It's perfect, a little odd with the stylistic choice, but as a murder story, PERFECT! Patrick Horvath should stay in this world and tell more stories; I would love a mystical murder mystery. Could you imagine a cult of Devil worshiping Goat people? My mind is spinning with possibilities.

I really want to see where this goes but like i said the think those few pages out of the main story felt more like speedbumps than staying on track.

Larry Hama is moving so many pieces around on the chess board, and now introducing Destro has flipped the board entirely into RISK! There are so many factions and subfactions in them. So, choosing to build a setup at this point is wise. You can't just have all action you need to build the plot.

I hope the writing does something to redeem this mediocre median. Is this going to be a sugar-coated ghost trap? I think so!

Nao Fuji is an unstoppable force in this book, doing everything himself! Writer, Pencil, Colors, Inks, with the exception of 2 variant covers, it's all him! So when you get the 64-page Mast-purr-piece. It's a one-man show of stunning talent sure to bring a smile and new understanding to the world of Marvel. Fuji has also done another HC Marvel Meow story in 2021, and let me tell you, it's the cat pajamas!

Call me a cynic! It's not a perfect issue, but it's a very solid showing. There is potential in the long run; we need to get there. Also, don't forget this is a #1 from Boom! So that means there will be at least 83 variant covers. GOOD LUCK!

Knowing that we are painted into a certain amount of issues, certain things have to get cut. Having said that, did we really need 10 pages of a fight scene? Yes, I know it was on two fronts. But if they cut two pages and put it somewhere else, could that have affected the payoff at the end of the book?

The only big hiccups were the fact of how easily the other power coins were obtained. Giving Selena the atypical twisted story of who saved them as a baby seems also like it was an easy write off but hopefully that will be resolved later. It also leaves so much story on WHO raised her and HOW did she come into her own powers? These are all simple answers lets hope that the next few books are paced right to tie up the loose ends and not have to leave big plot holes to fill IF we get another chapter after this arc.

Not only do we get to see our "teenagers with attitude at school go through some actual teenage things. But the fact is that also, in the last issue, a few spandex breadcrumbs were laid for cameos. I was FLOORED who actually showed up!

Solid work all around, but as I pointed out, there may have been a few missed opportunities. My hope is that we start guiding the "Zord away from the coming-of-age teen stuff and get to the main good guy and bad guy stuff.

Melissa Flores has kept the tempo up in this second issue. Right now, it's a fairly straightforward story. But hopefully, I can see a bit of a coming-of-age story developing around the edges. Gwen realizes that this Earth is her home, and even the Mj's accept Gwen's unique circumstances rather than chiding her about it.

The Action is there and viewing Mace Windu prior to becoming the stoic Jedi Master is great because we haven't really seen his skills in practice. Not meaning just his lightsaber skills but those of a teacher and sage. It's all building up and of course having a story outside of the Skywalker Drama is always appreciated.