Moench breaks with the Battle movie story and finally makes the details work better in the adaptation. I suppose his bridging story foreshadowed the approach, but I wish he’d used it for all the adaptations. Instead, it’s just going to be for the finale.
Alcala takes over the art chores and he does a fine job. It’s a little nonsensical–the story seems to take place near New York, but it’s almost like no one ever remembers there are other U.S. cities.
Still, competent writing and great art go a long way.
The original story, more of Moench and Sutton’s sea epic, continues. It’s excellent, with the crew discovering a radioactive ship made out of an old cathedral.
Moench makes a huge revelation very quietly–like the editor missed it. There are lots of Lawgivers, not just the one in the story. It makes the Planet far more finite.
