Sea of Stars Vol. 2: The People of the Broken Moon
Jason Aaron & Dennis Hallum, writers; Stephen Green, artist; Rico Renzi, colorist
Image Comics, 2021

The second (and final) installment begins with Gil working to keep himself and the strange old shaman alive. The shaman turns out to have a twisted history, and it involves both the Leviathan and the mighty Quasarro, the hero of the Zzasteks. Kadyn has been manifesting lots of powers, and it's all because he swallowed the sacred war club Maxaddachootl (which is why the shaman was after him). The ancient hero known as the Son of the Sun manifests and tells him that the club is bonding with him: therefore he must be worthy. The hero asks to be remembered and tells Kadyn to use his power well. We finally get the history of the battle between light and darkness, and how the holy moon got broken. The cosmology is surprisingly elaborate for a tale that mostly presented as a wild adventure. Gil has been taken over by the Darkness, so his reunion with Kadyn is confusing--even more so when the Darkness jumps over to the Space Monkey. All looks lost when the club is broken, but of course the team pulls together and triumphs. It's that kind of story.  Green's art (cute and scary by turns) and Renzi's wild colors are what sell it.

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