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Shade, the Changing Girl (2016-2017) Vol. 2: Little Runaway Kindle & comiXology

by Cecil Castellucci (Author), Marley Zarcone (Illustrator, Artist), Marguerite Sauvage (Artist), Format: Kindle Edition

4.6 56 ratings

Part of: Shade, The Changing Girl (2016-2017)

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Brand-new from the DC imprint DC's Young Animal, go along for a wild and psychedelic ride in SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL VOL. 2: LITTLE RUNAWAY—the latest chapter in the radical reimagining of one of comics' craziest characters: Shade, the Changing Man. There's one lesson that Shade is taking to heart. Once she was known as Loma, a native of the planet Meta. Then, using the power of her stolen Madness Coat, she warped into the body of an all-American mean girl named Megan Boyer. Now, with the authorities of her homeworld in hot pursuit, she's ditching the hellish halls of secondary education for the ultimate in freedom—a cross-country road trip.

From the shadowy streets of Gotham City to the atom-blasted sands of Los Alamos to the star-studded hills of Hollywood, Shade's on a quest to discover her own American dream—even if that means using the power of madness to make it a reality. And at the center of that vision is the galaxy's favorite TV show, LIFE WITH HONEY—an Atomic Age comedy whose fading star is about to take on the role of several lifetimes!

From writer Cecil Castellucci and artists Marley Zarcone, Ande Parks and Marguerite Sauvage, SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL VOL. 2: LITTLE RUNAWAY collects issues #7-12.

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Cecil Castellucci is the author of books and graphic novels for young adults, includingBOY PROOF, THE PLAIN JANES, FIRST DAY ON EARTH and the Eisner-nominated ODD DUCK. She is currently writing SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL, an ongoing comic on Gerard Way's DC's Young Animal imprint. Her picture book, GRANDMA'S GLOVES, won the California Book Award Gold Medal. She lives in Los Angeles.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078X3PPV1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (February 6, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 556557 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 161 pages

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Small Girl. Big Party. Author of the novels Stone in the Sky, Tin Star, Odd Duck, The Year of the Beasts, First Day on Earth, Rose Sees Red, Grandma's Gloves, Boy Proof, The Queen of Cool, Beige and The Plain Janes/Janes in Love. Former indie rocker known as Nerdy Girl and Cecil Seaskull. DIY filmmaker. enfant terrible. modern 21st century flapper.

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GioGio

Glad it came

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021

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I'm glad I got my comic and that it came well protected

The ending for the story was nice, I hope we see more of shade in the dc universe

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szohar

Stunning art throughout and emotionally resonant

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2018

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Just as fantastic as the first volume. Stunning art throughout and emotionally resonant af. This one was a little less theoretical than vol 1 in my mind, and so a little easier to follow, now that some of the details are more established. I absolutely can't wait for more!

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Dallas Johnson

One of my favorite comics out there right now

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2019

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I can not stop talking about this series, everything from the writing, art, and coloring has me obsessed!

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Angel

Shade never disappoints :)

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2018

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Absolutely adore this series, SO happy to have the second volume in hand!

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kaneda amuro

Interesting page layouts don't hide poor writing.

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023

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For whatever reason, the entire Young Animal line suffers from a dip in writing when going from issue 6 to issue 7, or from the first trade paperback (tpb) to the second. SHADE's stands out a bit more, as it seems characters & choices are made more for the shift in cultural climate, rather than the advacement of any kind of character arcs or story.

There's a boy, Shade's neighbor, River, who goes from a sort of shlubby nerd into chicks, to a bisexual diva. There's no hints at this kind of personality, shown through his style & choices, in the first book, but when it comes time to go to a school dance, what seems like some months later, he's quite into boys & is wearing a kilt - something else that's wholly out of character, based on the first trade.

The first trade builds a world, sets stakes, introduces & highlights characters' relationships with each other, & generally explores the Megan Boyer-Loma Shade push/pull. The second decimates its own story & setup in the first chapter/issue. An arc was built - quite well, for what this DC imprint seems to actually be; & the second trade just eschewed all of the interpersonal setup & story to have a 90° change. There's actually a great opening to this new trade, in how Loma Shade's history is explored as a means of creating & cementing new relationships, & expounding upon the character; but the growth &, more importantly, the arc is diminished, as the writers choose to go back on all of the change & forward momentum in the first trade.

This isn't solely a SHADE problem - this is the general attitude toward all of the books in this line. I'm curious to see if thi is something addressed in MILK WARS & the subsequent final books of each line, or if this is just the quality of modern books, as a whole.

Fun, "quirky" art, an interesting premise with lackluster follow-thru.
3/5.

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019

The art is lovely and eccentric. The story continues to be compelling. I really thought this was well done and overall satisfied with the read. I hope they release more Shade!

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Carl Waluconis

Not your average road story

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2018

This continues the story line from Volume one, and is even more compelling and stronger. It is called "The Little Runaway" and she is much more of an exploring loner in this volume. The identity switches are crazy and handled convincingly. The Changing Girl, who really could be called by different names, is insightfully skeptical and sardonic with lines such as "The past is just tomorrow dressing as today", and "These people don't know how or when to be horrified". Lonely person meets lonely person is a familiar trope, but the writer gives it a nice twist with a nod to the Superman mythos: "Did you ever meet someone and feel as though you were both born from the same dying sun?" There are also a series of back-up shorts, "campy" send-ups that are fun to follow. This was a satisfying volume that will be even better when it is published together with Volume one, and maybe with the subsequent Milk Wars too.

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