Aida is finding her place in her new school, but she is the only student who doesn’t seem to know how to use her abilities. Find out if she figures it out in The Unchosen #2 by Image Comics! 

THE UNCHOSEN #2

Writer: David Marquez 
Artist: Marissa Louise 
Colorist: Marissa Louise 
Letterer: DC Hopkins 
Editor: Lauren Sankovitch 
Publisher: Image Comics 
Cover Price: $3.99 
Release Date: August 13th, 2025 

Previously in The Unchosen: Aida was rescued by Brother Reilly and Guardian Vasha after waking up in a crater. Now she’s in a school designed to teach her how to use powers she doesn’t understand, all while trying to uncover what happened to her mother, and she has already stirred up trouble by punching a bully in the face! 

The Unchosen #2 begins with Aida in a nightmare, watching her mother disappear before waking up at school. Restless in the middle of the night, she wanders the halls and meets Daniel, a fellow student she quickly befriends and vents to about her situation. Later, she speaks again with Brother Reilly, telling him she feels trapped in a place where she doesn’t belong. Reilly assures her this is where she’s meant to be, promises they’ll start searching for her mother soon, and even shares a few memories of her. But before that can happen, she must meet the Headmaster. 

During their meeting, the Headmaster explains some of the school’s magic and teaching methods. Students learn using a false language that limits the magic’s potency until they’re ready for more power. The Headmaster then gives Aida a glimpse of the gift at its full capacity. 

The world is fascinating, and I enjoy many of the ideas introduced here. But The Unchosen #2 doesn’t have enough space to fully explore them. I’ve been reading a lot of epic fantasy this summer, and those books often dedicate entire chapters to explaining settings and systems. This comic needs that kind of breathing room. Instead, we get brilliant pages of worldbuilding that disrupt the plot’s pacing. We’re still in the “learning the magic” stage, but with only four issues in this arc, I worry there won’t be enough time to give the story the depth it deserves. 

I even had to revisit my review of issue #1, which I read a month ago, just to refresh my memory. As a monthly release, the story doesn’t flow quite as well, and I suspect it would work better as a collected trade paperback. Still, I’m intrigued, and the art continues to hold my attention. I just wish there were more pages. 

The Unchosen #2 is built on a fantastic concept, but would benefit from a graphic novel–length format. With major worldbuilding elements at play, there simply aren’t enough pages here to advance the characters, setting, plot, and conflict all at once. That said, this issue is an improvement over the first issue and is 3.5 out of 5 stars. 

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The Unchosen #2 has great ideas, strong art, and captivating worldbuilding, but it needs more room to breathe.

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