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Dark-Hunters Manga #2
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 2
In the war against vampires, mankind has only one hope: The Dark-Hunters. Ancient warriors who died of brutal betrayal, the Dark-Hunters have sworn themselves into the service of the goddess Artemis to protect us.
It's a pact with pretty good perks. Immortality, power, psychic abilities, wealth and a cool wardrobe. But it comes with a few drawbacks: fatal sun poisoning and a new, irreparable dental problem. But aside from the fangs and nocturnal lifestyle, it's not so bad.
Kyrian is an immortal Dark-Hunter who just lost his Dark-Hunter powers and along with it, his immortality. Now he is faced with the chance to regain not only his humanity, but his very soul. The problem is, it couldn’t have happened at a worse time. Desiderius is closing in and if Kyrian and Amanda are going to save humanity then Kyrian must take the war to his enemy or it may be too late.
It's a pact with pretty good perks. Immortality, power, psychic abilities, wealth and a cool wardrobe. But it comes with a few drawbacks: fatal sun poisoning and a new, irreparable dental problem. But aside from the fangs and nocturnal lifestyle, it's not so bad.
Kyrian is an immortal Dark-Hunter who just lost his Dark-Hunter powers and along with it, his immortality. Now he is faced with the chance to regain not only his humanity, but his very soul. The problem is, it couldn’t have happened at a worse time. Desiderius is closing in and if Kyrian and Amanda are going to save humanity then Kyrian must take the war to his enemy or it may be too late.
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2009
About the author
Joshua Hale Fialkov
433 books137 followersJoshua Hale Fialkov is the creator (or co-creator, depending) of graphic novels, including the Harvey Nominated Elk’s Run, the Harvey and Eisner nominated Tumor, Punks the Comic, and the Harvey Nominated Echoes.
He has written Alibi and Cyblade for Top Cow, Superman/Batman for DC Comics, Rampaging Wolverine for Marvel, and Friday the 13th for Wildstorm. He’s writing the DC relaunch of I,Vampire, as well as debuting the new Marvel character The Monkey King. This fall sees the launch of The Last of the Greats from Image Comics with artist Brent Peeples.
He also served as a writer on the Emmy Award Nominated animated film Afro Samurai: Resurrection, and as Executive Producer of the cult hit LG15: The Resistance web series.
Elk’s Run, Tumor, and Alibi are all currently in development as feature films. He has written comics for companies including Marvel, Wildstorm, IDW, Dark Horse, Image, Tor Books, Seven Seas Entertainment, Del Rey, Random House, Dabel Brothers Productions, and St. Martin’s Press. He has done video game work for THQ, Midway Entertainment, and Gore Verbinski’s Blind Wink Productions. He also wrote a Sci-Fi Channel movie starring Isabella Rossellini and Judd Nelson. Unfortunately, at no point in the film does Judd Nelson punch the sky and freeze frame. Joshua grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, went to college in Boston, where he got a BFA in writing and directing for the stage and screen, and then worked in the New England film industry, until finally deciding to move to Los Angeles to do it properly. He lives with his wife, Christina, daughter, Gable, and their cats, Smokey and the Bandit.
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joshfialkov
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/joshuahalefia...
Photograph by Heidi Ryder Photography
He has written Alibi and Cyblade for Top Cow, Superman/Batman for DC Comics, Rampaging Wolverine for Marvel, and Friday the 13th for Wildstorm. He’s writing the DC relaunch of I,Vampire, as well as debuting the new Marvel character The Monkey King. This fall sees the launch of The Last of the Greats from Image Comics with artist Brent Peeples.
He also served as a writer on the Emmy Award Nominated animated film Afro Samurai: Resurrection, and as Executive Producer of the cult hit LG15: The Resistance web series.
