I really think Zero is one of those comics that would be best read in one sitting. Not by volumes, and probably not by single issues.Ales Kot is an excellent writer, but I think here his reach exceeded his grasp. There was both not enough going on, and too much.

Loved this one, Zero it's so good I'm so excited to read more!!!

I have mixed feelings regarding this volume. On one hand, its fragmented, sometimes jarring, non-linear plot causes confusion and gives the impression that the story has lost sight of its point. On the other hand, there are moments that shine through that are insightful and subtle in a way that is reminiscent of life itself. Moments of doubt, sadness, and love pepper the book in a way that it makes you forget the overall plot and lets you focus on how Edward Zero must be feeling. I think the eff...

Each issue is a mission, in another country and a moment in the life of Edward Zero. The pieces start coming together in this volume, after some set-up in the first volume. It's impressive work!

The same with Vol 1, I have no idea what the f*ck is going on. Only here, though, is that sense of vagueness more frustrating than intriguing. It seems the story is carrying on towards some future endgame (I mean, I can only guess at this point), where all the puzzle pieces will fall into place, but I don't honestly know if I'll continue with the story after this volume... Most of the time, I highly enjoy being ignorant of what is happening in a story, as long as what I'm left with is interestin...

The Agency is getting cleaned up from within. Zero kills Roman, his handler, right after he mentions that Sara, his superior, is also going to be killed. Sara ends up in a spectacularly deadly firefight, but manages to survive with Zero's help who tells her he quits. We see Zero trying to make a life outside the Agency, in the real world, where he still feels the same paranoia even though he realizes it's safe.

Still a good read, but I'm beginning to wonder what is Kot's endgame here. The non-linear time line from issue to issue makes me want a scorecard. I'm still not sure what is going on with Zero, why he's doing what he's doing, and where he's been up to this point. There are a couple different plots going on here, and not a lot of clarity on either of them. I love the art here, but just as there is a thing as too much exposition, there's such as thing as too little of it, too (most of the time).Te...

This one's a bit hard to rate for me, so I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. Somehow I feel the pacing in this volume is a bit off, and the frequent changes in time and location don't help either. Still a great series though and I'm very curious to see how it will develop.

While I labelled Vol. 1 as James Bland, vol. 2 is Jason Bore. Vapid story, uninteresting dialogues, uninspired action and rough art that becomes hard to follow at times make sure that this is where I wave this series goodbye.

While this volume alone is not particularly amazing, it doesn't really hurt what is shaping up to be an incredible series. Volume Two does not have the momentum or clarity of volume one, nore the surpisingly sudden intrusion of sci-fi into an otherwise straight espionage story. However, the art remains fascinating and while Kot could use to write with a little less atmospheric sparseness (three issues in a row contain four page sequences with very little dialogue), his character work remains spo...

Zero Vol. 2: “At The Heart Of It All” has a lot in common with Zero Volume 1 "An Emergency" . It continues to jump back and forth in time to tell the story of Edward Zero. He’s like the new, NC-17 rated Jason Bourne for those of you that missed Vol. 1. Ales continues to tell his origin and what will likely be his ultimate demise at the same time in his own peculiar way. I continue to enjoy all the action and violence, as that’s sort of my taste, but I do agree with Joe in that I’d like to see so...

It's really hard to write so much high-octane action, with little words, and have it be somewhat elegant. Ales Kot is one of the better comic writers today, and it's a shame that this series isn't being rated on here appropriately.

Yes. More please. Getting the impression Kot writes better action than philosophical diatribe which is no bad thing.

Not quite as dense or intriguing as the first volume, but still plenty to chew on mixed into the fast paced action. Great artists once again that somehow manage to be uniquely themselves while still working well together in collected form. I'm hoping for more forward movement for the story in the next volume, but this was still solid.

I didn't like this nearly as much as the first volume. It's really hard to tell exactly what's going on, between the art and the story that jumps around in time from one issue to the next. A lot of the art this time consists of lots of single panels without a lot of dialogue or description and it really isn't clear just what's happening much of the time. I like the idea of working with a different artist each issue, but this approach worked much better the first time around. This volume is almos...

I think most of the issues in this volume were better than the first, but the overall plot doesn't make much sense to me. My favourites were issue #6, with Vanesa Del Rey art, and issue #9, with Tonči Zonjić art. #6 interweaves a great riddle into the story that evolves how Zero is going to play out going forward, while #9 was a heart-breaking flashback story.

In some ways I enjoyed the second volume more than the first. It has a more coherent story, even while still have a varied storytelling style. I like the course the character is taking and the ambivalence to itself.

A pretty good story, adds some depth as to where Edward came from and why Žižek is the way he is, but I had to deduct 1 point for the art… it was just all over the place.

The non-linear storytelling in this book infuriates me. I have no idea WTF is going on. Every page seems to take place in a different time without there ever being a baseline. For non-linear stories to work you really need a common time that you keep going back to or at least be able to condense the story down into a 2 hour movie. The art ranges between craptastic and decent depending on the issue. There would probably be a pretty good story here if someone cut up the finished product once it's

The work that is here is brilliant, though much more sparse than issues 1-5. The problem is, though, that the twist that showed up in issue 5 makes no appearance at all in this arc. Still absolute top notch level spycraft thriller, but I really wanted to see more connection to the first 5 issue arc than was here.