Liked this.

The second volume is as good as the first, and I’m still very much digging this series. Andreyko writes with a dry wit that I really enjoy, with snappy dialogue and convincing characters, making this feel more realistic than your average hero flick. Spencer is still struggling to balance the halves of her life, her tech sidekick (name escaping me) is adapting to his role while sleeping with every prostitute in sight, the judicial system continues to fail, and cogs seem to be spinning behind the

Volume 2 collects issues 6 - 14. One tracks Kate in her day job as she sets out to prosecute Shadow Thief for the murder of Firestorm. This volume also addresses the convoluted Manhunter legacy. The second arc concerns a mysterious serial killer who has fatally targeted Kate's six predecessors carrying the Manhunter mantle.

The art is not bad, and the covers are actually beautiful. Read issues 11-14 to follow Infinite Crisis. Part of OMAC but very skippable. Only a very tangential relation to OMAC Project. I'm a Marvel guy, so maybe this is more a DC book, but not a fan. Did not enjoy the writing. Maybe if I read the rest of the issues or more of Manhunter. I only read the Identity Crisis parts of Volume 1.

Interestingly enough, I feel about this series the same way I usually feel about Rucka’s books. I like the main character, but the storylines weren’t my favorite. It’s kind of hard to pinpoint what kept me from living this one. It feels dated with some of the references, but a lot of DC books set during this era feel that way. The issues with the confusing timing from the last volume weren’t present in this one. Dylan wasn’t my favorite character, but I already knew that from the last volume. He...

3.5 stars.

Okay so. This series is still quite good. however, identity crisis is the most offensive thing i've ever read and is probably the single worst comic i will ever read. this ties in with it wayyy too much and the result tone ends up with the same dark for darkness sake mentality of other books of the era. it's disturbing and disheartening in a way that makes it almost unenjoyable.

I swear I do not get this book. I just don't understand why all of comics' major writers--Joss Whedon, Greg Rucka, Brad Meltzer--cream all over this stuff. Like, sometimes you can not like a thing, but understand why other people like it? Not here. Nope. This shit makes no sense to me. The only thing I can imagine is that it's because the protagonist is an intelligent, capable woman who isn't a scantily clad pinup with huge jugs? She's a powerful lawyer who wears a (very modest) superhero getup

The first volume of Manhunter was promising, and the second volume lives up to that promise. I like the balance between Kate as able prosecutor and Kate as rookie superhero. In fact, her finest moment in this volume comes as a prosecutor: serving subpoenas to the JLA. Bless the poor brave process server who has to ask Superman to deliver Batman's summons to him. I like Kate in general, a tough lady who can be deeply, horribly flawed, and yet still entertaining to read, capable of growth, and wit...

3.5 stars"Five minutes ago, my car was blown up. Three minutes ago, I fished the briefcase containing my costume from the melting inferno that used to be a BMW . . . Needless to say, I'm pissed." -- Kate 'Manhunter' SpencerTrue to the sequel formula, Vol. 2: Trial by Fire attempts to double-down on all of the super-powered action and drama presented in Vol 1: Street Justice. Well, this subsequent edition is noticeably longer - 224 pages compared to 128 from the first time around - but I'm not su...

Manhunter's second volume. This time with more Manhunters. Dead Manhunters. While Kate Spencer is busy prosecuting Shadow Thief, someone's been going around killing everyone else using the name "Manhunter".Interesting enough diverting little story. Have vague feeling it wasn't as good as the first, but meh. Oh, and I noted in my first review that the author wanted "average sized breasts" on his superhero. I just noted that and moved on. I suppose I should make a point of noting that a woman with...

The Shadow Thief is on trial for the murder of Firestorm and it's up to Kate Spencer to make sure he's found guilty but some of his friends are on the way. Meanwhile, someone's murdering past Manhunters...The second Manhunter volume is even better than the first. Kate learns more about her costume's capabilities, tries to quit smoking, and even works on her relationship with her ex. Also, there's a lot of great action. I can't say enough good things about the Kate Spencer character. She's tough

Manhunter continues to be a very solid series by Andreyko that I never much heard of. So Manhunters are being hunted. Remember how our hero now wasn't the firsT? Well someone else knew that and is hunting and killing them one by one. Before that though we have our hero dealing with a legal case which is not going as well as she expected. Then BAM Super villains come in to ruin the day. I really enjoy the colorful series which can be gritty when need be but still damn entertaining. I really like

Didn't enjoy this as much as the first volume. Looking back, series like this were really hurt by the tie-in to the whole Identity/Infinite Crisis era. The first half of this book ties deeply to Villains United, the second half to the Omac Project, and it's not a satisfying read since the villain motivations are never explained. For the most part, they simply happen, entering and exiting the book just to make an appearance in a random fight scene. There's also a convoluted story in here about th...

Kate is hired as the prosecutor for the Carl Sands aka Shadow Thief case. He is on trial for the murder of Firestorm. While preparing for the case, she must contend with assassins being sent for her and the older Manhunters. After some fun scenes in the courtroom, it's back to fighting in tights. Even an OMAC unit gets involved in the epic battle at the end of the volume. At least Kate gets closer to her family after this ordeal.(view spoiler)[Shadow Thief has friends that try to break him out o...

The first half involving the trial of Shadow Thief was very compelling. I wish there was more of it, because I felt the second half with the rather esoteric history of previous Manhunters and the OMAC Project tie-in was the weaker part.

Less Kate, but somehow more of a person Kate? Also, did it say she was a metahuman? I feel like the book hasn't said how she is doing so well, unless I missed something.

It was an interesting concept. The artwork was good and the writing was also. It showed how vulnerable she was and the improvement that she made.

Not exactly relevant to this book or this review, per se, but I have LOVED reading this in the old single issues - the ads are obnoxious until you get some time and distance away from them. Seeing ads for the Matrix: Online, Jade Empire, the third Blade Runner - well, it brings you back. And the ads for the books! DC in the 00's really had it going on. So many of the runs in this series are considered classics today. Makes you pretty sad for the talent that's been driven away by the New 52.Anywa...

I was a little nervous when I saw that this volume seemed to rely so heavily on crossover events, and sure enough, the constant parade of obscure (and not-so-obscure) DC characters was a bit annoying.Still Manhunter manages to avoid most of the pitfalls that sunk She-Hulk (kind of a hard comparison to avoid, although they're very different from one another). Kate's story is still her own. I do wish that more time had been spent exploring the legacy of the previous Manhunters (I'm assuming that t...