And the weekend of bad continues. Picking up where the first volume leaves off, our team of kung fu soccer ‘brothers’ work their way through the tournament, racking up an impressive string of victories. That is, of course, until they meet up with Team Evil in the finals and find themselves faced with a team so drugged up and cheat-happy that it would make the recent baseball scandals seem like harmless little pranks. With a little help from the awkward girlfriend with giant shoulder pads, our hero wins the day, absolutely destroying the opposing team, succeeding in bringing kung fu to the masses. Only the book never shows off the awesome final sequence where everyone on the streets is using it to hilarious effect. Sigh. If you absolutely must have more Shaolin Soccer, or don’t have the time to pop in the movie, this adaptation might suffice, but aside from the intro and rather good special effects illustrations, you won’t be missing much of anything if you decide to pass.