Jack Frost - Volume Two
Volume |
Two |
Price |
$10.99 |
Age Rating |
16 |
Reviewer |
D.M. Evans |
Review |
The action doesn’t abate in the second volume of Jack Frost and very little plot points are given. It opens with Noh-a, the Mirror Image, having a recurrent dream of a girl blaming her for causing her death. Interspersed with this are more random fight scenes wherein the various Amityville sectors war for dominance. This is where some exposition would really help since I don’t know who these people are, why they’re fighting and how this whole ‘world’ works. During these battles we also meet the Immortalisers, who appear to be a schoolgirl and a young man but in reality are downright deadly and far too interested in meeting Jack.
In the meantime, Jack and Noh-a are heading into the Forest of Unicorn to reclaim Noh-a’s lost memories. Without them her true power as the Mirror Image won’t manifest. One of the few plot points you do get hints as to what Noh-a’s powers might be. Jack takes her to the Kite family, who oddly enough seem to be the first people he doesn’t want to kill outright. They have problems of their own though - someone is murdering them one by one. Betrayals, more battles and a few facts about Jack await readers. The art is still very good. The sound effects are left intact with both phonetic Japanese and English worked in. There is a little less fan service this time but no less violence. Jack Frost is a very violent story and it could really use more plot. However, if action is what you crave then this would be a good manga for you. |
