SPHDZ Book #2! (2011) – Review

🛰️ Middle School, Alien Missions, and One Very Bossy Hamster


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📖 Non-Spoiler Rundown

Michael K. thought surviving one school year with aliens for classmates was bad enough. Now, in Book #2, the mission gets more complicated: Bob, Jennifer, and Major Fluffy are still trying to recruit 3.14 million Spaceheadz to save Earth from being “turned off.”

The problem? They still act like walking, talking commercials. Michael’s reputation tanks, teachers think he’s a troublemaker, and classmates avoid him. Meanwhile, a suspicious government agent, Agent Umber, begins circling closer, determined to prove aliens are among them.

Michael’s juggling act between “keep the aliens from blowing their cover” and “keep himself from total social ruin” is reaching a breaking point.


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👥 Character Rundown

Michael K. – The reluctant hero who’s slowly losing his sanity. Balances alien babysitting with trying to have a normal life. Spoiler: he’s failing.

Bob & Jennifer – Aliens who still parrot ad slogans like gospel. Blending in is impossible, but their chaotic energy drives the comedy.

Major Fluffy – More demanding than ever. Still a hamster, but acts like a dictator.

Agent Umber – A government agent who smells something fishy. His investigation raises the stakes and adds a layer of paranoia.



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🎨 Art Style

Shane Prigmore’s illustrations continue to shine here — frantic, energetic, and exaggerated. In Book #2, the humor leans harder into sight gags: Fluffy drawn in over-the-top “military commander” poses, Bob and Jennifer’s blank alien stares when parroting “Just Do It!” or “I’m Lovin’ It.” The art amplifies the absurdity, especially when Michael is caught in the middle of their disasters.

💭 Final Thoughts

Book #2 escalates everything — the comedy, the chaos, and the stakes. What started as “new kid meets weird classmates” becomes “save Earth while hiding from government agents.” Michael’s struggles feel more desperate, Fluffy becomes more iconic, and the satire of advertising culture stays sharp.

It’s a perfect middle entry: funnier, faster, and more ridiculous.

Final Rating: 10/10

The absurdity ramps up, the hamster yells louder, and somehow the world still hangs by a thread.


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⚠️ Spoilers (Book #2)

The mission to gather recruits goes hilariously off the rails. Bob and Jennifer keep misunderstanding Earth culture, trying to recruit people in the weirdest ways possible — like quoting shampoo ads or cereal jingles. Naturally, this draws more suspicion to them instead of less.

Michael’s school life collapses. Teachers blame him for the chaos, classmates think he’s a freak, and his frustration peaks. Meanwhile, Agent Umber closes in — tracking the trio’s strange behavior and piecing together that something’s not human.

By the end, the danger feels bigger: the aliens’ cover could blow, Michael’s normal life is in shambles, and Major Fluffy is still screaming orders like Earth’s most terrifying rodent general.


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