees forming a global henge idea solidifies and becomes overt. The black pansies/poppies begin showing up at the other locations. Only a few glimpses of Italy and a little more than that of China but not enough. Hopefully in Volume 3 we will see more of Zhen which is released very soon.

Ellis creates a near future world with extremely believable characters in what is a highly original heightened situation. Historical references are real and nuanced in their relevance to the plot. The doom seems truly impending in this volume, yet Ellis doesn't rush things and allows the pacing to breathe and be realistic.

After reading Volume 1, I was excited to continue the story in Volume 2.The premise is captivating and the artwork is fantastic. These alien 'trees' are a truly unique idea, the stuff of epic dreams and nightmares. That's the good stuff.The bad? Although it's normally desirable to keep such a narrative grounded by the human scale of the characters involved, I felt this one focused too much on a couple only somewhat interesting characters, and missed much potential for exploring the mystery and intrigue of its titular entities.I got to the end, and almost said aloud, "That's it?" I had to actually look back through the pages to see if anything had actually happened at all. I tried to see if the plot or any of the characters had actually developed at all, other than a whole lot of talking punctuated by a couple explosions, and I'm not sure that they had.In order to buy any further material from this series or author, I would have to be convinced that this short and uneventful second episode was an unusual lapse.

All was as expected.

Great read and addition to my collection!

Intriguing sci-fi premise, beautifully realized. A tad too violent for my comfort-level, but not enough to keep me from getting volume 2.

Warren Ellis does not disappoint! The art style is perfectly matched for the story!