Elk’s Run, Tumor, and Alibi are all currently in development as feature films. He has written comics for companies including Marvel, Wildstorm, IDW, Dark Horse, Image, Tor Books, Seven Seas Entertainment, Del Rey, Random House, Dabel Brothers Productions, and St. Martin’s Press. He has done video game work for THQ, Midway Entertainment, and Gore Verbinski’s Blind Wink Productions. He also wrote a Sci-Fi Channel movie starring Isabella Rossellini and Judd Nelson. Unfortunately, at no point in the film does Judd Nelson punch the sky and freeze frame. Joshua grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, went to college in Boston, where he got a BFA in writing and directing for the stage and screen, and then worked in the New England film industry, until finally deciding to move to Los Angeles to do it properly. He lives with his wife, Christina, daughter, Gable, and their cats, Smokey and the Bandit.
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joshfialkov
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/joshuahalefia...
Photograph by Heidi Ryder Photography
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March 31, 2018
The typographical spelling errors drove me insane. The story was interesting and I'm glad we got closure from the first installment.
Not sure if I will continue reading these. While they are interesting I can tell details have been lost between the original work and the graphic novel. It is enough to pull me out of the story because I don't understand the significance of vital plot points.That, coupled with the typographical spelling errors, make what should be an easy read more of a chore than I'd like.
Not sure if I will continue reading these. While they are interesting I can tell details have been lost between the original work and the graphic novel. It is enough to pull me out of the story because I don't understand the significance of vital plot points.That, coupled with the typographical spelling errors, make what should be an easy read more of a chore than I'd like.
January 20, 2015
I would have to say that I like the manga versions of the Dark Hunter novels. They're sort of hard to read though. Like finding were to go next to read. It was nice to wait all the characters looked like.
April 2, 2017
Yes! Total reminder why I adore Kyrian of Thrace! The artwork is fantastic.
August 3, 2011
The manga adaptation of Kenyon's Dark-Hunter paranormal romance series is very well done. It looks as though two manga will equate to each novel. This is very reasonable. The stories are necessarily edited to accommodate the different medium, but are not short-changed in the process. I do wish that the titles conveyed which books were being adapted rather than just doing numbered volumes. D-H volumes 1 and 2 are adapted from "Night Pleasures." Highly recommended.
October 14, 2015
Loved it amazing story can't wait to read more!!!
December 27, 2024
alright, this one was a little bit harder to follow than the first one but i still loved it! i think it was a good follow up the first one, and while it seems like the first story ended, it did set up the next one really well. i was in love with the celt as soon as they introduced him so i’m hankering to start his. i’m not a fan of a pregnancy trope, but at least they had the decency to stick it at the very end.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 15, 2018
I think I still like the actual novel better. I like mangas and this one did a great job in taking the novel and condensing it to a two volume story without losing what the author was going for. The artwork was well done and the story flowed well. It is definitely a YA story but if you're a fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon and have never read the mangas it's something you should do at least once.
December 30, 2018
I felt the same about this one as I did the last one and the epilogue made me smile like crazy. I hope I get more of Amanda and Kyrian in the next one but I think they focus on others. Anyway, I’m happy and again, glad to read the next one.
May 11, 2017
Wow this series just keeps getting better and better can't wait to see what the rest of the series has in store!!
September 4, 2017
This volume concludes the main storyline from volume 1. The writing and artwork maintain the quality shown in volume 1.
December 31, 2017
I am really loving Sherri's manga! It's all about the visuals for me, that I can actually see what's happening while I read.
Now onto the next one!
Now onto the next one!
September 27, 2019
Unto book 3
March 21, 2022
Quick, entertaining manga. Enjoyed it enough to pick up the next volume.
May 14, 2022
I enjoyed the story, and the art, but a bit too youngly for me.
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February 10, 2024📱
I like the art style. The story is good.
I like the art style. The story is good.
September 7, 2024
It’s fun to read the dark hunter series in this format. I loved the original books, and these are great too.
March 10, 2017
I got bored. I think that Manga is not my kind of book.
