By Free Costin
The City of Townville, where the Powerpuff Girls lay their sleepy little heads. Even more so now that Mojo Jojo’s turned down his evil ways. But wait, what’s this?! Now that Mojo is all better and staying at the the Powerpuff Girls’ household, HIM has got his tutu all in a twist?! What ever will he do!? I hope he’s not going to… OH NO! Just as I suspected! HIM has put mind control on all of Townsville’s bad guys! And they’re going straight to the Girls’ house… to…. HELP THEM OUT!!! Ummm.. Did I just really say help? Well, that didn’t turn out as bad as I expected..
Right where we left him, Mojo Jojo has turned himself in to take the ‘ANTIDOTE X’ to cure him against his villainous ways. As he was originally Professor Utonium’s lab experiment gone wrong, the cured baby monkey comes home with the Powerpuff Girls. All-seeing HIM captures a glimpse of everything happening and becomes irritated to see that Mojo Jojo – now named Jojo – has got a second chance. Obviously sending HIM’s heels to break he turns on his creepy, glowing eyes to mind control Townsville’s baddies, sending them to the Powerpuff household. Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles and Proffessor Utonium all look out the front door as all the villains are outside… helping them do their chores. A quick flash towards HIM in the final panel to show that everything isn’t as it seems.
Just as good as the first issue of the series, the second issue is just as sweet. What was really great about #2 was as if it was a villains based issue. Last issue was perfectly balanced with Powepuff goodness but there were only a few panels with them in it and not particularly doing anything. This comic was solely based around Mojo at the beginning and HIM controlling other villains nearer to the end. It was a nice way of balancing this book out and worked. It still remains to be uncanny to the television show, seeing a few of the minor villains like Sedusa and the Ganggreen Gang makes it more so that bit more nostalgic. Troy Little continues with consistency in both writing and artwork, he could quite literally do anything and go anywhere with the ending in this issue, leaving it on a cliff-hanger and wide open for issue #3.
Powerpuff Girls #2 has proven to be just as strong as the first issue. It’s fun, nostalgic and shows the Powerpuff Girls at their best. Leaving all ties open for issue #3, anything could happen from here on and I’m sure most fans of this series will be sad to see it only run for 5 issues.
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Posted on December 11th, 2013
Category: ONE CONCLUSIVE KUNOICHI, REVIEWS
Tags: Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Comic Reviews, Free Costin, IDW Publishing, Mojo Jojo, Powerpuff Girls #2, Powerpuff Girls Review, Proffessor Utonium