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Outsiders, Vol. 2: Sum of All Evil by Sean Parsons, Scott Hanna, Tom Raney, Tom Derenick, Will Conrad, Kevin Conrad, Judd Winick
4.0

The Outsiders are starting to come together as a team, but is the leader lacking the emotion needed to run it safely?

So with the last mission going bad and nearly losing a team member, things aren't going exactly the way Nightwing wants. The first half of this deals with a Satan looking motherfucker fighting off against our heroes but we have a Shazam Jr. to the rescue. Yeah, it's a tad confusing. Next up we also have Roy returning to the fold but not doing as well as he hoped but his best buddy is there to remind him of who he is. Last but not least is a arc about 5 villains getting sprung from prison from a mastermind evil bastard, but of course they depart him and do their own thing and it's up to the Outsiders to stop them.

Good: The art and fights are really energetic and fun. The dialogue is fun and keeps it flowing well. I liked the demon from hell guy because he was both super strong and actually funny. Watching the heroes come together and fight is pretty cool too. I love the difference of everyone and how they all agree and disagree, and making it a compelling group of heroes.

Bad: The villains of the 2nd half aren't nearly as strong as the first demon looking dude and take up too much page time.

Overall, another fun and exciting volume of Outsiders. This series is a little offbeat at times but always enjoyable. A 4 out of 5.