In this middle book of the three book series, Vitor Cafaggi continues his look into the world of the popular Brazilian comic character. The second book continues Vincent’s exploration of the joys and heartbreak that young love brings.
When we last left our hero, he had just received a phone call from his long distance girlfriend Princess. Seeing as how he hadn’t heard from her in a while, the phone call seemed ominous. Unfortunately, it was.
It seems that in the few weeks Princess has been away from Vincent, she has grown past their relationship. In just two weeks. What took her so long? So now young Vincent is back with no Princess, and no Lady whom he discarded for Princess. In addition, he has a family who obviously doesn’t understand his pain. How typical.
Fortunately, he still has his RPG friends. They still had his back. More importantly he still had his confidante, Bu. She wouldn’t hesitate to let him know if he was making a bad decision. If only he would listen. He also will learn, even your best friend will tire of having to try to solve all your problems. However, with everything going on, Vincent and all his buddies knew one thing: “College girls couldn’t wait for them.” And why not? They were hunters and heroes and wizards…at least in their RPG worlds. What girl wouldn’t fall for that?
In Vincent Book Two, Vitor Cafaggi still shows a great understanding of the emotional obstacles young love brings. Especially for those considered as different, or in others words, a nerd. One scene shows this with clarity and a great deal of humor. Right after Princess breaks it off with him, he runs into Lady and her new boyfriend. He is a large dog with huge paws. As Lady talks to him, he is barely listening. Cafaggi shows this by making Lady’s dialogue font very small. You can still read it but it requires effort.
In the meantime, when he’s not looking at how big her boyfriend is, Vincent keeps telling himself to lie. Don’t let her know you’re hurting. Lie. So what comes out? He tells her he is someone entirely different. “My name is Oswald.” I’m sure that’s not what he meant to do. Heartache will do that to you. Cafaggi captures it well, in just a page.
As is his norm, Cafaggi’s art is whimsical and on point. In addition, I’m not sure if he has ever considered it, but he perhaps should do a book using his Vincent RPG characters because they look great. Vincent and crew could be a great fantasy story. Just a thought.
Vincent Book Two is a welcome follow up to Book One and its exploration of the perils and new adventures that come with young love. It also emphasizes the importance of having good friends to support you.
Vitor Cafaggi continues to make good use of humor while exploring these common feelings for young adults. He displays a great understanding of the angst that phase of life can bring. In addition, his tale also continues to serve as a reminiscence for older readers who perhaps remember those forlorn days.
Book Two is targeted for ages 13-18 but as aforementioned, it will be appreciated by those more mature readers who have lived through those scenarios of young relationships. It is by Super Genius, published by PaperCutz and will be released on July 16th. Vincent: Book One is currently available wherever fine books are sold.
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