Good backstory on the events of Helsinki, for fans of the show. I liked the brief little glimpse of Helena, and was very intrigued by the Rachel/Ferdinand story starting as early as it did. I think I enjoyed this book a bit more than the first graphic novel, because this one felt like it added a new story that I hadn't already seen in the show.

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I don't typically read comic books/graphic novels, but I love Orphan Black, and after the events of the show, I wanted to know about Helsinki. It was nice to see things that were only referenced and not fully fleshed out in the actual show.

So it is not the first time Helena see Pupok (I mean of course Pupok is with her, since it's here spirit animal but

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too bad Pupok was in Helena's belly and maybe will be found in the sewers.

But I found something quite different from the TV show (I don't if I remember it correctly) Maggie Chen

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is "accidentally" shot by Beth mistaking her as the suspect she is trying to catch. But who knows maybe Beth is cover it up since it is related to the sestras.

And sometimes I feel it is not Helena's thoughts (something is different from the TV, too)

You don't have to have read [b:Orphan Black Volume 1|29465132|Orphan Black Volume 1|Graeme Manson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1457503513s/29465132.jpg|49741349] (I haven't), as this stands somewhat alone, but I think you might miss a lot if you haven't seen at least the first season of the television show. For instance, there's an appearance by Helena, but she's not identified by name, and I wouldn't have realized she was another clone if I hadn't seen the show.

I'm a big fan of the Orphan Black storyline as a whole, and the Helsinki episodes are a great addition -- they flesh out what's happening on the European side of things.

If you've watched the TV show, though, you'll know one of the things that works best is that new clones are (usually) instantly recognizable: Tatiana Maslany can carry off an impressive variety of hair lengths, colors, and styles, but her face is distinctive. Unfortunately, the art in the books is a little hit-or-miss: you can certainly see a resemblance between some of the clones, but sometimes (as noted above) you could easily miss the fact that a character is supposed to be a clone, and overall it lacks the visual impact of identical faces on otherwise very different-looking people. For me, that hampered my enjoyment enough that I had to bring it down to 3 stars from the 4 that the story would otherwise have deserved.

I received a copy of this ebook from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. Thanks!

In the universe of Orphan Black, Helsinki is spoken in hushed tones, a simple word hiding a probably horrific event, but it’s never explained in the show. So when I saw this graphic novel, of course I jumped on it.

It was great to learn all sorts of things about the show. The aforementioned Helsinki, of course, but also how Helena got onto Katja, the birth of Charlotte, the start of the “relationship” between Rachel and Ferdinand...

And following the last paragraph you probably got that this is not a graphic novel to read if you’re not already familiar with the Clone Club, lol.

I’m not a big reader of graphic novels so I have no idea if this one was any good technically (like the narration, dialogues, etc.), but for an Orphan Black fan it was a good read and answered a few questions quite nicely.

Man, I love to get to expand the world of Orphan Black, and I love the subtle winks to the TV shows with guest appearances of familiar faces that are so subtle you need to pay attention.
I love MK's story, too, though tragic, but we heard so much about Helsinki, I was happy to get the chance to see what happened there.
The cover arts are gorgeous, I keep thinking what a great revelation it was this season for people who read both comic books and god I hope we'll see MK next season. I'm missing hearing more about her complicated relationship with Rachel and it's truly sad we never go t meet the other clones in this story.

I did NOT receive a free copy of this comic series on NetGalley. I sought it out and purchased it because I love the TV show.

That said, this comic series was great! Helinski is mentioned on the show frequently and I've always been curious. The back story is satisfying. Even more satisfying is the back story about M.K.