The Red Rising series is one of my favorite series of all time. This comic shows a sort of prequel that was really fun to read. I really enjoyed this volume. It actually makes me want to reread the Red Rising series all over again because it has the same feels. I really could read any book in this series a thousand times over and never be bored.. Fantastic!

As a huge fan of Red Rising, I was super excited to get this. It's an excellent edition to the series, and I recommend it for fans' collections.

As a howler, this is cannon reading. If Pierce Brown has written it you must buy, find a safe place, and succumb to the agony/ecstasy that is the world or Red Rising. You pixies have been warned-this will hurt

Volume Two was not as exciting as the first volume but it was still an enjoyable read. It was an okay sequel.

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This definitely didn't feel long enough! As always, Pierce Brown's characters and story are captivating from the beginning. My only complaint is the same as I had with the first volume, I just don't love the artwork as much as it pains me to say. The dark and grittiness of the story comes across in it, I just dislike the lack of detail in the artwork.

4.75 stars

Nice short story based in the universe of red rising.
Artwork and story flowed, I really enjoyed it.
4 stars
Thank you to netgalley for this ARC copy in exchange for my honest review
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'Red Rising: Sons of Ares, Vol. 2: Wrath' by Pierce Brown and Rik Hoskin with art by Eli Powell is a graphic novel continues the story of Ares in this prequel series from the Red Rising novel series.

Ares is out for revenge on the society that wronged him and killed the love of his life. This time around he is blackmailed into working for Quicksilver, Arturius is out to get him, and his son Sevro is in danger.

The story expands on the first one, but I liked the nature of the first book a bit better because I felt like the story flowed a bit better. The art is still not my preferred style with it's looser graphic style.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

It’s a great story, if I wasn't so behind in my reading and reviews, I would seek out the novel version of Pierce's "Red Rising, Sons of Ares".

As an artist, I have never had the pleasure of drawing a comic book or graphic novel, so I do NOT know how hard it might be. I felt the artwork could be a hair better. Sometimes I did not know what character was in the panel, as I read through this work.

Still an excellent graphic novel by both writer and artist. I would recommend this work.

And yes, I did get an ARC in exchanged for an honest review.

I loved Red Rising saga. Son of Ares graphic novels are wanted for us readers to know the history of Ares and Sevro's childhood. It was a great expanse for the whole world of Red Rising which we didn't see in the novels. Sons of Ares showed the exploitations, secrets, and political machination within each society. It also shows the profound difference between the colors.

This is a tough one to review. I absolutely love the Red Rising series but I struggle to enjoy graphic novels, I always feel I've read a summary of a story rather than reading a book. I loved the story and characters and the artwork is beautiful, but it doesn't seem as vibrant as the Red Rising novels.

Absolutely fabulous!

Just as good as Vol. 1 and a superb prequel addition to the ongoing Red Rising saga.

Pierce Brown is just pure talent incarnate!

I was unable to get my copy to download. I have the Vol. 1 and was really looking forward to Vol. 2 as I’m obsessed with everything Red Rising. I hope you make this available to us.

As a massive fan of the Red Rising saga, I couldn't wait to dig into this next installment of the Sons of Ares graphic novels, prequels to the Red Rising saga. I read the first installment sometime last year and enjoyed it immensely, and this second installment lived up to the first. The art style is a perfect mix of beautiful and gritty, and really conveys the scope of many of the settings we find ourselves in in this graphic novel. The early years of Fitchner's life and the origin of Sons of Ares have turned out to be a wonderful addition to the Red Rising world, and this is no exception.

I liked this graphic novel. It provided a visual reference to the Red Rising series. The story was good and I would like to read the next installment.

Excellent graphic novelization!!! I love this series of books and looked forward to the graphic novel treatment. This did not disappoint! Pierce Brown has created a stunning world built with strong characters on both sides of the rebellion. The action is often brutal but the storytelling carries the reader forward. This was an enjoyable installment in the story.

One thing I always hated about adaptations is how they try to shave some things off for 'efficiency'. But i never read the novels; so who am I to complain? No my main gripe is that this is just boring. I like the concepts that come up like class systems based around genetic labels. At the same time there just doesn't feel like there's much of a world around all of this. There is barely any substance to most of what goes on, things happen just because with little consequences. It doesn't help that most of the artwork feels stiff. There are barely any facial expressions or body language. It's like Eli Powell just gave up and did the minimum amount of work into the whole thing. People might handwave stuff by having the lead character act cold but come on, that can't apply to everyone. Even the flashy displays like explosions don't look that great, I didn't feel any of the stakes.

I get that there are fans of the novels liking this but this won't make me a fan.

A great continuation of the Sons of Ares story showing Fitchner's evolution from avenger of his wife to breaker of chains, Quicksilver's ambitions and distaste for Gold complacency, and how these two found the common ground to build their Society breaking machine.
The drama between once friends, now enemies, Fitchner and Arturius, continues from Volume 1. If, like me, you're a fan of The Red Rising Saga, you'll want to learn more about this universe and its' characters. While the prose is not as intense, harrowing, or poetic as Pierce's, the story is still deep and engaging. I'm hoping more of Quicksilver's ambitions, as I mentioned earlier, are revealed in other comics or Book 6. While the art would not have been my style of choice, it displays the dichotomy of bleakness (low-colour) and lavishness/over-indulgence (high-colour).
Hopefully more Sons of Ares stories are to come, but if not, I'll continue to look forward to Book 6! And the TV series?!

Thanks to Netgalley and Dynamite Entertainment for this advanced copy in exchange for my review.

Following Pierce Brown's narrative, the story of Sons of Ares link up perfectly with the rest of the saga. Althought the scenaries and backgrounds in the comic are the bests, I would have preffered a better design for the characters. However, I understand that is the artists style.
Story wise, even when I haven't read volume 1, I could read with no problem this one.
Fitchner story is one full of treason, pain and hard decisions. A very similar story to Darrow's, years later. With this numer we have a better understanding of why those two got along so well in the saga.

As a huge fan of the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown I was looking forward to this new addition to the saga. Like with the first graphic novel, the style of the illustrations didn't appeal to me. I enjoyed the backstory, though, adding more depth to the Red Rising universe and some of the main characters. I would recommend the title to anyone who has read and loved the original trilogy but not necessarily as a stand-alone story.