'Sci-Fu Vol. 2: It Takes 2' with story and art by Yehudi Mercado is a graphic novel that returns to a world of rap, kung-fu and robots.

Wax, the newly crowned king of planet Discopia, is back and just wants things to be normal, but nothing can be normal as robots start showing up, including one that looks like Wax and fights like him. With the pressure building, he says harsh things to his BFF Cooky, but Wax is going to learn that it takes all your friends to win your biggest battles.

I just love the vibe of this series with it's love of old kung-fu movies and old school rap. The art is vibrant and fun too.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Wax and his crew have returned from Planet Discotopia. The evil Mega Hertz has escaped and vows to kill Wax so she can become the queen and hand over the planet to MC Overlord in the next Frequency War. Can Wax, D., Cooky P., Teddy Backspin and Uncle Rashaad hold the bad guys at bay in Brooklyn? What will happen if they can’t? And what will happen if they do?

My students are eagerly awaiting the release of Sci-Fu Vol 2 It Takes 2. The rhymes are much improved and the old school references are just as dope. This is sure to be another hot title in the lending library!

*reviewed from uncorrected eARC*

children's graphic novel - rap battle/space robot adventure (series - read vol. 1 first)

DJ Wax is back, and his space-robot fighting adventures are far from over. I think I liked the first volume better for its novelty, but this was also full of funny rhymes and action-packed colorful illustrations with plenty of kid-appeal--usually my eyes glaze over during battle scenes, but I found myself enjoying the back-and-forth of the rap battles (though the dialogue in the final, longer battle scenes did get a little long). Wax's brainy little sister, the D, got a bigger role, as did arcade-game pro Cooky P, and it was nice to see the characters develop a little more.

Overall, a big thumbs up for this series, and I would gladly pick up the third installment.

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read and review Sci-Fu Book W: It Takes 2!

I’ve got a lot of time for this style of comic book! I absolutely loved the lyrics in the speech and how the entire story is set up like a rap battle.
I’m a big hip hop and rap fan so I really enjoyed reading the bars in beat and laughing at the classic digs made.

The art in this comic was super vibrant, colourful and fun. I really enjoyed the art style, the characters and the uniqueness of them all.

I really enjoyed this one!

Man, this series is so much fun! Mad respect to the author for enforcing the integrity of the Library and the sacredness of the books! Clear and bright drawing style and the coloring is on point. The lyrics are funny without being cheesy and cleverly age appropriate. I really enjoy the fact that they entire family and neighborhood is part of the action; it definitely takes a village to raise a family.

Eh... some parts were pretty nice, some not so great. It took me a while to finally get a tempo and speed that people would be rapping to with their words. Probably would've been better with a little music. I like how out of this world and campy the whole thing is. Everything's so weird but fun to embrace. I can get behind some character depictions including D, Uncle Rashaad, and Cooky P. Everybody's got stuff they gotta do and wanna do, plus some characters manage to find some understanding and common ground. Some people are just awkward with how they handle things. Including that one argument the main hero Wax has with Cooky, that practically came out of nowhere. This felt like it could've been great but was held back by something. Maybe it would be a little better with music, wonder if Mercado would consider a playlist on Spotify.

Sci-Fu Vol.1 was a hit in my Media Center and this sequel is bound to follow in its footsteps.
Wax, training to be a sci-fu master, returns safely from Discopia, a planet chock full of aliens. It's an exciting story when Wax returns to Earth, specifically Brooklyn, and the fun takes off from there.
The book is beautifully illustrated and vibrant colors abound. What's especially unique and exciting is the dialogue in the book. A combination of hip0hop and sci-fi will keep readers engaged from the first to last page. The dialogue is sharp, witty and deftly written..
The message of relying on your friends and family resonates throughout the book. Delightful!

This is certainly a unique graphic novel. The colours are vibrant and engaging, The cast of characters is diverse and unusual. There is fun, adventure, super heroes and big baddies. However, I wasn't keen on all the rapped dialogue and found some of the puns a bit cheesy.

I think this would still be of great appeal to its target market, but is just not my genre.