Far Sector
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Collection published: 2021 Contents published: 2019-21 Acquired: April 2022 Read: June 2022 |
Letterer: Deron Bennett
This Green Lantern spin-off comic focuses on Sojourner "Jo" Mullein, a new Green Lantern from Earth (how many are there now?) sent to the most distant sector in the universe, home to the City Enduring, a massive Dyson swarm for three species whose two home planets were destroyed. Aside from a single Green Lantern and a single Guardian of the Universe, there's no preexisting DC elements here; the whole thing takes place in a new setting with new characters.
There's some neat worldbuilding and some good thematic and character elements, though I felt the latter weren't foregrounded quite as much as I'd like; this is very much an action/adventure/mystery/thriller comic first, and a political and philosophical one second, though it has elements of that. That said, it's very much a success as an action/adventure/mystery/thriller comic. Nice art, good design sense, neat covers, fun dialogue, decent twists, some nice narrative devices. I don't think you would guess that Jemisin was a first-time (I think?) comics writer. Not the kind of work that will stick with you forever, but solid-tier superhero comics that's worth spending time on.
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