Not interested in reading the second volume as the first one was not the greatest and I had issues with downloading the e-book to my device.

Volume 1 was all the setup for the race. This is nothing but the race and then an epilogue 10 years later. The race had a <i>Speed Racer</i> feel to it with the racers cheating and trying to take one another out. Reads together better as a complete whole as you forget some of the motivations of the characters from the first volume.

I love Fane's art. It's got something of a Rafael Albuquerque look to it.

A little bit of the old ultraviolence to end this story. The setup in the first volume was more interesting than the payoff here which felt very by the numbers movie cliché. Interesting art and aesthetic style, but car crashes and underdog stories are pretty played out.

'Streamliner 2: All-In Day' with story and art by Fane brings us back to the dieselpunk world of fast cars and high stakes.

Everything in volume 1 was a buildup to the big race and book 2 is largely that race. The different gangs in hotrods and on motorcycles are all in for a race across the desert. The stakes are a lone gas station in the middle of nowhere and everyone has different motivations. There is dust and violence and death on the road ahead.

I like the world these books set up, and they are so cinematic that I can almost hear them. I feel like this story does have a lot of style over substance, and that seemed to make the race drag on a bit. The art and design are great and I especially love all the fake ads. This book finishes with some additional written material to fill in the world of Streamliner.

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

An off-road drag race that is equal parts Mad Max, Deathrace, and Rockabilly attitude. It's like a 1960s exploitation B-movie extravaganza... Right down to the muddled plot.

If you haven't read the first one (Bye-Bye Lisa Dora: Streamliner #1) then you will likely find this book a little confusing. The 20 bonus pages included at the end will help but, at the same time, while you're reading it could be hard to follow along.

I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as the first one. If you like a sort of grindhouse sensibility to your entertainment then you'll probably enjoy this one. It's best to just jump in and enjoy - don't try to make sense of it.

***I received a free digital copy of this title through NetGalley

Greed, rampant consumerism – and the FBI on the tail of wanted criminals – have turned this desert race into a free-for-all, involving cars old and new, semi-naked girls on motorbikes and more. The way this book starts, with the action of the race presented in all its vibrantly kinetic glory, does seem to suggest the world-building and clever bits of Book One were padding, as in a way does the rudimental way we return to them at the finish flag. What I think it comes down to is that the first book was as unnecessary as I deemed it back then – I had thought at the time it was up to 40% needless filler, and what it all built up to here didn't deserve such an introduction. It certainly lives up to the author's intent, of being a sort of Roger Corman gangs-and-cars movie with "Last Airbender" kineticism and childish, Tarantinoesque violence, but it is too uneven to really be a classic.