Raven: The Pirate Princess #2 Review

Writer: Jeremy Whitley / Artist: Rosy Higgins / Action Lab Comics DO.YOU.SEE.THIS.COVER?! DOOOO YOUU?!?!?!??! I’m judging you if you went to your local comic book store, took a look at this and walked past this without picking it up.

Seriously, because the cover is only a taste of what’s to come and it is glorious. Last issue we left off with Raven, solo dolo with her boat but no crew but with much vengeance to seek. A thrilling chase through the city once she made for shore left her chasing a thief, ending up a little worse for wear but finding an old familiar face; one that knew her when she was a wee lass–back when she was in the entourage of her father, pirating ships and getting a taste of the life she was meant to live. This issue picks up with Raven getting a little much needed TLC and some more backstory on the elusive half-elf thief, whom we now know as Sunshine. *SNORT LAUGH*  Sunshine’s employer just happens to be “Cookie”, a man who was once under the command of Raven’s father and also is a father to a teenage girl herself. Character-wise, seeing Raven and Sunshine’s attitudes and banter bounce off each other is totally worth reading. With the addition of Cookie, who gives off a mother hen vibe (which doesn’t work against his gender for me because most, if not all the dads in the Princeless universe can be overbearing), and his daughter Jayla, they add yet another element to this promising kitchen hangout.   Raven, preaching to the choir here. [divider type…