Ad Astra Per Aspera #2 is a sweet little zine. In one word, it's "unicorncentric." Each page is one half writing and the other half is progressing comic strip prominently featuring stickfigure unicorns. The writing is smart and sentimental. Sarah Kate writes about her history with injured birds, gives a brief lesson on pickling, and explores a bit about the trappings of academia. The back cover is thematically consistent and features a stencil you can copy and cut...of a unicorn under a microscope.