Finding herself on one of New York City’s infamous Kill Trains while in the midst of a mental breakdown, Vanessa must choose whether to give up and die or attempt the impossible: fight her way through and survive. But can she turn the ragtag group of survivors into a psycho-slaughtering army, or will each of them get picked off one by one? Kill Train #2 continues the bloody wild ride.

There’s something about some concepts where they’re so silly or over the top, they’re just engaging and suck you in. That’s Kill Train as a whole. The basic premise is that New York City is overpopulated and to deal with it, they every so often just kill everyone on a train. Vanessa has found herself on one after having a really shitty start to her day.

Olivia Cuartero-Briggs is having fun with her story playing up tropes and delivering laughs with a helping dose of violence. Vanessa and the survivors need to figure out what they’re going to do to survive and Cuartero-Briggs lays it all out to eliminate choices and give readers a clear reason for the plan.

And it’s all delivered with a dose of humor and comedy. The killers on the train are so silly, they’re almost like the gangs of The Warriors in their style. And that’s what the comic feels like in some ways, it’s The Warriors meets Snowpiercer, a battle through a train to get to the end.

Part of the humor comes from the art of Martina Niosi. With color by Simone D’Angelo and lettering by Becca Carey, each murder and murderer is a surprise. Blood is all over, heads are chopped off, limbs are used as weapons. Somehow, the comic delivers all of that without it being gross and distracting. There’s so much humorous glee in the destruction and death. It’s so over the top it’s funny.

Kill Train #2 is B-movie excellence. I want to see this on the big screen. It’s silly fun in the best way with a concept that’s so simple yet so fantastic. We know not everyone will survive and that’s part of the entertainment. Who will die? How will they die? What witty comments will be made? We’re here for it.

Story: Olivia Cuartero-Briggs Art: Martina Niosi
Color: Simone D’Angelo Letterer: Becca Carey
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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