Summary: As the team sorts through the corpses in an attempt to solve all the cold cases they find a clue when only one cold case can't be solved.
Plot: I said it last time, but it sadly bears repeating; as much as I enjoy the character building with Liz as a young girl it doesn't add to the main story what so ever so every page spent on her is one less to develop the murder mystery Hellboy is working on and as that plot is much more interesting interesting than the former it's incredibly disappointing. The bones of Hellboy's investigation in New Hampshire are fantastic, it's great to actually see him as a legitimate paranormal detective rather than just punching monsters(not that there is anything wrong with that!) but with the limited page count spent fleshing that out it's starting to feel a little rushed and hollow and with only one more issue left I imagine that isn't likely to get better in the end. Mignola did this once before, cramming two disparate stories into one and it didn't work then and it's sadly not working now.
Art: I Really love Mitten's work, although Hellboy looks a little cartoony on the cover but he looks great inside the book and I love the monster...I just wish there was more time spent on that.
Grade:6+/10

Summary: As Lou continues his journeys through the universe his owner Kiara finds that these trips may have a terrible impact on her feline companion. 

Plot: Maybe it's because I'm the owner of a loving cat myself(his name is Bagheera if you must know!) but this sci-fi tale of a woman and her pet cat is just has me completely enthralled. As Kiara examines Lou and discovers the toll his astral projected journeys are having on him I can't help but remember sitting outside a vet's door wondering about the health of my own cat. The anxiety and pain that Kiara feels here is just so incredibly real, and the way Giffoni so effortlessly taps into that really elevates the story he's telling. We've all read sci-fi stories about humanity's manifest destiny like march across the universe in search of resources, such storis of colonialism are a dime a dozen but the level of simple human goodness that Giffoni infuses into his tale with the love between human and pet makes his story really stand out. I can't wait to see what the alien has to say to Lou in the next chapter!

Art: In this second chapter Juan Doe continues to stun the audience with his ever trippier visions of alien worlds and their inhabitants. Each world and each species seen is unique and wondrous and the opposing color pallets used for each one create a feast for the eyes on each page. On top of that, I loved the lay outs for each of Lou's astral journeys; the way Juan splays out the scenes against a cosmic background brings to mind visions from a kaleidoscope which gives the journeys a very ethereal energy that's just fun to experience. 

Sound Track: Yeah, you read that right...this issue, as well as the previous one, features a sound track( which can be found here) While the previous issue's accompaniment was more classic sci-fi with it's up beat cosmic sounds this issues soundtrack is darker and more mechanical making them more unpleasant to hear but that dissonance certainly reflects the tone of the book it self but the final track that coincides with Lou's second journey and the discovery of the flower race has more of the uplifting tone that I enjoyed from the first issue leaving me really pleased with the sound track over all. 
Each issue having it's own unique sound is a really great concept, and it definitely augments the reading experience, I kind of wish more books had one.
Grade:10/10