Happy November! I can hardly believe the year is coming to an end already. Needless to say, it's been a weird and wild one.
This week's comics are absolutely stellar, with only three DC, nine Marvel, and four independent publisher releases. Of those, two are from X of Swords, three are by Kelly Thompson, and two are from Black Label. I've done another trio of spotlights this week, showing off comic book representation! For the spotlight on people of color in comics, I'm discussing Grag Pak's Agents of Atlas, the first all-Asian superhero team! Then, after the reveal of Kate Pryde's bisexuality a few issues of Marauders ago, I'm discussing the sexuality of the X-Men, and how that changes through the years. Finally, with her three upstanding comic releases this week, I talk about writer Kelly Thompson, and how she chooses to be fresh with her characters without tearing them down or tormenting them first--something very common (and usually masculinity driven) in cape comics. Without further ado, Continue Reading for more comics talk!
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Spotlight on POC in Comics: Atlantis Attacks' New Agents of Atlas
A few weeks ago, I wrote a bit here on Shang-Chi, and the racism against Asian-Americans that lives largely still today. You can find that post here, to fill you in on the real-world history. This week, I'd like to discuss a team made entirely out of Asian and Asian-American superheroes: The (new) Agents of Atlas. Greg Pak created the second rendition of the Agents of Atlas team a few years ago for the Marvel event, War of the Realms. The Agents were selected by Jimmy Woo, secret agent, to help combat the attacks on various regions across Earth. The members he picked were entirely Asian in heritage, something that had never been done before in comics. Making up their ranks were Shang-Chi, Amadeus Cho's Brawn, Cindy Moon's Silk, plus new characters: Luna Snow, Aero, Crescent and Io, Sword Master, and Wave. The characters represent Asian cultures across the planet, including Wave being the first Filipino superhero! Her announcement was small, and missed by many until they came across her first appearance in War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1. Wave's name is Pearl Pangan, and she hails from the small island of Cebu. My husband is Filipino, and has always wanted to see his people represented in comics characters. I will never forget showing him the panel of Wave's introduction, and his face freezing in surprise. All he could say before his voice cracked was that she hails from the same city as his family, and I could tell how much she immediately meant to him. To no one's surprise, Wave was created by Pak and Filipino artist Leinil Francis Yu, an absolute legend in comics. Yu is one of several big-name artists hailing from the Philippines, so it makes sense we are finally seeing representation of the people actually making the comics we read. Yu is joined by Francis Manapul, Dexter Soy, Jay Anacleto, and Whilce Portacio as other Filipino and Filipino American artists currently active in the industry. Other members of the team include Shang-Chi from China, living in America, Cindy Moon and Amadeus Cho are Korean-American, Aero and Sword Master are from China, Luna Snow and Crescent are from Korea, and boss-man Jimmy Woo is Chinese American. The spread is far and wide, and represents an enormous chunk of Marvel's fanbase. Pak's Agents of Atlas are on their third series, now, with Atlantis Attacks. After helping save the world from the terrors of War of the Realms, the New Agents went on to have a self-titled series for another five issues. This series focused on a tech genius who opened a series of portals throughout Asia, connecting various cities to each other, physically and culturally. The series touched on a lot of issues like immigration and refugees, and forced the young Agents team to trust one another, and their boss Jimmy, in their line of work. In the end, the portal city had to be closed, as its entire resistance was an affront to nature--and Atlantis. Which leads us to the current events of Atlantis Attacks. The Agents of Atlas are split in mind, some wanting to team up with Namor, and others wanting to destroy him. This week's issue #4 for Atlantis Attacks will be the second to last, with final #5 covering the events of the King in Black. Whatever happens to the Agents in these next two issues, their existence is important to Marvel as a whole, and what they want to stand for. Hopefully in 2021 we will see the Agents get a new series, and continue the tradition of excellent representation.
Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Topics in Comics: Marauders' Kate Pryde's Bisexuality, & other Queer X-Men notes
A few issues of Marauders ago, Kate Pryde finally returned from the dead. Interestingly enough, for some, that wasn't the biggest reveal of the issue. Kate was killed in cold blood by the Black King, Sebastian Shaw. This, we already knew. Upon her return, Emma Frost had a few ideas of how to exact revenge on Shaw, surely none of which were friendly. But Kate had a better idea, kill him slowly, kill him through his pride. On her first night back to life, Kate went to a human tattoo parlor, with one request: knuckle tats--they once said Hold Fast, but after her resurrection with fresh skin, they now say Kill Shaw. A glorious decision, followed by Kate grabbing and kissing the female tattoo attendant. This was the first time Kate has ever acted openly and straight forwardly about her bisexuality. It's been teased for years, really, with sayings here or there that gave fans just enough of an idea of what her true meaning might be. For a long time, some fans have insisted Kate had a relationship with fellow Xavier student Illyana Rasputin, otherwise known as Magik. The two have always been incredibly close, which was often written off as being due to Kate's relationship with Piotr Rasputin, Colossus. Remember, there was a time when it was actually illegal to have queer characters in comics. It seems mind boggling now, perhaps, but that was the reality when characters such as Kate were first created. This fact is very much worth mentioning in these discussions of X-Men's sexuality, and now modern readers are reacting to "switching up" their beloved characters. While much of the target audience of Dawn of X were pleased with Kate finally grabbing her sexuality firmly by the shoulders and kissing it, others were wildly put off, offended, even. It's an argument I've heard many times since Hickman started Dawn of X last year. "Those aren't my X-Men, you're making them all gay and shit!" or "Stop pushing your liberal agenda on my comics!" or "Stop changing my favorite characters so much!" or "Wolverine was never gay, idiots, this is just pandering!" or anything else of the sort. To be blunt, people who make those statements are wrong, pure and simple. Imagine comics today if Len Wein had never written Giant Size X-Men, and Chris Claremont had never taken the characters and ran with them. Comics would not be what they are today without those changes. They would have failed, ages ago. Evolution of comic characters is necessarily to continue the medium, no matter what the evolution is or how long it lasts. Fighting the evolution of characters is as stupid and pointless as fighting progression. On the note of various characters never having been queer before, that, too, is a matter of opinion at best. As I wrote when discussing the history of queer characters in comics a few months back, and again earlier in this blurb, it was at one point illegal to write that comics characters were queer. Chris Claremont and John Byre have both spoken about a few characters they wanted to be queer, including Alpha Flight's Northstar. Other characters were hinted at their queer identity, but never explicitly stated. Wolverine is one who some current "fans" claim Hickman destroyed by making queer--it hasn't been confirmed, but there have been numerous references to Scott, Logan, and Jean being a direct three-way relationship. While many fan-boys are crushed at this revelation, it only makes sense. Logan is over a hundred years old; it would make sense that he doesn't care about labels like queer or bisexual, he just has sex. Once you've lived as long as he has, gender and love/attraction aren't so exclusive anymore. In any case, sexuality is a spectrum, and it is one hundred percent legitimate for a person's sexual identity to change throughout their lifetime. Finally, sex and mutants in Marvel history are highly intertwined. There's a reason Marvel decided mutants are unable to get AIDS--so they can have as much carefree sex as possible. During Grant Morrison's time on X-Men, he made it clear that reproduction is a key part of mutant culture, meaning there's a lot of sex going on, all the time. In fact, one of the three mutant laws of Krakoa is "make more mutants." Sex happens wherever there are mutants, so why declare it can only be between male and female ones? Kate "coming out" as queer is just another step Hickman has taken to age her, fill her personality out, and otherwise improve her character from the traditional idea of little Kitty Pryde. Changing her name, becoming Red Queen, and taking hold of her sexual identity were all ways of maturing her character and letting her grow up in ways she's never been allowed before--even when she was about to get married. Whether or not Kate fully and openly embraces her newfound sexuality, I'm proud of Hickman and the Marauders team for giving Kate her dues, and excited about what her future might hold.
