Aron Warner's Pariah issue #2

In issue one of Pariah the first main character the reader is introduced to was Brent Marks, a vitro trying to fit in with the rest of the crowd and live a normal life at a normal school, even though he's smarter than everyone around him including his average, couch potato parents. Unfortunately for Brent after a disaster at a lab that is being dubbed a terrorist attack by a group of vitros he is suddenly labeled as dangerous and is captured in his own home by the government. Issue two of Pariah introduces the reader to Lila Ellerman, a vitro who is part of the group that is connected with the disaster that set off a deadly virus.

Unlike Brent who tried to live like an average kid and go to school with people who don't understand him Lila and her group accepted the offer given to them by Marinus Labs to go and work for them on their radical projects. This way, as Lila saw it, she got to work to her full potential and was free from persecution, and surrounded by teenagers just like her, unfortunately one day during an experiment something goes horribly wrong. A biological weapon is accidentally released but it's obvious that the weapon itself is not an accident and Lila and her group are being framed.

This issue of Pariah definitely had more action than its predecessor. Lila and the other vitros are literally being hunted down by the government and treated not like the teenagers they actually are but terrorists because the groups of forces trying to take these kids down aren't aiming to take them alive, but that doesn't mean just because they have guns they have the advantage. Lila and her group are not only genius but they are resourceful and they are not going to be taken without a fight. Sure they all have their differences and don't all see eye to eye but when they do cooperate and work together as a group they are unstoppable. Lila is just a girl with a crush on a guy hoping that he wants to be more than just friends with benefit but unfortunately for her she's also a girl who needs to lead and be strong or she's going to get herself and her friends killed.

Pariah is a smart and interesting series done in a sketchy and unique style. If you are looking for something smart with action then give this book a shot.