by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)
Publisher: Image Comics
Format: Paperback
Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Date: April 4th, 2017
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Rating: 5/5 Stars
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This volume heads straight for heart-breaking territory, and it’s hard to come out of this one with dry eyes. Hazel is consistently adorable, and as events progress, we get it really filtered through her own eyes, and a strong sense of what she’s going through with the way the art is so beautifully drawn.
Marko, Alana and Hazel find themselves on a comet Wreath and Landfall have been fighting over. Realising they’re going to be stuck there a while, they settle in, befriending a group of locals, and actually kind of relaxing for once, until, of course, the inevitable happens, shit goes down and they need to find a way off the comet, like yesterday.
There are stark reminders here of the ongoing war, and the impact this has on ordinary, everyday people just trying to live their lives, kids growing up in warzones, where weapons are playthings. It’s grim and dark, and Phang – the comet – works as a really clever backdrop to the events as they play out, emphasising the horrors of war. We’re seeing Hazel grow up before our eyes, and the events and people that shape her as she does, as well as the shadow always hanging over these characters.
Warning: not everyone makes it out of this one alive, and it ends on an incredibly sad note, but it’s a brilliant addition to the series that ends in a way that makes you keen to pick up Volume 8.
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