May 10, 2013
I've been reading graphic novels for a couple of years now, but reading these Dark-Hunter graphic novels was my first time reading manga. It's very similar to reading 'regular' graphic novels, except that manga is read from the 'back' of the book to the 'front' and from right to left across the page. This took a little getting used to, but really wasn't that big of a deal. Don't let it dissuade you from picking up this series.. it's a super fun way to revisit an all time favorite paranormal romance series.
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 2 is the second half of Sherrilyn Kenyon's full length novel, Night Pleasures. It's the second book in her Dark Hunter series, introducing many of the key characters and rules of the Dark-Hunter world while also the romantic story of Kyrian of Thrace and Amanda Devereaux. The characters are drawn in the anime-manga style, but with a definite Dark Hunter vibe. I think the manga writers did an excellent job of capturing the essence of Kenyon's novels. There's humor, action, suspense and romance in these books even though the manga is in a way, an abbreviated version of the novels. There's a lot of the good stuff in these books. I was pleasantly surprised by how much detail about the world and the characters was thoroughly explained in the manga.
Reading The Dark-Hunters manga is a great way to revisit these characters and their stories, to get a first taste of the series before deciding to glom the whole series and even gives teens a chance to explore this world from a PG-13 perspective. I recommend it for fans of manga and paranormal romance.
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 1 and 2 tell the story of Kenyon's full length novel, Night Pleasures of her Dark Hunters series featuring Kyrian and Amanda Devereaux.
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 3 and 4 tell the story of Kenyon's full length novel, Night Embrace of her Dark Hunters series featuring Talon and Sunshine.
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 2 is the second half of Sherrilyn Kenyon's full length novel, Night Pleasures. It's the second book in her Dark Hunter series, introducing many of the key characters and rules of the Dark-Hunter world while also the romantic story of Kyrian of Thrace and Amanda Devereaux. The characters are drawn in the anime-manga style, but with a definite Dark Hunter vibe. I think the manga writers did an excellent job of capturing the essence of Kenyon's novels. There's humor, action, suspense and romance in these books even though the manga is in a way, an abbreviated version of the novels. There's a lot of the good stuff in these books. I was pleasantly surprised by how much detail about the world and the characters was thoroughly explained in the manga.
Reading The Dark-Hunters manga is a great way to revisit these characters and their stories, to get a first taste of the series before deciding to glom the whole series and even gives teens a chance to explore this world from a PG-13 perspective. I recommend it for fans of manga and paranormal romance.
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 1 and 2 tell the story of Kenyon's full length novel, Night Pleasures of her Dark Hunters series featuring Kyrian and Amanda Devereaux.
The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 3 and 4 tell the story of Kenyon's full length novel, Night Embrace of her Dark Hunters series featuring Talon and Sunshine.
March 10, 2010
The second volume of The Dark-Hunters, a manga adaptation of Sherrilyn Kenyon's immensely popular Dark-Hunter series, picks up right where the second volume left off, with Kyrian's powers in peril and Desidirus (sp?) still up to his evil shenanigans. In this volume, we also see more of Talon, and Acheron the Dark-Hunteriest himself makes his debut.
Because I read the book this adaptation is based on (Night Pleasures) in the down-time between the first volume and this one, I read this second volume from an entirely different perspective. With the first volume, I was trying to keep up with the story and the characters, but with this one, I just had fun seeing a novel stripped down to images and dialogue, without any overwrought or fluffy prose. (I've read several of the Dark-Hunter novels, and I've mostly given up trying to make much sense of Kenyon's world anyways.)
In the end, this adaptation is probably only as good as its source material, and although I think the Dark-Hunter novels are good fun in their own right, I'm not the hugest fan of them. I do, however, think a lot of Kenyon's material works well in manga format. (Then again, I'm biased because I'm a huge fan of manga.) Like, Nick and Amanda yelling in Kyrian's face and having his hair blown back from the force of it? Worked great. And I thought Acheron's character design was absolutely awesome; some of those panels of his face were stunning. I was hoping he'd look good, since he's probably my favorite character in the series.
I think fans of the series' prose and high sexual content may not like this adaptation, as it's whittled down to dialogue and has a PG-13 rating. Still, I had a lot of fun seeing the series translated into this format. Next up is Talon and Sunshine's story, Night Embrace.