Spotlight on Women in Comics: Kelly Thompson (Captain Marvel, Deadpool, Black Widow)
To be honest, I'm not sure if I've done a spotlight on Kelly Thompson before. I feel like her name comes up so often on my pull list, I must have mentioned her, but this week's three Thompson comic releases requires that I mention her again. This week's Black Widow, Deadpool, and Captain Marvel are all helmed by the writer, and are all excellent examples of why she's one of Marvel's top talents today. Aside from being genuinely interesting and well-written comics, Thompson's current projects all display her excellent grasp of the characters, and her female-forward style of storytelling. In Black Widow, her latest venture, she's written Natasha into the one role no one would expect--loving partner, mother, and business woman. Women in comics get blindsided, or brainwashed, fairly often, so what makes Thompson's rendition of the same trauma more thoughtful? For starters, she didn't put Nat in a place of discomfort of humiliation--a choice many male writers have taken in the past in similar scenarios. Nothing happening to Nat is bad, in fact, it could be argues that she now has the perfect life. She doesn't remember her past life, but she retains enough muscle memory and instincts to handle herself when the situation requires it, further showing what a true-born spy and hero she really is. It also looks like as Natasha figures out more and more about her true life, the more she'll be convinced to fight for the truth, instead of burying her head in the sand. In Deadpool, which started in early 2020, Thompson takes on an entirely new type of character. Wade Wilson is notoriously raunchy and hilarious, giving himself the moniker "Merc with a Mouth." But, as Deadpool is a reflection of the real world, there is much more to it than that. It's often said that comedians are the best at telling jokes because they themselves are filled with a deep sadness. With Wade, Thompson showcases that aspect of his personality brilliantly. In the very first issue, we start with Wade at his own birthday party. He talks about the friends he invited, the plans he made, and the fun he had. When the scene zooms out, we see he is entirely alone, aside from a kidnapped pizza delivery man. The issue continues on with this introduction to Wade an his personality, hiding his immense sadness under layers of jokes and self deprecating humor. For one of the funniest Marvel characters, he certainly is tragic. As his series has gone on, Thompson has continue her marvelous characterization of Deadpool as the story's backbone. In Captain Marvel, about to go into it's third year now, Thompson has gone on a long route of elevating and adapting Carol to new changes. Not long after her series started, Carol hit rock bottom, losing her militarily gig as well as the respect of humanity. Since then, she's fought terrorists, super-villains, her fellow Avengers, and invading aliens. She's been through the wringer, and Thompson continues to put her back on top, through it all. More recently, Carol has become temporary Kree Accuser, discovered a Kree half-sister, and passed the mantle on to her. The series had followed Margaret Stohl's Life of Captain Marvel, which ended with the deal of Carol's Kree mother. As she and her newly discovered sister visited their mother's grave, it was a moment for all Captain Marvel fans to cherish. Now, Carol has been sent into the future, and Thompson is introducing us to more of her ingenious and entertaining characters. Somehow, Thompson continues to put out comics that run consistently to the top of my read list, each time. And it isn't new--Thompson has a history of excellence in Marvel writing. She wrote the four-issue Secret Wars tie-in for Carol, Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps, as well as the Captain Marvel: The End one-shot. She wrote the 2016 A-Force, Jessica Jones: Blind Spot, Kate Bishop's Hawkeye series, Mr and Mrs X, West Coast Avengers, Star, IDW's Jem and the Holograms, Archie's Sabrina and Sabrina: Something Wicked, and so much more. She created fan-favorite characters Gwenpool and Jeff the Shark, and is one of the only writers to tackle Elsa Bloodstone in her new incarnation. It's difficult for any comics writer to have a resume of so many back-to-back hits, but Thompson makes it happen. In my list of personal top comics creators, Kelly Thompson long-ago earned herself a permanent slot. I can't help but admire her refusal to back down from what she believes in, and that she continues to put that truth in her comics. She stands for all women who love comics, representing us with glorious intent. I look forward to her having a long and illustrious career in the comics, and continuing to prove firmly that women are due an equal space in this industry.
Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Batman: Hush #1
DC's recent Tales from the Dark Multiverse one-shots have been a lot of surprising fun, for the most part. The most brutal was easily the retelling of Knightfall, where Bruce Wayne wasn't just broken--he was put into a tower and tortured, pulled apart, over the course of decades. It ended with Bruce integrating what was left of his body into Azrael's tech, and becoming an avenging Batman in Gotham again. So, it's easy to imagine how dark this Hush retelling might get. Maybe they'll go the way of the Hush animated movie, and totally rework who Hush is and what their motives are. This one-shot is written by Philip Kennedy Johnson (The Last God) and drawn by Dexter Soy (recently Batman and the Outsiders and Red Hood and the Outlaws), so it's a solid creative team combo. With the original contents of Hush already being a dark look through Batman's rogue's gallery, I can only imagine how this Dark Multiverse edition might change things for the even darker.
Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #3
The first issue of this Black Label DC series was unsurprisingly good--hitting the mark on what I'd expect from John Constantine being written by Tom Taylor (DCeased, Suicide Squad), a writer very much in the vein of Benjamin Percy. Rise and Fall is built primarily off some light backstory from Constantine's childhood, connecting with modern-day events. I think the best way to describe the series, so far, is the blurb on the back of the first issue, going something along the lines of, "Gotham;'s filthy rich are falling from the sky. Is John Constantine going to lift a finger to help? And if so, which finger?" That short message alone gets across the tone of John and this series. This is a three-issue magazine format series by DC Black Label, so it's coming out every other month. After this issue, we won't see the third and final installment until January 5th.
Black Widow #3
Kelly Thompson, Elena Casagrande, and Jordie Bellaire's Black Widow series is easily going down as one of my favorites from 2020. The team is completely on top of things, putting out stunning comics from tip to tail. I've written fairly extensive reviews of the first two issues, if those are of any interest. You can find the first one here, and thesecond one here. I'm intensively enamored with what this team is putting out, and am on the edge of my seat with excitement for more. This week's #3 doesn't give way much by way of solicitation, I rather find the cover is more instrumental in making guesses about what to expect. Adam Hughes draws Natasha on her cover in a beautiful white wedding gown, but the details are what are really worth looking at. The chest of her dress is draped in a web-pattern lace, making the appearance of her skin cracking like glass. Above and behind her, a shadowy male figure works marionette strings, working the widow to do his will. And below, the foot of her dress bleeds into the title, highlighting certain otherwise red letters of Black Widow in white like the dress: I DO. We already know Nat is "engaged" to her mysterious baby-daddy, and it's all a set up of Arcade, following another's plans for her. The assumption is that their long-game is killing Black Widow, but then why all this pomp and circumstance? There's always so much to consume from this team's run on Black Widow, I expect it to only get better and better.
Inkblot #3
Emma Kubert and Rusty Glad's Inkblot is a delightful series to read. Issue #1 did a lot of world building, and explaining the ways of this universe. The second issue found us keeping up with a single clan of a warring empire, losing and dying for generations hopelessly. The magical inky cat makes his reappearance mid-battle, where a young soldier mistakes it for needing assistance. Instead, the cat ignores her cries of warning, trots up the length of the attacking dragon's body, and won the day for them. The issue ends with this clan deciding to worship the powerful magical cat, as it has won them their lifelong battle. The story is ridiculous, I know. The way it's written is a little ridiculous, too, since Kubert and Gladd follow the "Marvel Method" of writing. This method is a lot more like talking the story into existence, and therefore tends to rely a lot on conversation and explanations on the page. It's not necessarily a wrong way to make comics, but it is certainly old fashioned, and makes Inkblot just that more interesting and unique to read.
Lonely Receiver #3
As Lonely Receiver gets in to it's third of five issues, I enjoy speculating over the plot more and more. Main character Catrin is finally coming to terms with the loss of her (fake) wife, with the help of a nameless shadowy figure and their beady eyes. They have access to the Garden the way her wife did, and are no doubt using it to gain trust and love in Catrin. But Catrin is still bound to have the same base problems that caused her past relationships to end, and this new entity is bound to respond to them in a new, unknown way. Half the fun of Lonely Receiver is the art. Jen Hickman does all interior artwork, giving the world Catrin loves in their unique vision. Catrin's world is drawn primarily simply, with no unnecessary line-work. But Hickman's colors are what really catches the air in my chest: pastels, light and carefree, color Catrin's whole world. Daytime's bright colors are muted by the simplistic palette, nighttime's darkness is filled with neon lights and electronic bleeping. While the art is simple, the details included are always meaningful. Lonely Receiver is set to wrap up some time in January, it seems, and I can't wait to see how this journey completes.
Spy Island #3
It feels almost silly to write a blurb about Sky Island, because I wrote such an extensive review and discussion for the second issue. While I might be repeating myself to some extent, I have to reiterate. Nothing is waste in the entire issue of Spy Island. No speech, no background information, no hidden detail, and no superfluous character is unimportant. Many comics are filled with text and talking and plotting aloud to let the reader get to know a character, a relationship, a status quo. Spy Island successfully shows as much as it tells, leaving the reader with their brain to put the pieces together. That being said, no educated reader should have an issue with figuring out what's going on in these pages. For as concise as the story and information provided, it leaves little to no room for misinterpretation. This week marks the series' three-quarters mark, which is both exciting and sad. Exciting, of course, because it's always exciting to read more Spy Island. But sad, because it is only the four issue. I wish Cain and her crew had gotten the twelve-issue treatment the way they did for Man Eaters, but Spy Island truly is a work of art, and I will cherish it for whatever amount I can get.
