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Kill or Be Killed, Vol. 2 by Ed Brubaker
5.0

This is my 300th review of the year! WooOOoooooT! I finally hit my challenge, and way earlier than expected. Anyway...

What a title to finish my 300th title of the year on. Kill or Be Killed continues to be the best new graphic novel of the year. Ed Brubaker brings his motherfucking A game on this title. The first volume was amazing for me. This one? Just as freaking good. I think I need to read more of Ed right now!

So this volume focuses on Dylan killing more and more people but we also see something new. Kira comes back into the picture as the worrying friend. However, the best new feature is getting to see the police side of things. Lily is a powerful woman who isn't stupid but the department sure treats her that way. To her she only wants to prove the case and catch the killer. So the cat and mouse begins and it's starting to get crazy by the end.

What I liked: The art is still AMAZING, the fire fights and characters face really show emotion. I also loved the demon talk with the Dylan. The jumping around the story makes the pacing frantic yet exciting. Lily is awesome and I can't wait for more of her.

What I didn't like: Kira gets a little too much time and kind of hurts the flow just a little.

Overall this is another knock out of the park. Ed continues to give us one of the best crime stories in the last few years. I fucking loved it and giving it a 5/5.