Fight Club 2
Fight Club 2 is Chuck Palahniuk's comic book meta-sequel to his 1996 novel Fight Club, with art by Cameron Stewart and covers by David Mack.
Premise
Set ten years after the ending of Fight Club, the sequel is told from the restrained perspective of Tyler Durden as he sits in the subconscious of Sebastian. Sebastian continues his dysfunctional relationship with Marla and has fallen into the mundane routine of society until Tyler re-emerges to cause chaos.Publication
Palahniuk was convinced to continue Fight Club in comics form by fellow novelist Chelsea Cain and comic writers Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick. A teaser was released by Dark Horse Comics for Free Comic Book Day 2015, with Fight Club 2 #1 following in late May of that year. The series explores Joseph Campbell's concept of the 'second father' as being vital to the hero's journey, which is something that has always fascinated Palahniuk.Issues
Collection
| Format | Collects | Published | ISBN |
| Hardcover | Fight Club 2 #1–10 | May 18, 2016 May 31, 2016 |
Reception
Despite widespread expectation that Fight Club 2 would be able to capitalize on the success of its predecessor, the book was almost universally panned by readers upon release. Negative criticism of Fight Club 2 focused on its lack of originality, confusing narrative, bizarrely metaphysical and ultimately unresolved sub-plots, and Chuck Palahniuk's breaking of the fourth wall.As of February 2020, the book holds an average rating of 3.06 out of 5 on Goodreads. Typical comments by readers on the Fight Club 2 review page include "self-indulgent and gross", "so far off from the original book that it felt almost like a parody - and maybe that was what Chuck was going for", " a fan of Fight Club, this was a painful story to read" and "Avoid it if you were looking for a worthy sequel to Fight Club, and not an irreverent of its characters, plot, and ideas".
Sequel
On the Orbital In Conversation podcast, Palahniuk stated that he is already working on Fight Club 3, which will also be in comic form. He also confirmed that he is working on a series of original short stories for comics which will appear as one-shots before eventually being collected into a single book.Fight Club 3 will consist of twelve issues, with the first one being released on January 30, 2019.