Knight Terrors: Poison Ivy #2 is a confined, claustrophobic comic. The town's open space is replaced with a few homes and much bigger enemies, making the book an anxiety-causing masterpiece. Read Full Review

There's an absolute purity of vision here. It has strength all its own. Simply allow Ivy's nightmare to run its course in a non-complicated and straightforward way without trying to amplify anything. And it becomes its own breathtakingly simple analysis of a very complex and conflicted person. Wilson's long-term progression of Ivy's psyche has been fascinating to watch. She explores that here as well. The true identity of the polo-shirted Batman of Ivy's nightmares is a clever echo of something that Wilson has been echoing around the back corners of her characterization since she started working with the character.  Read Full Review

In conclusion, Knight Terrors: Poison Ivy #2 combines complex and thrilling storytelling with innovative and creepy art to create one of the best off-shoots in the series. Read Full Review

The result is a comic that is chilling and weirdly heartfelt and unsettling that you know will have impact far beyond the event it's been dropped into. It's a solid reminder why the Poison Ivy series is one of DC's best even when shoehorned into a mediocre event. Read Full Review

The story begins with a supposedly perfect meal between Ivy and Harley. Soon the dream turns into a nightmare as the couple argue over a difference of opinion. The conflict turns deadly as Ivy realizes she is entrapped by an unknown enemy. Elsewhere, Janet faces her own challenges. Once she finds her friend, the two confront Ivys nightmares.The Story: As always, Wilson gives the audience an introspective look into Poison Ivys thoughts. I like the idea that Ivy uses this horrific attack as an emotional growth opportunity. As she deals with Insomnias nightmare, she learns something important about herself and her current actions.This chapter uses an eerie drawing style that uses detailed illustrations, including distorted character features, to present a fantastical world with strong elements of realism. Read Full Review

Knight Terrors: Poison Ivy #2 achieves what the series has set out to do: to continue to develop and grow Poison Ivy as a person. Read Full Review

This issue doesn't have any big reveals about Ivy's character or give her any real catharsis, but it does have her realize some interesting things about what she wants in life. The fact that she has to split the focus of the issue with Janet kind of makes things feel a little incomplete at times, but it sets both of them up for more creepy adventures in the coming arc. Read Full Review

There's so much going on with Poison Ivy's storyline that I am always impressed when writers are able to tie in their current character arcs with a special event. Knight Terrors: Poison Ivy #2 just goes to show you that you can have a crossover and still carry on with the character development and story building you were planning. I cannot wait to see what's next for our poisonous heroine, her lover, and her HR rep. Read Full Review

This comic is so much fun. G. Willow Wilson hits Ivy's nightmare scenario perfectly, and the art team of Ihhan, Morales, Prianto, and Ostemane-Elhaou just seem to be having the best time bringing it all to life. Read Full Review

This series will probably be hit-or-miss for both readers of the ongoing series or those just reading the Knight Terrors event. Read Full Review

In the end, we are essentially left where we started in Ivy's journey before this entire event started. I thought Wilson would use this event to further Ivy's development. Now it just seems like a total interruption that doesn't tell us anything about Ivy that we didn't already know. It's a total missed opportunity to me. The quality of the Ivy book is a roller coaster. This is definitely one of its lowest points. Read Full Review

Still better than some of the others but ultimately kinda just there.

Poison Ivy’s Stepford Wife inspired nightmare began with an impressive first half in her standalone tie-in and G. Willow Wilson continued the strong narrative in KNIGHT TERRORS: POISON IVY #2 to conclude the story…or is it really over?!?

This issue opens with what seems to be a slight time jump we see Ivy has fully embraced the faux-perfect life that she found herself trapped in during the previous issue. I appreciated that Wilson didn’t drag this scenario out for long as it was probably one of the weaker aspects of this issue. We quickly pivot to an argument between Ivy and Harley that causes Ivy to snap out of her altered mindset and come face to face with the same cast of neighborhood from the first issue as she tries to escape. In this scene, and a later scene where Ivy defends Janet from HR from the same group of neighborhood crazies, we see Ivy come to grips with her real-world relationships with different individuals and come away thinking this will actually have an impact on her moving forward.

As I worried in my review of the first issue, there was too much Janet in this issue and I was disappointed to see her become a pivotal part to the stories conclusion — we’re left wondering if this was Ivy or Janet’s nightmare? For me, Janet’s fun in small doses and I wish this would have been a more dedicated Ivy story given the work Wilson has done with the character in her monthly.

Atagun Ilhan took a much more aggressive approach to the art in this issue compared to the last one. Faces were more dramatic, bodies were more exaggerated, eyes were more buggy. It was definitely jarring visually, which is what I think was intended to represent Ivy falling completely into the nightmare, but it verged on distracting for several pages.

Overall, I thought this was still an entertaining enough story that kept with a nightmare theme, even if it had nothing to do with the plot of the main Knight Terrors arc. It offered a look at a character’s fears that seem obvious from afar, but fleshed it out in an interesting and unique way that felt new and hopefully left the character changed beyond this individual story.

Rating: 7/10 more

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