*3.5* The first two issues in this collection (written by Vita Ayala and illustrated by Paul Davidson) were bleh -- I didn't like the writing nor the illustration style. Shuri was illustrated to look way older than her actual age and how we meet her in Vol. 1, and all of the wittiness and heart and complexity that we get from Nnedi Okorafor's rendition of her in the first volume was completely gone; she was too technical and impersonal, and it truly felt that Shuri was a visiting side character in her own storyline. The last three issues, however, are *chefs kiss*. Okorafor's fast-paced, complex writing style is back and breathes life back into Shuri and the other characters. Plus, the illustration (done by Rachel Scott) is on point and in line with what we get in Vol. 1. Okorafor truly knows how to tell a story and deliver so much world-building, character development, and wittiness into a short amount of story. I'm sad that we won't be getting more of Okorafor's Shuri for a while, but I will definitely be picking up these volumes to re-read in the future.