The Black Monday Murders Volume 2

You can't serve God and Mammon, but you, apparently, serve mammon as a god. In Hickman's paranoid and occult-ridden series, the secret schools of millionaires are cannibals serving a demonic god drives the market, and the regularly of the business cycle is a form of human sacrifice. This volume is primarily world-building, the conspiracies of the plot are not greatly furthered: the murderer is indeed still the murderer. This will frustrate plot-centric readers. There are small details of the cycles of the market that become more important as the plot continued. The use of the Detective plotline as an exposition dumb is sloppy, although getting these answers does clarify a lot of the situation of the first volume. Tomm Coker's art and the atmosphere are very, very effective.

Volume two is worth the wait. The story, which in volume one seemed impossibly complex, is simplified and streamlined in this second installment. The writing is original, and the art is some of the best I've seen. I'd recommend starting with volume one, but buy this one at the same time. This is a series I hope continues for a long time. Hopefully volume three doesn't have the same delays that plagued this volume.

While the story does go off the rails a little, I believe it's because I personally want more content. It's a great gritty detective story that dabbles into the far reaches of occultism and how power is transferred not acquired. Any scene's missing or jumpity jumpity in the story is simply because I'd like it to be a longer series. However, that is always the problem with good material, we always want more, which is why I'm giving it 5 stars.

An interesting take on how ties between the supernatural and corporate power and greed would work, ultimate risks and rewards of "insiders", and the politics, deception, and maneuverings in the upper echelons of a system at once in plain sight but hidden from view. A depiction of the cold and emotionally detached agendas of the super wealthy.Only problem I had was it wasn't clear to me what Abigail/Abbrielle/Abby was. What was her connection to the Rothchilds? Hopefully it's explained in volume 3. Hopefully there IS a volume 3.The artwork is exceptional. The facial expressions and body language did, as someone else already said, make you feel like you were watching a movie. Great job Mr. Coker.

From the excellent illustrations which convey interior emotions superbly to the writing that contains many considered implications, The Black Monday Murders Volume 2 resolves the many conundrums introduced in the first volume while raising many more. Combined with the occult language of the entities of acquisition which remains obscured despite a Reddit thread trying to decipher the codes of circles and ciphers, adds to the mystery of the plot.

Still confused with everything, if you liked the first volume you will enjoy this one too, can't wait for the third volume "the art is really good"

Easily as good as the first one. I read it all in one sitting. It’s like watching a movie. Highly recommend! Bring on the third compilation.

Excellent story; excellent art; very nicely done! Hope there will be a Vol3 ! :)

This series has exceeded my expectations. Very interwoven plot. Rather dark and violent. Clever. Buy it and enjoy. Welcome to my world.

It niggled me while reading the first book, but upon reading the second I was convinced. I enjoyed the dark, thriller-esque atmosphere, the art, the magic...but there's more than a whiff of anti-semitic conspiracy nonsense about this. I hope it's not intentional, but it's enough to put me off.

great art but pale story

Good. Thanks.

Hickman's masterful and complex story-telling doesn't disappoint as once again readers are thrust into the world of the obscenely wealthy and the disturbingly powerful Caina-Kankrin banking group. Unlike the last time however, this volume delivers more in the way of information via flashbacks and snippets from the diaries/emails of characters. These snippets are placed strategically throughout the book and serve to both foreshadow coming events and explains certain events as shown in Volume 1.My only complaint with the Volume is that it's over too soon. That is both a compliment and a criticism because while newer dynamics have been introduced and the narrative remains tight, several questions remain unanswered. It's one thing to whet the appetite of the reader, it's quite another to starve them of concrete information, and one does need concrete information in a story such as this. The info-graphics and flashbacks provide an adequate footing to understand the activities of the story but the philosophy of 'less is more' proves to be quite irksome from time to time.Once again, the art is breath-taking and haunting, and I particularly enjoyed the use of shadows and diffused lights in certain panels, not to mention the character designs of the newer entities that have made themselves known in this volume.Looking forward to the next Volume much in the same way that certain characters in the book look forward to a financial crisis.