Because I read the book this adaptation is based on (Night Pleasures) in the down-time between the first volume and this one, I read this second volume from an entirely different perspective. With the first volume, I was trying to keep up with the story and the characters, but with this one, I just had fun seeing a novel stripped down to images and dialogue, without any overwrought or fluffy prose. (I've read several of the Dark-Hunter novels, and I've mostly given up trying to make much sense of Kenyon's world anyways.)
In the end, this adaptation is probably only as good as its source material, and although I think the Dark-Hunter novels are good fun in their own right, I'm not the hugest fan of them. I do, however, think a lot of Kenyon's material works well in manga format. (Then again, I'm biased because I'm a huge fan of manga.) Like, Nick and Amanda yelling in Kyrian's face and having his hair blown back from the force of it? Worked great. And I thought Acheron's character design was absolutely awesome; some of those panels of his face were stunning. I was hoping he'd look good, since he's probably my favorite character in the series.
I think fans of the series' prose and high sexual content may not like this adaptation, as it's whittled down to dialogue and has a PG-13 rating. Still, I had a lot of fun seeing the series translated into this format. Next up is Talon and Sunshine's story, Night Embrace.
April 25, 2010
This volume of the Dark-Hunter manga, while vastly improved over the first, could still use improvement. The artwork has improved (the depiction of Artemis is quite good). The characters are more expressive. The backgrounds are less sparse and more detailed (though still overly simplistic many times). However, overall, while it is improving ... the artwork is still very novice. Hopefully, though, the upward trend will continue with future volumes.
The story, while sticking quite faithfully to the original, is also still quite watered down. As I said in my review of the first volume, I do so wish they would just go for it, put in the graphic content, and slap a graphic content sticker and a celophane wrapper on it. Either that, or at least change the story a tad so that it flows better and makes more sense. This keeping the story the same while glossing over the graphic stuff (which, in some cases, is integral to the story) is annoying at best and downright confusing a worst. I mean, for example, how exactly did Kyrian's powers get drained when neither one of them ever lost any clothes? It's time they either changed the story to be more PG-13, or changed the content to be less so ... because straddling the line between the two just isn't working very well.
So, once again, I have to give this 3 stars. It's better than the first ... but still a long way from good.
The story, while sticking quite faithfully to the original, is also still quite watered down. As I said in my review of the first volume, I do so wish they would just go for it, put in the graphic content, and slap a graphic content sticker and a celophane wrapper on it. Either that, or at least change the story a tad so that it flows better and makes more sense. This keeping the story the same while glossing over the graphic stuff (which, in some cases, is integral to the story) is annoying at best and downright confusing a worst. I mean, for example, how exactly did Kyrian's powers get drained when neither one of them ever lost any clothes? It's time they either changed the story to be more PG-13, or changed the content to be less so ... because straddling the line between the two just isn't working very well.
So, once again, I have to give this 3 stars. It's better than the first ... but still a long way from good.
July 24, 2010
This is the second volume in the Dark-Hunter manga... obviously since it has "volume 2" on the cover!
These manga's are based on the paranormal romance series of the same name and by the same author. I don't have much to say about it, except that is was fun. I'll probably continue to read the series, they aren't all that bad. Kinda neat. A lot different from my normal reads.
I'm not exactly all that sure how to feel about a manga in general. This is the only series I've ever read, so I'm not even sure what a "good" manga is. There isn't a deep connection with characters since basically the writing is completely composed of dialogue. It's hard to get into the mind of the character see what makes them tick, what makes them likable or relatable. It's also different to shift from taking the authors words and depicting my own visualizations, to having the actual images right there in front of me, showing me the story.
Overall, I think I might enjoy reading the actual novel over the manga itself, but I still find the manga series enjoyable and different. I just enjoy a closeness to the characters that I think is hard to reach when the novel is in manga format.
Instead of rating individual elements, I'll just be giving an overall rating.
