by Bryan Lee O'Malley with Jason Fischer, Dustin Harbin, Nathan Fairbairn; Ballantine Books
Seconds is about second
chances. The comic follows Katie, a young chef trying to establish a new
restaurant. At her first restaurant, Seconds, she was the chef driving the food
at a successful establishment but not an owner. So she is leaving her home,
literally since she lives in an apartment above Seconds, to start something new
as a business partner. Unfortunately for Katie, things are not going well:
renovations in her new restaurant space are off schedule, her romantic life is
in shambles, and her continued presence at Seconds causes nothing but friction
and hurt feelings. That is until Katie encounters a spirit who shows her that
with the aid of a special mushroom she can rewrite the past, erase her
mistakes, and earn a second chance. That is if she can keep herself out of
trouble and avoid the consequences of messing with reality. Seconds is pretty
great. It's hard to articulate exactly why I like Seconds so much other than to
say it is endlessly charming and ineffably readable. Like, dangerously charming
and readable. I read so many great comics, but Seconds is the first comic in a
while that I just couldn't put down. It seriously ruined my comics rationing
plan. Seconds is very much like one of its reality altering mushrooms: it
possesses a magic I don't understand and yet it works really well. And, if you
stay up all night reading it, it will have unfortunate consequences on reality.
It's certainly worth a read.
Word count: 250
Previously:
So I Read Scott Pilgrim
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