Trade of the Week: The Beauty Volume Two

The Beauty Volume Two
Jeremy Haun & Jason A. Hurley
story
Mike Huddleston [CHAPTER 7]
Brett Weldele [CHAPTER 8-10]
Stephen Green [CHAPTER 11]
art
John Rauch [CHAPTER 7+11]
color


Chapter 8-10 tells the story of a trans person who got Beauty at a young age. Ezerae was beautiful and feminine so she got bullied a lot. Her mother accepted and supported her for the person she was. Then her mom got killed. She worked for a dinner for a while until she fell into some work doing odd jobs for a Mr. Parks. He helped her get trained and get the change she'd always wanted. One day she got an easy delivery job with a fellow coworker, Lucca. They get it done but Lucca is set up. Ezerae has an alibi for Lucca so they all team up to take the people out that set them all up against each other. It doesn't end well for anybody but it does end in beauty. The story comes full circle.

Story comes down to two things intertwined, writing and art. Much like the stories themselves they intertwined incredibly. The narrative was different for each story yet similar. The first was told in a much more linear and fast paced fashion that worked extremely well through Timo. The other story was told in a way that served it best through slight of hand and well timed revelations by Ezerae. In the end these stories came together keeping with the linear style of the first but the narrative stayed with Ezerae. Similar things can be said about the art. The first story was a more dark, gritty, faced paced style done by Mike Huddleston. Then Chapters 8-10 were illustrated through Brett Weldele with a softer, smoother, gentler style that sometimes reminiscent of watercolors when retelling the past. The final chapter was the perfect mix of both styles of art from the first and second stories. It was a true work of genius.
There's not much left to be said of The Beauty Volume Two other than a rehash of what I've already said. As long as they continue to put out gold like this I could care less if they ever get back to the main plot thread from the first volume. This creative team knocked it out of the park again but in an entirely new and inventively intelligent way. I can't wait for more. I absolutely loved and adored this book. I strongly consider you purchase this graphic novel. I'm overjoyed that I did.
Grade: STRONG BUY!!!
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