More than the other Zondervan graphic novels, this one is fairly homogenous. This volume moves into a portion of the Bible that includes the more consistent narrative of David, so we finally have a main character, but the storytelling style is much the same. All comments here will be specific, so look to the review of the first volume for an overview.

For the first time the story has a consistent main character, which unfortunately revealed how haltingly the plot progresses. Given the potential for drama in many parts of David’s life, it is unfortunate that it was taken in the same tone as everything else. I was also disappointed that they didn’t do more with Saul. Since they don’t seem afraid to add details to make things flow better, it would have made sense to show his arrogance before his fall.

Throughout this volume, the narrator feels somewhat intrusive. Narration is a poor form of storytelling overall, so having an actual narrator appearing isn’t much worse, but it is still unfortunate. Some of these gags feel particularly random, which doesn’t help. At least some of the humor was funny (the long-faced Ammonites struck me), though there was also… a fart joke? What.

In the context of this series, I can see why they skipped the story of Bathsheba. The omission is glaring, though, especially given that there’s a reference to it in the title page of II Samuel. This may be picked up in the next volume toward the end of David’s life, but that would seem a strange organization. I anticipate things will become more difficult in the future, as the rulers of the divided kingdoms will seem haphazard and short-lived without any context or explanation.