Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

This is technically the second volume in the Pixies of the Sixties series! You don't have to read the first one, "You Really Got Me Now", but it does give you some context for the world. This volume, much like the first, has two stories in it. The first story follows Carrie, a reporter who after being assigned to report about a murder investigation, finds out some secrets about her own past along the way. The second follows Amar, a Sikh police sergeant, who after getting transferred to a small village police force after facing racism in his precinct, discovers an insidious plot in the town during his investigation. The stories aren't connected, in spite of them both being about murder investigations. Both stories were pretty well balanced in their plot pacing. They're fairly short, so it doesn't get to get too in-depth, but you get enough to feel connected to the characters. The additional theme to both stories seems to be the struggles minorities faced in the UK during the 1960s. Carrie has to face her co-workers being sexist to her every day, while Amar has to face both his co-workers and society being racist to him. This was done pretty well, nothing felt ham-fisted with how sexism or racism is portrayed. I am surprised that they also kept it true to how real life was during that time period. I half expected the "We're only racist to the pixies, but not other humans" plot lean of most urban fantasy stories, but nope. This story really is, "everything is the same as real life, except there are pixies now and they're also an oppressed minority". I do wish the stories from each volume were more interconnected, aside from a tiny mention of the stories of the previous volume. So far, the series just seems to be random stories all set in the same universe. Which is alright, but there is no overarching plot line connecting the stories together. I liked the art of both stories; each story had a different artist. I really loved the art for the first story though.

The Pixies of the Sixties series has a unique premise: fairies have always existed but now they're recently out in the open and living among humans in 1960s England. I really enjoyed volume 1 so I'm glad to have the chance to jump into this one ahead of its release.

This is the second volume of the series and it goes into Carrie and Amar's stories. Both are just as imaginative and action-packed as the first volume, but they go deeper into themes of racism towards both humans and fairies and its devastating effects. Conversely, you also get more of the sense of community and more world building of this fantastic universe.

As an Easter egg, there's a passing reference to a reporter in the first volume, so that was a nice bonus for returning readers!

This second volume brings the same old-timey action comic genre that goes really well with the art style. Highly recommended for those who enjoyed Bill Willingham's Fables series!

✨ Disclaimer ✨ I received a free copy of this book and this is my honest review.

Pixies of the Sixties was a fun, quick read. I liked the fairies and the magical element. A lot of action packed into a few pages.

An interesting set of stories set in 60's Great Britain about humans and fairies clashing while trying to coexist together. Both stories take place in the same world with characters that somewhat overlap in each. The first story is about a young lady who is trying to be the first woman journalist. After being assigned to a murder case involving a fairy she goes down a rabbit hole that opens up more than she had anticipated. The second story follows Sergeant Amar Singh an Indian policeman who is assigned to the fairy division after a racist blunder from one of his colleagues. His investigation uncovers a dark and dangerous conspiracy that puts him and everyone else in danger.

Personally, I enjoyed the second story more than the first. I more engrossed with the story and the characters who were introduced all connected together nicely.

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy for an honest review

Pixies of the Sixties: We can Work it out has an interesting premise, and the illustration are nice.

I enjoyed it 😊 🧚‍♀️

Rating 4 Pixies 🧚‍♀️ 🧚‍♂️ 🧚‍♂️🧚‍♀️

This series has an interesting premise. The title references a hit song by the popular rock band, the Beatles. It is the swinging sixties, rock and roll is here to stay. And so are Fairies, who have come out of hiding and joined human society. The fantasy provides an allegory about races that are treated as second class citizens. Prejudice against them is just as prevalent as the hate toward people of color. Pixies often hide their wings so that they can blend in. (This is a direct reference to the fact that in a less enlightened time, some people of mixed heritage who were light skinned used to try and “pass for white”.)

The book has two otherwise unconnected stories that both take place in this world. In the first story, “Carrie”, a young journalist follows the story of a murdered pixie. At the same time, Carrie, who is adopted, discovers some startling facts about her background. Carrie then sets about to find the murderer and find out about her past.

In the second story, “Amar”, a detective of Indian heritage goes to small town purportedly to solve the murder of a fairy, but he is also on the trail of a much larger problem.

In both stories, the characters are well rounded with as much detail about their behavior and emotions as the detail in the drawings. The panels are colored in bright hues and the scenes reflect the era with nostalgic accuracy.

I based this review on an advanced readers copy that I received from Humanoids, Inc. publishing through NetGalley. However, I can honestly recommend this graphic novel for fantasy lovers.

Like with the first one, I prefer the paper copies over my phone. To read this on my phone needed extra effort and since I'm having eye problems at the moment, this wasn't as easy. The text was often to small and I had to enlarge it which also meant that I couldn't enjoy the comic in full. But that's my fault and I knew this when I started it since I had the same problem with the first book.

This novel collects two story's both with pixies as a main characters or as important side characters in the story line, set in the sixties and both semi mysteries. The first one is about a half fairy/half human who longs to know the truth and wants to solve the mystery regarding her adoption and the murder of another fairy. The second story is about a man of color whom gets put on a case and sent to a little village in Scotland. Once there he uncovers more than he bargengd for.

The colours they use really give you that sixties vibe and the overall ambience is just spot on, we have old school murders, drugs, The Beatles, racism and the "standard male view" of a woman. I'm really glad I got a chance of reading the second one, since I enjoyed the first one and I really enjoyed this one as well.

I read the first volume of Pixies in the Sixties earlier in the year, and have been eagerly waiting for more. The art is amazing, conveying the time period and characters perfectly. For the two stories, I preferred Carrie’s because it went more into fairy folklore, but both were well done and show the struggles that fairies and other marginalized people face in society. You don’t have to have read the first volume to enjoy this, and it’s well worth picking up.

Note: arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for honest review

Pixies of the Sixties: We Can Work It Out by Alice Geslin, Harry Bozino, Loreto Aroca, Maria Riccio and Florian Daniel will be released November 28, 2023. Humanoids Inc. provided an early galley for review.

This is the second in the series of collected editions of the Pixies of the Sixties series; March 2023 saw the release of the first volume with the subtitle You Really Got Me Now. When I heard the premise of the series, I definitely felt I needed to check it out as I am a huge fan of fantasy as well as the 1960's London scene.

The chosen era works well for these stories. It is a simpler time, when the world was more physical and in-the-moment, less overshadowed by the growing levels of technology. It was also a time of change, a time when people of diverse backgrounds were looked at with caution and fear. It allows the writers to tell tales of those struggling in society by using the allegory of fairy-folk as an additional lens to focus the themes. I would have liked a few more topical and musical references though.

I really enjoyed the artwork on both stories. It is crisp and clean, harkening back to the time when I got into comics myself in the mid-70's. The coloring further supports it, making the entire book a pleasure to look at. The sketches at the back were a nice glimpse into the character design process by the artists.