3.5 - can see an improvement already and could see this becoming better as it goes on. Felt a little repetitive (threat appears, Lara tries not get her friends involved, they get involved, they help save the day, she realises she can't do everything alone) but I'll be picking up vol 3 for sure

wonder if this is where the new game is going

Volume 1 review here.In Vol. 2, we get to meet Alex's sister, Kaz. Not only is she badass enough to live in Chernobyl and train wild dogs to protect her, but she's also a lesbian. It's cute to see her and Lara bonding and Lara inviting her to be a part of the group.

I like that we see interesting parts of Lara's everyday life. But the story was some kind of flat. Sorry Rhianna!Lara and Trinity meet officially - that was totally new me. I thought Lara was confronted with Trinity for the first time in the novel "The ten thousand immortals" but I was wrong.

Yeah, I'm done with these comics.

Not sure where the concept for the cover came with this one. It shows Lara being pursued by bad guys dressed in Arabian garb and on the back of a camel. None of that happens in this book. No camels, no bad guys pursuing her on camels and desert setting. I can live with that deception but what I still find hard to adjust to is that video games most famous archeologist does no archeology. In the games, it is this pursuit of artifacts and raiding of tombs that drove the story but here Lara is left

Tomb Raider Volume 2 picks shortly after the last issue of volume 1 and Lara is still dealing with the after effects of Yamatai. The first volume focused on the residual horror that they brought back with them, and kick started much of Lara’s inner conflicted that we see happening here.I really love that she’s having issues coming to terms with what Yamatai has brought out in here. She is capable of defending herself and killing when she needs to, and it’s something she knows shouldn’t be easy b...

Predictable and full of hackneyed clichés, this second arc did less to thrill me than the first. The fact checking and research seems to have been done via a bleary-eyed skim over of a Wikipedia article about the subject matter. I expect more from video gaming's preeminent archaeologist, or more precisely, her writers.Despite the attempts to recapture the feelings of vulnerability, hardship, and survival instinct embodied in the 2013 release, at no time did I think Lara was in any kind of danger...

This book was so much better than the first one and I really love Lara so much. I also loved here we got LGBT+ representation and to be honest I wasn't expecting it at all.

There are some great things in this book, like the interactions between Lara and Reyes on the mountain, a bunch of moments between Lara and Sam, the doe, Lara being a total badass... and Kaz.Kaz is just as cool as Lara, and almost as deadly. I love that the fact that she married a woman is talked about so casually and with so much genuine affection by the characters. I love that she's strong and brave, and a survivor, and she still knows how to have fun. And she's kinda nerdy. I'm optimistic she...

I liked this one better than some of the others thus far. I feel like this story line was a bit better and as always the art was wonderful.

This sequel is better than the first book. It takes Lara to Pripyat, an abandon amusement park outside Chernobyl, Russia and to England. There is some action, but it is Gail Simon’s development of the main character that is the highlight of this book. It is not perfect. The Trinity organization is not explained, the art work is just average, and I miss the tomb raider artifact hunting aspect. However, it is an enjoyable read.

I am really going to miss Gail Simone on this series but Rhianna Pratchett has shown that she is the perfect person to guide Lara through her adventures. This series has action, emotion and even the occasional shine of humour. Wherever this version of Lara Croft goes I will follow.

This was kind of a lackluster read. Although this was a slightly better story that was different from the first volume; it just felt too convenient that there had be another person/group connected to the past villain and that there was some random person saving Lara before she is close to dying. I feel disappointed by this second volume.

Gail Simone stepped away from this series halfway through this volume and the switch was a bit jarring. I mean, we get a new conspiracy group and bombings on a massive scale in the first half and then Lara battling stage fright in the second half. Rhianna Pratchett is a writer for the Tomb Raider team so I had higher expectations for what she'd do with this character...but she wasted it. She had this stalking plot line and then killed the guy off so quickly it never got explained. She just rushe...

Needs more Sam, otherwise A+

Well, the cover art on this was super misleading...I was expecting some desert action but this was mostly set in Russia and no desert in sight, sadly. While the Russian stuff was pretty interesting I was a bit disappointed by this! Kaz was a pretty fun addition to the characters, though, and the change of scenery to anything other than Yamatai was much needed.

This book is awesome. Lara is all kinds of fucking fierce. This one was a lot more violent than I remember the first volume being, but not overly so for all that happened. Lara's friendships and commitment to them is truly powerful.

This book makes me glad that I stuck with the Tomb Raider comic series. After a rocky start in the first volume, things are looking up with a story that does an excellent job of setting the scene for "Rise of the Tomb Raider." It's nice to get away from Yamatai and all the plot tangles that storyline created (even if Yamatai was an excellent plot for the first game). The characterization of Lara here is top notch and the sub-plot with Lara acting in a play at Jonah's request nicely shows how she...

The Tomb Raider graphic novels give depth to Lara's character in a way that the game does not. Here we see a woman dedicated to helping her friends in whatever way that she can. One who is willing to go through pain and torment for those that she cares for. It is a testament to her character and what she went through on Yamatai.Overall, a good story with an interesting evolution in the plot and a proper introduction of Trinity.