Cyberpunk 2077: XOXO #2 Review

Cyberpunk 2077: XOXO #2 Review

I said it was a homage, a love letter to something, but maybe that was an assumption because it’s nothing more than artistic expression. While reading Cyberpunk 2077 XOXO #2, I realized that my personal experience with the world through Cyberpunk was reflective. If you think about it, modification, duplication, and integration all fulfill the fanatical fantasies of those who wish we could be more and do more, yet still not achieve our tranquility.

In essence, no matter how much we run from our humanity, it is love that we seek, and life as an experience is not always what it appears to be.

In issue one, he sees a merc on a mission to save a girl, but when issue two rolls around, he shoots his way toward a false plot as the girl he meant to save was out to score eddies in a huge sleight of hand over shard worth more than he choomy ass has ever seen in his half-borg, half-human self.

After she saves the merc by ripping someone’s face off, he drives her out of town, but instead of riding into the badlands away from Night City, she tells him to go to a place where everyone knows her name. What a man wouldn’t do for true love, some women will just never know, so I’ve concluded that this series is dedicated to every man who ever put in the work for a woman who was too clueless to see.

Again, foreshadowing this classic cartoon with the main story, we learn the girl of the cyborg sims has another love interest, and his name is Dino. What a shame and a sham, but does he walk away? What about the stomach wound? Does he even get a cut of the eddies from the shard he helped swipe?

I love what Sztoybor is doing with this world, and the story he’s telling speaks to the human condition. I feel that even without all the technology around us, love would just be enough. Could love be enough for you? Let us know in the comments.

I’m looking forward to events unfolding in issue three. Don’t forget to support your local comic store or visit your favorite artists and creators at cons. As always, stay geeky, share the network, and don’t forget to catch me on the latest episode of Comics’N’Poptarts.