Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #2 Review

 

Writers: Wes Clark Jr. & Steven E. de Souza

Artist: Ediano Silva

Colorist: Vinicius Townsend

Letterer: Taylor Esposito

Cover Artists: Lucio Parrillo; Joseph Michael Linsner; Arthur Suydam;

Publisher: Dynamite

Price: $3.99

Release Date: September 6, 2023

 

Unsanctioned drilling in the Forbidden Zone draws Sheena’s attention. What are they searching for, and why is El Presidente allowing it? Let’s leap into Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #1 and find out!

 

Story

Global corporations haven’t moved into tranquil Val Verde yet. As of now, the Clumsy City Cowodi surveyors are only taking samples. Working to a grid pattern, they’re searching for something. But what?

 

Under a full moon, Sheena swings in to observe. When she gets too close, gunfire erupts. Her friends Chim the Monkey, Yagua the Jaguar, and Pete the Parrot help her survive the ambush. But if they were waiting for her, are her friends in the city in danger?

 

The following morning, the privileged students at L’école des Jeunes Filles du Val Verde have trouble staying awake. Fascinated by the Blessing Goddess, their evening gatherings lead to slumber during class. Despite her nocturnal exploits, Sheena’s ready to give Hermoine Granger a run for her money. But what did her roommate Tyler observe when Sheena wasn't looking? Might it get our vine-swinging heroine into trouble in Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #2?

 

Sheena statue from Big Bad Toy Store

 

Art

Ediano Silva brings lifelike realism to Wes Clark Jr. & Steven E. de Souza’s entrancing mystery. Gestures and movements are spot-on, and the characters look good from every angle. Blankets and garments fold, flow, and tumble. Action lines and blurred backgrounds rarely obliterate compelling, photographic scenes in this tropical paradise.

 

Vinicius Townsend imbues scenes with vibrant color that howls its realism in the moonlight. His heavily loaded palette delivers highlights and shadows that convey depth and texture at any time of day. Even the most art-clueless City Cowodi will drool at the visual feast of Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #2.

 

Taylor Esposito’s white balloon arrangement is always easy to follow. His pleasing black, uppercase letters are a joy to read in Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #2. Lively and colorful sound effects help you hear the drilling operation, Chim’s yeeps, Pete’s squawks, and Yagua’s growls. Readers feel each second of the battle as bullets fly, arrows slice through the air, and spears impale soldiers.

 

Final Thoughts

Greed, corruption, and a strange form of spiritualism make Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #2 an action-packed mystery involving death in paradise.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To preview interior art and more covers see my review at Comic Book Dispatch.