These manga's are based on the paranormal romance series of the same name and by the same author. I don't have much to say about it, except that is was fun. I'll probably continue to read the series, they aren't all that bad. Kinda neat. A lot different from my normal reads.
I'm not exactly all that sure how to feel about a manga in general. This is the only series I've ever read, so I'm not even sure what a "good" manga is. There isn't a deep connection with characters since basically the writing is completely composed of dialogue. It's hard to get into the mind of the character see what makes them tick, what makes them likable or relatable. It's also different to shift from taking the authors words and depicting my own visualizations, to having the actual images right there in front of me, showing me the story.
Overall, I think I might enjoy reading the actual novel over the manga itself, but I still find the manga series enjoyable and different. I just enjoy a closeness to the characters that I think is hard to reach when the novel is in manga format.
Instead of rating individual elements, I'll just be giving an overall rating.
August 9, 2012
Mini-Manga-Review Pt. 2:
True facts, Nick's character get's a complete redesign from the first volume in the series. In the original books, he's a streetwise, French Cajun, little punk. In the first manga he looks something like this...
It's very 90s, but at least his character looks somewhat similar to the original description. By the end of this book though, someone must have said to the artist that in later volumes Nick SPOILERS SPOILING SPOLIERPOO . So Campos scrapped the original cheesy design for something more BISHOUNEN, and thus we now have a Nick that looks like a male host.
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And yet, I still love these books in the same crackilicious way I love the rest of this series!
True facts, Nick's character get's a complete redesign from the first volume in the series. In the original books, he's a streetwise, French Cajun, little punk. In the first manga he looks something like this...
It's very 90s, but at least his character looks somewhat similar to the original description. By the end of this book though, someone must have said to the artist that in later volumes Nick SPOILERS SPOILING SPOLIERPOO . So Campos scrapped the original cheesy design for something more BISHOUNEN, and thus we now have a Nick that looks like a male host.
.And yet, I still love these books in the same crackilicious way I love the rest of this series!
September 16, 2019
So good!
I'm always a little hesitant about full length novel's being turned into Manga/Graphic Novel, because there is a whole lot of ground to be covered so minimally.
For me, I always found these adaptations suffer for that. I'm glad to say that didn't happen here!
Thankfully, the group in charge of the DH Manga Series decided to allow Kyrian and Amanda 2 volumes to tell their story. As a result of this, all the main points were executed, all the right details shared. It's such a good summary of the ending of their story!
And can we talk about the visual effect?!
Seeing Kyrian and Amanda and Talon and Nick and Tabby and Ash! OhMerGerd!!! Also...
MY BOY ASH, as always coming in clutch!
This was a such a good time!
Oh wait! 1 slight draw back, I did feel like they kinda of censored it a bit which, wasn't my favorite thing ever but hey, it is what it is. Still a fun read!
I'm always a little hesitant about full length novel's being turned into Manga/Graphic Novel, because there is a whole lot of ground to be covered so minimally.
For me, I always found these adaptations suffer for that. I'm glad to say that didn't happen here!
Thankfully, the group in charge of the DH Manga Series decided to allow Kyrian and Amanda 2 volumes to tell their story. As a result of this, all the main points were executed, all the right details shared. It's such a good summary of the ending of their story!
And can we talk about the visual effect?!
Seeing Kyrian and Amanda and Talon and Nick and Tabby and Ash! OhMerGerd!!! Also...
MY BOY ASH, as always coming in clutch!
This was a such a good time!
Oh wait! 1 slight draw back, I did feel like they kinda of censored it a bit which, wasn't my favorite thing ever but hey, it is what it is. Still a fun read!
April 26, 2017
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
Commenting on the cover: WTF?!
What's wrong you might ask? Let me offer you a list:
--Ash's hair is supposed to be GREEN; it's specifically mentioned IN THE STORY!!!
--Why is Simi on the cover? She hasn't even been introduced in the series yet.
--There's discrepancies between the Nick on the cover and the Nick in the story; the Nick on this cover matches the Nick in The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 1. Why wasn't there consistency?
