Listen, I enjoyed this series, however, there were a couple things in this issue that bothered me. Effie asking why the robots were being taken away a few pages after having literally witnessed it with her own eyes and having it explained to her by the ones who did it, was honestly kind of dumb. Lemire is a capable writer, but this just annoyed me. Effie as a character is kind of annoying in general though. Her wanting to be taken away by the robots but then professing her love for Andy like she wasn't just about to leave him behind? Hard to be invested in a love story when she treats Andy like that. Additionally, in the final panels, why tf does Andy look like he's 45 years old?!? Based on the timeline, he should only be like 30. That's something that I noticed with the flashbacks earlier in the series too, characters not looking their supposed age. I guess that's more of a Dustin Nguyen problem though.
Overall, the series was enjoyable and had some great moments. It seemed unable to decide whether it was a teen/YA story or an adult one, which made it difficult to get into at times. The art was stunning for the most part, though it occasionally lacked detail. Glad I re-read this and looking forward to getting into Ascender for the first time. Fantasy is more my taste than Sci-Fi anyway. more
By: Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Released: Jul 25, 2018
SERIES FINALE!
The critically acclaimed, bestselling saga of DESCENDER comes to a shocking conclusion in this final issue that will leave the universe of Tim-21 reeling. But as darkness consumes the galaxy, a new hope arises...