A review by marydrover
Jim Henson's Beneath the Dark Crystal Vol. 2 by Adam Smith

4.0

This is, again, four stars based purely on the artwork. The story was better this time, and I definitely liked getting to see Kensho figuring out the light vs dark motif, but it was kind of overdone and predictable when the Skeksis popped in. Like, this was really starting to have an original plot and original mythos, and it was really interesting, and then the Skeksis came in right when all the light vs dark talk was starting, and I just? Didn’t want it at all. Granted, they didn’t stick around for much more than a few panels, but I had a major eye roll when an entire page was devoted to their “return”. I really hope that they’re not in the third volume, which I’ll definitely be reading when it releases in March. The artwork, as before, was incredible, too. It’s a different artist than Power of the Dark Crystal, and I really enjoyed how the Firelings were drawn. They were lovely before, but there’s something elegant and otherworldly about them now, and I really like it. Overall, good, but not great, and predictable in a way that was a little disappointing.