--Could we maybe have put Amanda on the cover instead of Artemis since Amanda's the main heroine and Artemis is basically only referred to? She only shows up at the very end of the book...
Commenting on the cover: WTF?!
What's wrong you might ask? Let me offer you a list:
--Ash's hair is supposed to be GREEN; it's specifically mentioned IN THE STORY!!!
--Why is Simi on the cover? She hasn't even been introduced in the series yet.
--There's discrepancies between the Nick on the cover and the Nick in the story; the Nick on this cover matches the Nick in The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 1. Why wasn't there consistency?
--Could we maybe have put Amanda on the cover instead of Artemis since Amanda's the main heroine and Artemis is basically only referred to? She only shows up at the very end of the book...
November 29, 2015
An enjoyable conclusion to the story begun in volume one, however unlike the first volume I definitely felt I was missing a lot of the story in this format with the second volume. The first part sped along enjoyably, but with this one I had to go back and forth a few times and re-read parts to try and find where I had missed an action or change of setting (aside also from a few speech bubbles that connected to the wrong speaker), which interrupted the flow of the story. I also would have had no idea if they didn't mention it that the action is supposed to be taking place in New Orleans! But an entertaining conclusion to the story, although now that Kyrian and Amanda's story seems to have been rounded off I don't think I will be too worried about reading further stories that centre on the other Dark Hunter characters.
December 30, 2011
This really is a continuing story and it is pretty much covering everything we read in the book form but it if just really enjoyable to read and see. I love the artwork and I adore the writing as I did in the books. I have seriously enjoyed this one and the first and am wondering if Kenyon plans to go through the entire series (which is quite long) or if she's just going to snatches of it. I wouldn't mind this story continuing through several Dark-Hunters (as I remember it doing) and then maybe moving on to Ash's life or maybe even the Were-Hunter's we loved so much throughout.
If Kenyon is just going to retell everything from her books, it might not be worth continuing to own them, but for now I plan on getting the rest.
If Kenyon is just going to retell everything from her books, it might not be worth continuing to own them, but for now I plan on getting the rest.
December 5, 2011
This was an interesting volume in the series. It wraps up the plot line for Kyrian and Amanda and Desiderius. This review wasn't as good as the first though. There were a lot more errors, mainly grammar ones and instances here the dialogue was in the wrong bubbles so Kyrian would ask himself a question. LOL!
The plot got a bit confusing to me - I still don't really understand the climax of the book and how it was solved but oh well. It was still entertaining I guess. I am going to read the rest of the volumes but I have a feeling the first volume is going to end up being the best one. Things are just too rushed and not explained well enough.
The plot got a bit confusing to me - I still don't really understand the climax of the book and how it was solved but oh well. It was still entertaining I guess. I am going to read the rest of the volumes but I have a feeling the first volume is going to end up being the best one. Things are just too rushed and not explained well enough.
March 3, 2015
Why 5-stars?
Because Acheron made an appearance.
Because the great Gods & Goddessees fight their eternal battles thru mere humans.
Because Talon, the awesome Celtic Warrior, is just one reason why I'd be a Gator"shifter.
Because I'm now on the hunt for this graphic novel in written form.
Because I let my Starbucks latte get cold.
Because Tabitha kicks ass.
Because Amanda crossed over.
Because I know what I like.
The End
Because Acheron made an appearance.
Because the great Gods & Goddessees fight their eternal battles thru mere humans.
Because Talon, the awesome Celtic Warrior, is just one reason why I'd be a Gator"shifter.
Because I'm now on the hunt for this graphic novel in written form.
Because I let my Starbucks latte get cold.
Because Tabitha kicks ass.
Because Amanda crossed over.
Because I know what I like.
The End
January 10, 2012
i love this because of thee action and and the way the writer really gives the character there own voice and it was so funny and also she show the goods and goddess and the vampire story and some how blended it together and made it in to a very good story this is one of my favorite book well because i like vampires all in all this was a excellent book.
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