Horizon Zero Dawn #4
The solicitations of this Horizon Zero Dawn series have had the same over-arching message for the series, so they really don't tell us much. I have written short reviews of the first three issues of this four issue series,which can be found here, to fill in any gaps you may have missed. This issue being the last, I expect Anne Molina and Ann Toole to have a fantastic ending planned for their story. We've seen new character Tallanah leave her homestead, team up with Aloy, save some kids, discover the Man of the Woods, and discover an entirely new species of Machine animal, more dangerous than before. We left her off in the last issue pinned between a rock and a hard place--one of those new evil machines, and a rogue group of hunters. I'm sad this is the last issue, but hopeful Horizon Zero Dawn will get another comic continuation after this one's success.
Atlantis Attacks #4
Greg Pak's Atlantis Attacks hasn't come out since March, when it has it's third issue. This is Pak's third series with this team of all-Asian Agents of Atlas, following War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas and then Agents of Atlas. Both were five issues, as this series will be, too. I imagine this issue will more-or-less wrap up what was going on before--the oncoming war with Atlantis and the splitting of the Agents of Atlas team loyalties based on the war's sides. Most exciting, for me, is the cover of the issue, and what that might mean: Wave, seated on Namor's Atlantean throne. Namor is obliviously the long-time King of Atlantis, but Wave is a new character in the Marvel universe, the first Filipino superhero. She's got an incredible costume design and amazing water-based powers, so she might have a decent chance in standing up to Namor. Whatever happens in Atlantis this week, it'll have to be all sorted out by issue #5 in December, which ties into the King in Black event. Keep your fingers crossed for another Agents of Atlas series in 2021!
DCeased: Dead Planet #5
Dead Planet has been unsurprisingly brutal, being Tom Taylor's other series coming out this week. Last month's #4 had us learn some terrible news--Darkseid isn't. Meaning, Darkseid wasn't killed with the destruction of Apokalips in his anti-life virus infection, he was made anti-life himself. I can hardly even imagine what an anti-life Darkseid will be capable, but it'll be exceedingly brutal, guaranteed. And, the addition of Darkseid is the third big-bad the heroes still have to remove if they want to survive. The closest threat is Green Lantern Dinah Lance's husband, the anti-life infected Green Arrow. Poison Ivy was adamant that he not be allowed into her sanctuary of survivors, because he is such a risk. But Dinah managed to pity a few other heroes into letting her sneak him in another way. No good will come of that. Then, of course, there is still Superman in the sun, powering up for over five years now. When he's done, he'll likely destroy the sun and then come to destroy all life left on Earth. These two plus Darkseid, and I don't see anyone surviving this third DCeased series.
Deadpool #8
The second of three Kelly Thompson comics coming out this week, Deadpool is sure to be a lot of fun. She understands the often ignored nuances of Wade's humor, and develops his relationships well. This current story arc is following Wade and Elsa Bloodstone, as she claims she needs help taking down some evil monster guy, of course. I'm honestly not sure still how this will all pan out, but something tells me Deadpool and Elsa aren't going to be as close when this is all over. There's one more issue in this story arc after this one, #9. After that, we get into January, and #10's King in Black tie-in. Deadpool, while being a bit of an off-kilter series and character, actually makes sense to be having a King in Black tie-in, since he's not King of the Monsters on Monster Island, formerly Staten Island. When the King of the Symbiotes arrives, I have no doubt he'll want words with this other "King."
Guardians of the Galaxy #8
The last issue of Guardians was a bit of a snooze, personally, as I was in it for more Space-Wives more than anything else. Phyla-Vell and Moondragon are going through a tiny rough patch, after the latter wife combined her soul with that of the 616 universe Moondragon, creating one person from two. Phyla of course feels betrayed that her wide didn't consult her before making such a drastic change, causing the most interesting couples drama in all of Marvel history, no sarcasm. That issue spent very little time with the Space Wives, following Noh-Var, instead. The issue ended with him getting arrested for murder, and the rest of the Guardians coming in to do the investigation. The solicitation for this week's Guardians issue doesn't make me think there will be much of the two of them in a one-on-one, but there's always future issues. Speaking of future issues, the ninth issue of Guardians is supposed to center around the return of Star Lord--yawn--again. After that, more King in Black tie-ins, which may also be a bit of a bore. Hopefully the Guardians will be back on their feet and interesting again in 2021.
