The
start of a fresh new story by Aaron Gillespie, andI can’t say I’m overly
thrilled. I’m sure he’s a decent writer, but this first chapter seems terribly
flawed, as Jessica goes on the run. “Framed for murder, now she prowls the
badlands, an outlaw hunting outlaws, a bounty hunter – a RENEGADE!"
Okay, maybe not quite, but given that
her ring record every second it is in Jessica’s possession, Jess sure didn’t
due much digging as what happened that led to her predicament, or why. And for
someone with a history of crippling anxiety, she is amazingly calm to discover
she is an intergalactic fugitive.
And that’s my biggest issue with the
story. Jessica overcomes her emotional issues, but that doesn’t mean she
doesn’t have them. From what’s been said in past storylines, she is by no means
“cured.” She continues to struggle daily, as many people do, to keep her
balance. But fleeing through the cosmos, dodging all manner of aliens and space
cops, seems to come second nature.
Ronan Cliquet is back at the drawing
board; he’s perhaps my favorite GL artist in recent years. Which brings me to
the subject of the variant cover by Warren Loww. Imagine a Disney-style
drawing, heavily airbrushed to go on the side of your 1970s conversion van.
Ick.
Rating: 5/10