If I had to complain about anything, it's that Kelly Sue DeConnick is so good at creating supporting casts of characters that I ended the issue upset that we might see this one again.
Carol buys Eleanides enough time to realize that the Spartax are tyrants and her people will suffer under their "care." As a result, she has Carol destroy the vibranium mines that J'Son wants so desperately while Gil and Jackie take over her job of holding off the Spartax fleet. Tic broadcasts J'Son's genocidal rant across the Haffensye network (dude has to start avoiding open mikes), and we end with the people of Torfa free to choose their own destiny. Good job, team!
It's a tight ending to a great arc. But, DeConnick makes it clear that the Torfans -- Bee, Gil, Jackie, and Tic -- are going to stay on Torfa, and Carol flies into the dark expanse of space on her own. DeConnick did such a great job of fleshing out these characters (we even meet Jackie's wife here) that it's just sad to see them go. Although I originally found myself anxious for Carol to return to Earth to see her supporting cast there again, I'm now hoping that we're not too long gone from Torfa.
In other words, despite my initial reservations, DeConnick has totally sold me on Carol in space. Onwards and upwards.
**** (four of five stars)
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