Thor #9
Last month's Thor left Odinson feeling regretful and thoughtful, and deciding to search out his once-companion Donald Blake. Blake used to be Thor, when Thor wasn't....Thor. Blake was who Odinson was when he wasn't holding the hammer, if that makes more sense. Now, it seems Donald Blake will be sending his former companion on a soul-searching journey through those who have previously held the hammer. Writer Donny Cates spoke on Twitter some weeks ago that he's writing Throg, another legendary bearer of Mjolnir. While it doesn't look like the frog with a hammer will be making his reappearance until 2021, the idea of Blake returning is intriguing, even more so if he is a villain. I'm looking forward to finding out just what Blake has been up to, and what has happened to turn him so evil.
X-Men #14
X-Men #14 is chapter twelve of X of Swords, following last week's X of Swords: Stasis. That issue itself revealed a great deal of new information to both the mutants and readers. One thing still left unsaid, though, is the identity of Krakoa's tenth sword bearer. This week's X-Men issue seems to be the start of the tournament, so we are no doubt on the cusp of learning who they are. Johnathon Hickman writes this issue, as is traditional, alongside artists Mahmud Asrar and Leinil Francis Yu, legends themselves. Hickman has been knocking it out of the park on his issues of X-Men, and I expect this to be no different. This issue will either be the first fight/s of the Otherworld tournament, or the prelude to the first fight. We just ended Stasis with Apocalypse learning of his wife's survival and subsequent betrayal, and that it is her driving all this war. The moment left him in understandable shock, and I'm excited to see what he does next.
Marauders #14
Marauders this week is the thirteenth chapter of X of Swords, following X-Men #14 from this week. It would appear that this issue holds the first fight of the Otherworld Tournament, between Storm and Death. Co-written by Gerry Duggan and Benjamin Percy, this ought to be an interesting issue. I'm curious why Hickman chose to put those two particular writers on an issue that will likely focus around Ororo Munroe, but time will tell. On second thought, it isn't certain if Storm will be fighting War or Death, as the covers of Marauders 14 and 15 feature her with both characters. Either way, this issue and next week's Marauders #15 will no doubt be the ones that cover her portion of the fight, and maybe others, too.
Captain Marvel #23
The previous issue of Captain Marvel had Carol sent into the future, into the world we saw in 2019's Captain Marvel: The End. I wrote a nice long discussion about that issue, which you can find here to catch up. The villain we learned of is called Ove, the son of Namor. There's been some speculation on his mother's identity, but I'm convinced she was Enchantress, based on the variant of the issue I got, featuring her on the cover. We're meant to meet another new character in this issue, the apparent daughter of Thor. But there is a lot still to be confirmed, so don't get too set on that idea. Luke Cage is apparently working for Ove, so there's definitely a lot more to the story than we've seen so far. This arc of Captain Marvel takes her gracefully past King in Black without any ugly tie-ins, making me think Carol will return to her Earth in February to find things very much changed. Issue #25 comes out in the end of January 2021, likely as the final issue of this future timeline. Don't miss the beautiful variant by artist Russell Dauterman!
Avengers #38
I've been teasing at dropping the Avengers series for a while, but something is keeping me from pulling the plug. In all likelihood, it's this new Starbrand baby. Towards the earlier parts of Jason Aaron's Avengers series, he introduced a pregnant Earth woman who'd gotten mistakenly arrested and put in space jail--all on a miscommunication. When the Starbrand power chooses her fetus as it's new herald, she gives birth--and dies. Baby is fine, don't get me wrong, but that mother, I guess she was too much of a problem for Aaron to figure out, so he killed her off, true Disney style. Wasn't like he could, you know, make a funny series of events surrounding a single mom trying to raise a baby Starbrand on her own. Nah, that's too hard, easier to just kill the women off. Sarcasm. Aaron messed up with that choice, big time. And he hasn't made things better, since then. His series has gone downhill, and been boring for almost a year now. I'm waiting for him to make up that shitty error of judgement, but we'll see.
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