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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'The Fuse, Vol. 2: Gridlock' is more of the police procedural on a space station. It's not a bad story, but there isn't a whole lot of backstory on our main characters until pretty late in the book.
There is an illegal sport on the Fuse called Gridlocking. Competitors race across the solar arrays on the outside of the station. Things go badly when the main star ends up dead and floating on the outside of the station. The question is who did it and why. It could be part of a terrorist plot on the station by a political faction. It could be a jealous friend or family member. It could be a few different things. Klem gets to be cranky and Ralph gets to be not so much of a rookie this time around. We get to see more of the inner workings of the station.
It's a fairly standard mystery, but in space. The space stuff is fine and adds to the mystery elements, but it doesn't really elevate it above an average detective story. There is some further plot development about our main characters, but it's in the final pages of the book. I like the series, but I think I liked volume 1 more.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
There is an illegal sport on the Fuse called Gridlocking. Competitors race across the solar arrays on the outside of the station. Things go badly when the main star ends up dead and floating on the outside of the station. The question is who did it and why. It could be part of a terrorist plot on the station by a political faction. It could be a jealous friend or family member. It could be a few different things. Klem gets to be cranky and Ralph gets to be not so much of a rookie this time around. We get to see more of the inner workings of the station.
It's a fairly standard mystery, but in space. The space stuff is fine and adds to the mystery elements, but it doesn't really elevate it above an average detective story. There is some further plot development about our main characters, but it's in the final pages of the book. I like the series, but I think I liked volume 1 more.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
iffer's review against another edition
3.0
This second installment of The Fuse was entertaining, but it didn't have any bang (excuse the bad pun). I enjoyed this volume about as much as I enjoy story arcs of prime-time police procedurals, but it didn't take much advantage of its space setting, in terms of visuals or story-building. Except for the last few (admittedly intriguing) pages that set up the cliff-hanger for the next story arc, the character development was largely ignored. It also felt like this volume jumped around a lot, making it slightly confusing. In addition, I tired of hearing "This isn't Europe," from the characters to repeatedly remind us that The Fuse was supposed to be a gritty frontier, although it merely seems like the present day versus "Star Trek" Federation cleanliness and happiness.
mohan_vee's review
5.0
Klem and Marlene are at it again. This time the space-cop odd couple face zero-G extreme sports fan mania, drug running gangsters and a less than ethical news corporation. This second volume burns just as strong as the first and should provide a good read for anyone who enjoyed the first.
tangleroot_eli's review
4.0
OK, I liked Vol. 1, but I really like Vol. 2. Klem is seriously who I want to be when I grow up, and I'm so intrigued by the deeper looks we're getting into Midway history and politics. Now to gently poke my LCS about where my Vol. 3 is--just in time for Vol. 4 to be released.
nigellicus's review
5.0
Another murder on the Fuse, this time of a Gridlocker, a racer of magnetic bikes across the station's solar discs. Gridlocking is dangerous and illegal bit very popular. Murder is also all these things, or so it seems. Ralph and Klem do the necessary and chase down the killer through a maze of television rights, drugs and political terrorism. Solid, fun and engaging with a well-realised setting and great characters.
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