The comic’s dirty and gritty and tests the boundaries of politically correct. It FEELS like that same universe and that nothing’s changed over the past 16 years. Fortunately this issue emanates the same philosophy the novel did as Palahniuk once again pushes the manic anarchist theme. The biggest concern going into it was that the comic wouldn’t be able to replicate the same disturbed vibe or surreal tone that the original works possessed. While I recognize this is nice to have in the introductory issue I hope Palahniuk doesn’t rely on the allusions as a crutch, but rather uses them sparingly to streamline new material. One problem, which is the only problem I found in this issue, was the fact that Palahniuk revisited too many references to the novel, sometimes even using exact quotes. Whether it’s characters or phrases, this issue incorporates plenty of references to the original novel which creates a bit of comforting nostalgia for any fan.

Between Junior and Marla returning to old habits, Sebastian is heading towards another mid-life crisis and we all know how that turned out last time. “Junior” appears to take after his dad, taking interests in questionable and potentially dangerous activities. Sebastian is now married to Marla and the two of them have fallen into that mundane American lifestyle that they had so desperately tried to deviate from a decade prior. Tyler is back.Īfter just a few pages in, any fan of the novel or film will immediately feel at home as Fight Club 2 replicates and references the same themes as the original worked played into.

Still recognized on the streets as “Sir”, Sebastian seems to have difficulty leaving that past life behind him, but now it’s all catching up to him. But the name and the façade of a suburban life can’t erase the fact that he was once responsible for the infamous Project Mayhem and he’s only a purge of his daily prescription meds away from assuming that role once again.

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