Review: War Mother

War Mother by Fred Van Lente
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

War Mother brings us back to the future timeline in the Valiant universe set in the year 4001. Unlike the Rai series, which mostly takes place on a space station orbiting the planet, War Mother is set on Earth.

I was disappointed that this volume opens with the issue that originally introduced the character because it was included in the 4001 A.D. event spin-off book. The only reason this is disappointing is because that issue doesn't add any new content to the character. It makes sense to include it here since not everyone will have read that other book. But I thought that issue was great and it did make me excited to read this volume.

The art is solid. It makes use of a lot of natural color tones to contrast it from the Rai books. I liked the story too. Most of what happens in this book is a result of what happens in the first issue. It opens up an opportunity to explore more of the future world and build some familiarity with a new set of characters. I wasn't thrilled with the end of this arc, but I enjoyed the rest of the story and definitely want to read more about this character.

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