Delilah Dirk, that daring, globe-trotting adventurer extraordinaire, is back! If you have not read the premier issue, Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, stop and rectify that immediately. You won't be sorry.

​After meeting the irrepressible Delilah and Selim, readers are ready to follow this latest turn of events, when the duo find themselves traveling to England.
Delilah has a score to settle and this time it is very personal.
She returns to her home and family to right a wrong. The dual nature of her life as a proper British lady and as the world-traveling swordswoman becomes evident. Cover art cleverly hints at the resulting intrigue.

Selim sees a new side of his comrade-in-arms which tests the strength of their friendship.
The characters, action, and art are stunning.
This work is a cinematic masterpiece!

4 stars
I've owed First Second a review of this for some time. They were kind enough to give me access to an egalley, but I neglected to download it in time (grad school probably got in the way...it got in the way quite a bit. ANYWAY) and didn't get to read until recently. Like the first volume, there's lots of action, a great friendship, and some really excellent art. The ending leaves it wide open for there to be more adventures, but isn’t a cliffhanger, which is honestly the best kind of ending. (EDIT: I mean endings that are open but not cliffhangers are the best, eep. Cliffhangers are the Worst.)
If you're looking for historical accuracy, you won't always find it here, particularly in terms of dialogue. However, Cliff freely admits to this, making it, I think, much easier to forgive...and anyway, it's so much fun that I usually wasn't too bothered by it. (Maybe not as fun as the first volume, but still fun.) Between this series and Zita the Spacegirl, First Second might be my favorite source for all ages graphic novels.

Despite the fact that I didn't read the copy I received via NetGalley and the publisher, my review has been an honest one, and I truly appreciate them accepting my request. (I also appreciate the Los Angeles Public Library accepting my request for them to purchase the Kindle edition! Thank you's all around!)