For the first year and a bit, this book was one of the most dependable on the stands - something that always seems odd in an Image book. Lately, it's become increasingly late. I would mind a lot more though if this issue wasn't such a departure from the last few books, which were just gigantic fight scenes, with some flashbacks thrown in to slow things down a little.
Instead, this issue is all about spin. Malia makes her case for the hearts and minds of the world, providing her own version of her family's history, matched with illustrations that are more in line with the tale Dara's been told. We also learn that there was more between her and Demetrios than we'd ever expected.
Dara's motivations get questioned a little too, and we learn that the sword may have some limits to its power.
In all, this is a much meatier issue than we've seen lately, and it does a lot to set the upcoming confrontation between Dara and Malia as a very different type of conflict. I'm looking forward to seeing it, whenever it comes out.
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