OMG, this issue is crazy but adorable. Lila Cheney is supposed to marry a prince from an empire where everyone speaks in rhyme. (No, really.) She doesn't want to marry him, and she seeks out Carol (or accidentally stumbles upon her and takes advantage of the moment) to help her call off the wedding. But, the catch is that he has to be married to become king, and, in his empire, the men don't get to choose who they marry. Lila can say that she doesn't want to marry him, but his mother will then have him marry some totally evil queen from another planet. So, it's Lila or the totally evil queen. Carol likes the prince, so she agrees to fight the evil queen to prevent him from marrying her. She wins and tries to return to the choice to him as her bounty. Then, honestly, it gets a little muddled. But, it all gets resolved in the end, because Tic marries him. Apparently, her race really only lives until 20 and she's already 14 so she's down with fake-marrying a hot prince. (Makes total sense to me.) Plus, once he's on the throne, he's going to change the law, giving everyone the freedom to choose their mate, so she's helping to change the world. Hurrah! OK, sure, it totally doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's Lila Cheney and Carol Danvers and a shirtless prince, so, as a gay comic-book fan, it's a win in my book.
*** (three of five stars)
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