Human Club 2
Posted: December 28, 2008 Filed under: Human Club Leave a comment »So there’s still no overarching plot as of volume 2, but I’m at least a little more convinced that one will be coming, because it seems like there may be at least a little method to Shinobu’s madness. Maybe.
Shinobu certainly is mad, if nothing else. The last story in the volume is another like the sweeping epic that was the first story in the first volume. Shinobu… befriends an old man in London and becomes his muse. The old man’s family comes to live with him in hopes he will give them his money when he dies. Shinobu makes them uncomfortable, and eventually Shinobu plays all sides of the field until the family is quite literally decimated in every possible way. Sex, drugs, attraction, lies, you name it, Shinobu uses it to destroy this family. I have a difficult time admitting I like this kind of story in the context of the series, because it’s morally rotten in several ways, but again… it’s like a train wreck. I just can’t look away. Sometimes that makes for a very compelling story.
Part of Shinobu’s strategy is that both men and women find him irresistibly attractive, but it seems like this hasn’t quite been used to its full potential yet. There are several people who have claimed to fall in love with Shinobu, but I don’t think I will really be taken in by his charms until he actually falls in love with someone himself.
Two of the other stories in this volume were about Shinobu’s bodyguard Ron. The two seem to have a pretty platonic professional relationship, but they also seem to have a pretty deep bond, too. Plus, Ron pretty much looks on while Shinobu does all his crazy stuff, which I find to be somewhat creepy.
That Shinobu is at his most threatening when stark naked and seems to get whatever he wants when he strips is also quite amusing.
Well, I’m up for another volume. I want to see where this is going. Plus, the volumes only cost a dollar on Netcomics, so the value is quite good too.
