I'm not gonna say this is better than the first volume, but it's pretty close. A little less philosophic, but has lots of interesting thoughts. I'll rate this 5 stars again, the characters are still very interesting and the violence, the music references, the reality portrayed is very credible and made me feel very thrilled. Can't wait for the release of volume 3!

Boy, this a dark turn fast. Volume 2 does a sneaky, brilliant job of twisting the story of a teenage boarding school for assassins around its index finger. You just have to deal with the story taking a horrifying, blood soaked sprint down a filthy alley, more so that volume 1 if that's possible, to get there. It scared me half to death. But I'm on this ride now more than before. ( )

Continues the story from vol 1. ( )

The second volume of Deadly Class finds Marcus Lopez adjusting and adapting to his life at Kings Dominion, a school for assassins. Marcus is now dating Maria, a fellow student, who has recently experienced the death of her boyfriend, Chico, an event that Marcus is all too familiar with the details on. Maria is constantly on high alert about Marcus’ actions and believes for certain he must be cheating on her. She even goes so far as to try to shoot him with an arrow! I mean this is a school for assassins, so what’s a girl to do?

Amidst the struggles of fitting in with his new circle of friends, balancing school with a job at the local comic book story, and consoling his high-drama girlfriend, Marcus must also deal with the truth about his murderous past. Within this volume, the reader finally learns the true backstory of Marcus’ time in an orphanage. Chester, a bully from those orphanage days, is back in Marcus’ life, threatening to bring his new world crashing down. Marcus must rally with his friends to take on Chester and his ragtag, high on drugs, group of redneck troops.

Rick Remender continues a story of heart and friendship between this circle of friends from Kings Dominion School. These damaged and struggling teenagers, forced together because of various circumstances in their past, grab on to the reader’s heartstrings. Despite an aura of violence, issues #7-11, create a compelling story about more than just blood and war. Take a trip to 1988 with Marcus and experience a whirlwind of teenage drama set in a deadly environment, where anything is possible! ( )