Invisible Kingdom Vol. 2: Edge of Everything
G. Willow Wilson, writer; Christian Ward, artist
Berger Books, 2020
The second installment of this series is very much an "out of the frying pan, into the fire" situation. Having revealed that the dominant religion (Renunciation) and the ubiquitous mega-corporation Lux are actually in cahoots to gain total control, the Lux pilot Grix and young acolyte Vess expected to start a revolution. They and the crew of the Sundog became hotly pursued renegades instead. After a stop at Vess' home planet Rool for fuel, they head out to the Junk Rings. There things go sideways fast, as a salvager ship (pirates, basically) tricks them and seizes the Sundog. The crew's escape and retrieval of the Sundog is an exciting adventure. Then they escape from a Lux ship that wants to capture them, and head out to deep space...where they are contacted by a Renunciation ship, offering to help them start a revolution. Lots of action here, although it lacks the broad sweep of the first arc. A graphic novel is promised as Vol. 3, concluding the series as it had always been intended. A lot to resolve in the space of five issues: count me in to see how Wilson and Ward manage it.
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