Unfortunately, this issue is pure set up. Now, I understand that this is meant to be an entry point for new readers and that they need to know who the characters are; but I like my protagonists to have agency and actually move the plot forward. Also, just like Barnaby Baganda's, Scott Kollins' artwork in character faces is not as detailed as it should be and unlike Baganda's, Kollins' scratchy style is not particularly appealing to me.

This comics has been really hard for me to grade. The humor is there, the art is there and the characters are there, but there was something missing. I thought hard about it and I think it has to be the plot. Last month, we spend a whole issue discussing how hard things have gotten for the JL and how difficult coming up with a plan was and that's it? That's all the plan we're getting? Recon? It just seems a bit disingenuous. Anyways, when all is said and don it wasn't a bad issue, but it wasn't great.

The one thing that I will note isthat some times the art is not as detailed as it should be; such that even whenwe have a close up of Kyle Rayner we cannot see into his eyes or facialfeatures. That said, all the alien species and environments look great so it'snot like the art is sub-par in any way.

Something about this issue didn't quite work for me the way rest of the issues have worked for me. I can immediately discount the art, because that of course has remained constant and the dialogues is as sharp as ever. The story is also finally done cooking and into it's climax. So then what is it? Well I think it has to be two things… First Kyle Rayner is a complete moron this issue, the thing he does is just daft. Also, as a non-American, that whole American Way speech absolutely did not connect with me and just made me think the character was acting even dummer than he previously was. Anyways, with the in mind, I give this book a...

If I was to summarize this issue in one word, it would be fallout. This issue is the fallout of everything that happened before in the series and now every character is powerless to affect the bloody outcome. And it just works. Tom King's writing works, Barnaby Baganda's art works. There's almost nothing that I could complain about here. That said, it also didn't really break any new ground, or say something relevant about life or something like that. So I'm gonna take a page out of Eric Shea's playbook and give this issue a...

I've been reviewing this series for four issues now and I think that I've made it pretty clear that this is one of my favorites (probably the best in the entire DC YOU). This issue proves why. The motivations behind every character (large or small) are extremely clear, the progression of the plot is natural and everything ties back to the themes of ambiguity and governance. Sure, Kyle finding some random "Space Diamond" was stupid, but I can forgive it in the large scheme of things. This series truly defines the term space opera and for that it earns a....

That said, it is the story and characters that have drawn me into this book and this issue is no exception. These are characters I can believe in, characters I can understand viscerally and characters that produce emotional reactions. This is a story that exudes-though, care and a natural progression. And this a series that sticks the landing.