Mazebook #2

Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Jeff Lemire Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: October 13, 2021 Cover Price: $5.99 Critic Reviews: 8 User Reviews: 21
8.5Critic Rating
8.8User Rating

Will's a melancholy building inspector who's been grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter for years. One evening he receives a mysterious phone call from a girl claiming it's her and that she's trapped in the middle of a labyrinth, setting Will off on a journey digging through her personal journals and puzzles for answers on where she is and how to bring her back home.

"Mazebook is a deeply haunting and powerfully human work by one of the greatest living masters of the comic medium. You do not want to miss this book." -James Tynion IV

  • 10
    BGCP - Michael Lennox Oct 18, 2021

    Lemire is deliberately allowing readers to interpret this book as either a mystery book where a father looks for this daughter or as a form of cognitive behavioural therapy where he uses his daughters love of puzzles to come to terms with her loss. At this point, I don't know which one will be correct at the end but it's a hell of a read. Read Full Review

  • 9.4
    Monkeys Fighting Robots - Justin Munday Oct 12, 2021

    A chapter of painful determination, Mazebook #2 poses more questions and further obfuscates reality in Jeff Lemire's insightful and heavy treatise on grief and its everlasting effects. Read Full Review

  • 8.4
    The Fandom Post - Chris Beveridge Oct 13, 2021

    Mazebook continues to be an intriguing delve into Will's mind as he struggles with loss and we have to wonder how much is real and how much is in his mind. Naturally, part of you wants it all to be real, for him to discover that they were wrong all along and she's alive somehow. But then there's the reality that it's just that Will needs to finally move forward with his life and accept things and that this is the process his mind has landed on to try and help him work through it all. I really like the possibilities here and like some of Lemire's other works that he illustrated, it has such a distinctive look to it that I'm drawn to it even more. I'm eager to see what's next. Read Full Review

  • 8.2
    Multiversity Comics - Alexander Manzo Oct 18, 2021

    Jeff Lemire continues this strange mystery story to keep the reader wondering what will be on the next page and if William will get any closer to solving it. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    ComicBook.com - Adam Barnhardt Oct 13, 2021

    In standard fashion from this creator, there's an abundance of mystery that will continue to build up so if that's your thing, Mazebook is a superb read. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Graphic Policy - Brett Oct 13, 2021

    Mazebook #2 is an interesting read. Where you are in your life might impact in how you approach the series. As a relatively new father, I read the series and think of it as my worst nightmare. Those who might have lost a child or those with no children are sure to experience it in another way. No matter how you approach it, it's hard to deny Jeff Lemire is showing why he's considered one of the current greats. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    GWW - Emmetdavis7 Oct 13, 2021

    Another heart wrenching tale in Mazebook #2 that keeps the story moving, as well as filling in some history and mystery. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    AIPT - Noelle Modelo Oct 12, 2021

    Mazebook#2 is another hauntingly beautiful story that continues to capture the moving love between a father and his daughter, in some of Lemire's most imaginative and emotional work yet. Read Full Review

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