The characters remain true to the arcs they are on, but I still feel the plot went slightly awry in the final volumes with the introduction of an outside threat that literally references and steals from one of the most mocked movies of all time Armageddon . It worked best when it was a character study of a hero and a villain, two opposite ways of dealing with great power. I still love the themes of finding hope and the hero within, but I'm not sure redemption and sacrifice needed to be part of it too.

Overall, this is a series full of very decompressed storytelling that is best read as quickly as possible. And that is very possible as each volume took me between 10 to 15 minutes. So look for a library that has the whole series and check them all out in one or two big batches.

The art is amazing and very cinematic. It would adapt well to a Hollywood blockbuster. Just don't let the heroes get off the bus like in the movie SPEED and ruin the ending with a stupid subway ride.

(Oh, fun side game: Count how many times characters cry in the course of the series. I don't think I've ever seen so much sobbing in a superhero sci-fi thriller.)

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