Daphne Byrne #2

This is a good second issue and it's also an improvement on the first issue. This is a great example of how you should always give comics a two-issue chance. I was left wanting with the first issue, but now I'm beginning to see how all these horrific delights will bear fruit. Read Full Review

Kelley Jones delivers some beautiful and dark imagery throughout this issue. There are some definite moments of beauty mixed with the macabre and all of it works. Read Full Review

Even when Daphne Byrne fails to deliver on elements of character, the world of the story is so rich as to ensure readers will want to return for another peek next month. Read Full Review

It's a slower burn than the other Hill House books, but it's a very intriguing one that seems to be building to something special. The Sea Dogs backup, dealing with the aftermath of a murder, continues to slowly chug along but seems no closer to delivering the big scares it promised. Read Full Review

Daphne Byrne will get under your skin in the best possible way. It's a horror that creeps up on you, sending a shiver up your spine with each turn of the page. This young girl is getting pulled into the depths and the only one there to help her is pushing her head down below the surface. Read Full Review

While I'm pulled into this story for its premise,Daphne Byrne #2'sother elements are distracting. That said, this isn't a bad issue and I can definitely see future issues finding more of their footing as readers get more background information. Read Full Review

I did not like the first issue and I did not like this one, but just like the first issue, there were a few things that I did like. Still, the story just doesn't really grab my interest and I hope it gets better from here. For the art, at points, it's really good and at other points not so much. Read Full Review

Khamul

Feb 05, 2020

So much beauty and tension in this book.I will say that this comic has become genuinely frightening. The last page was as upsetting and scary a page as I've read in many years.

Azrael

Feb 07, 2020

MUCH better than the first issue! This issue delivered on bringing a feel of horror, making the lead character more compelling and telling a fun story. Hopefully this pace is kept up.

Briton

Feb 09, 2020

Better than the lacklustre first issue, but nowhere near good enough. Dropped.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Feb 11, 2020

I had a good enough time.

Psycamorean

Feb 08, 2020

This was moderately better than issue one, but you people are mad if you think it's a virtual 10/10 comic.

I Review Comics

Jun 11, 2020

Daphne Byrne #1 was one of the last videos posted prior to taking a hiatus as a Youtube content creator. I don't remember the actual review but I remember giving it a middling rating and mentioning that the book would have read better in trade. Daphne Byrne #2 is interesting but it garners the same criticism I gave to #1. This doesn't appear to be a comic with a monthly review schedule in mind. Furthermore, I question why the comic wasn't just collected and released as a graphic novel. This is a complaint I've had across the Hillhouse line of comics but it's really apparent here. The fact that the book was released this way is troubling and calls the real intent behind the series into question. I get that shops need something to sell but I can't imagine anyone picking up these two issues and being satisfied by the story. Issue #2 is simple enough. Daphne establishes a relationship with the entity/ghost that is following her. It promises her that it will let her talk to her deceased father. It also promises to help and protect her. At one point we see her use supernatural abilities against school bullies that had been bothering her. The comic checks in with Daphne's mother who seems to be pulled under the sway of mediums. This aspect of the story hasn't actually come into focus at this point another hint that this story is going to be thoroughly decompressed. The script is fine, the art is decent and atmospheric which works great with the Victorian setting. None of it is particularly horrible I'm just not blown away by any aspect of the narrative. Daphne Byrne may end up being great but the story so far has been uneventful. more

Spacey Medicine

Apr 07, 2020

This is such bland been-there-seen-that horror. I don't see a single thing here that I haven't seen in a hundred other horror stories. The main character is basically an empty void into which charisma is sucked and suffocated under the weight of cliché.