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zombiezami's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Xenophobia, Slavery, Gaslighting, War, Sexual content, Addiction, and Confinement
Minor: Trafficking and Genocide
displacedcactus's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Don't be put off by the fact that this is technically a Green Lantern comic! It's a stand-alone story featuring a new character and a new setting. My GL knowledge is limited to what I picked up back in the 90s in a comics chat on IRC, and I was able to jump right in without any trouble.
Far Sector is a murder mystery set in an alien civilization, with just a dash of super heroics to keep it exciting. Lantern Sojourner Mullein is tasked with solving a society's first murder in 500 years. Along the way she has to deal with politics, police, oh yeah, and the fact that everyone in this society has their emotions suppressed from birth. The story takes some twist and turns and Lantern Mullein (Jo to her friends) picks up allies and enemies along the way.
I'd say my only complaint is that I felt the story wrapped up very quickly -- probably due to the nature of having been published across 12 issues of a comic. I think it would have benefitted from a double-sized final issue so the resolution wouldn't feel so rushed.
This feels a little more "mature" than the super hero comics I read as a teen -- probably more of a PG-13 than a PG rating? There's violence, implied nudity and sexual situations, and plenty of cursing, plus some heavy subject matter with regards to policing and politics. It's not quite as graphic as Saga, more in line with Monstress, but less gory. Should be appropriate for emotionally mature teen readers but I'd hesitate to give it to a middle grade reader.
Far Sector is a murder mystery set in an alien civilization, with just a dash of super heroics to keep it exciting. Lantern Sojourner Mullein is tasked with solving a society's first murder in 500 years. Along the way she has to deal with politics, police, oh yeah, and the fact that everyone in this society has their emotions suppressed from birth. The story takes some twist and turns and Lantern Mullein (Jo to her friends) picks up allies and enemies along the way.
I'd say my only complaint is that I felt the story wrapped up very quickly -- probably due to the nature of having been published across 12 issues of a comic. I think it would have benefitted from a double-sized final issue so the resolution wouldn't feel so rushed.
This feels a little more "mature" than the super hero comics I read as a teen -- probably more of a PG-13 than a PG rating? There's violence, implied nudity and sexual situations, and plenty of cursing, plus some heavy subject matter with regards to policing and politics. It's not quite as graphic as Saga, more in line with Monstress, but less gory. Should be appropriate for emotionally mature teen readers but I'd hesitate to give it to a middle grade reader.
Moderate: Gun violence, Cursing, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, and War
philippmk's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Most of all, I was in love with the art for this book. Stunning colours, creative use of the Green Lantern constructs and one of my favourite spins on the GL uniform — Jo looks amazing in every panel. The characters were fun to read and most of them had just the right amount of sass to them. The world building and set work really well for this story, though at times the political intrigues connected to a murder-mystery went a little over my head.
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Murder, Violence, Drug use, Police brutality, Slavery, Blood, Classism, and Torture
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cannibalism and War
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