Creator: Tot
Writer & Artist: Mig
Halftones: Mig, Aurélia & Francesca De Blasi
Production Assistance & Lettering: Chris Northrop
Designer: Camille Pradère & Ludovic Villain
Proofreader: Fanny Laigle
Translator: Dan Chrstensen
Editor: Élise Storm
Publisher: Magnetic Press
Price: $19.99
Release Date: December 10, 2025
Otomai may have created Ogrest, but that doesn't mean he can control him. While Dathura delights in Ogrest's enthusiasm for life, the alchemist teaches him about his world. Sadly, the little ogre prefers to play and regales Dathura with the story of his birth. Ogrest’s rambunctiousness can injure Dathura, forcing Otomai to sew up the living doll. But when treasure seekers invade their peaceful island home, looking for the missing dofus that balance their world, Otomai loses control of his creation.
While Otomai struggles to keep his life from falling apart, Lupa and the Brotherhood travel the world to find the Chosen Ones. And unlike Ogrest, they don’t care how many people they hurt along the way. Can Otomai, Ogrest, and Dathura weather the storms headed their way? Or will danger and death rock their island home? Let's grab a dofus, leap into Ogrest Vol 2 SC, and see!
Story
As Otomai instructed Ogrest, Sadida created ten living dolls. While her fellow dolls loved Dathura, Lacrima grew jealous. Then Dathura convinced the dragon Aguabrial to spawn the Turquoise Dofus, while Lacrima couldn’t convince her dragon to give her an egg.
While disappointment haunts Lacrima's life, Dathura has enjoyed a happy life with Otomai. The living doll may have lost her memories, but she enjoys creating small living creatures like the alchemist. They seem like pets compared with Ogrest, but they brighten her world. But as Ogrest Vol 2 SC opens, Dathura has disappeared. And Ogrest is no longer a child. A clash with treasure seekers wielding one of the fake dofus Otomai created spurred rapid growth. So, the adult ogre with the mind of a child leaves home to find the living doll he adores.
While delving into Lacrima and Dathura’s history, Mig’s story also follows Lupa’s quest. Kali enjoyed being the center of attention and wielding the destructive power of her tattoos. Now, another member of their party can use the oracle to find Chosen Ones. Like Ogrest, Poo delights in every discovery. But their fates prove far different when Poo leads Lupa and the Brotherhood to Otomai's island.
Art
Ogrest’s long ears now only reach his chest, instead of falling to his waist. But that's only because he hunches as he walks. An extra-large tooth rises outside his lips from his prominent jaw. Ogrest seems too large for Otomai's treehouse. Yet he is still a child when he dreams of roots surrounding him and reclaiming Dathura.
Sadida wears a tribal mask. Flower petals surround a dandelion-like ball until he sends the florets flying on the wind. While crafting his dolls, Sadida tears off his petals and adorns each one with ears or wings. The god’s earliest efforts resemble the stuffed animals Ogrest once slept with. By the time Sadida crafts Lacrima and Dathura, he has progressed to the Human shape. Both sisters have a teardrop adorning one cheek. But as Lacrima wanders her grand home rising like an ornate lighthouse from a hollow tree trunk, and remembers her early years with her sister, her creased features give Lacrima a withered appearance.
Instead of crosshatching or computer-generated dots, Mig, Aurélia, and Francesca De Blasi adorn Ogrest Vol 2 SC with halftones. These enhance Mig’s whimsical art, lending reality and depth to this world of sailing vessels and airships. After Lupa and the Brotherhood visit villages and towns, they come to a walled city. Vendors welcome visitors to their stalls, and preachers and priests proclaim their beliefs in the market. A tavern owner ushers patrons to his cellar, where a circular platform rises amid wooden casks.
Ogrest, Kali, and all the characters speak black uppercase words into balloons in this Black and White comic. The words grow bold with intonation and enlarge with volume. Chris Northrop’s balloons grow spiky when characters display emotions, while icicles drip from Frigost’s dialogue. Paragraphs below the panels accompany Trumbo's misadventures. Sound effects include Lady Echo demonstrating why she leads the Brotherhood, and Ogrest’s fright and confusion when Dathura goes missing in Ogrest Vol 2 SC. Thanks to Magnetic Press, Oni Press, and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.
Final Thoughts
Before the transformation that spurred Ogrest’s rapid growth, Dathura wondered if the ogre should attend school. But Otomai wanted to keep Ogrest close and tutor him a little longer. When Otomai collapses from worry and exhaustion, the alchemist can no longer protect his creation from those who might take advantage of him in Ogrest Vol 2 SC.
Rating 9.6/10
For how this series began, see my review of Ogrest Vol 1 SC.
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