You don’t need super powers to save the world.
Creative Staff:
Story: Jody Houser
Art: Meghan Hetrick and Marguerite Sauvage
What They Say:
As Los Angeles’ high-flying protector, Faith has inspired the dreams of an entire metropolis… Now get ready to meet its worst nightmare! When an escaped psiot prisoner starts tearing through the streets, Faith must stop her fiery rampage before all hell break loose! But this isn’t just any ordinary threat… Not only can this empowered escapee drain the energy of everything in sight, she’s one of L.A.’s most controversial pop stars to boot!
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
This issue starts with a small recap of the run in with Zoe, the idol, and the mysterious cat psiot at the mall. Faith’s power is drained and she is stunned, but PSR interfere and the Zoe and the cat take the opportunity to run away.
Faith doesn’t trust PSR at all, and they even ignore her. This bothers Faith and she demands she part of the effort to help Zoe out. Reluctantly, PSR agree to bring her on board for this incident. Faith meets Zoe’s mother, who seems more interested in protecting her daughter’s image than her daughter herself. There is a moment where Zoe’s mother does seem worried about her daughter, and that one moment makes Faith believe that perhaps Zoe’s mother is at least a little caring about her daughter.
While looking for Zoe, PSR reveals what this mystery cat psiot is. It isn’t a cat and it may not even be a psiot, but it is an entity that will feed off the energy of not just psiots, but anyone. The threat, codenamed Dark Star, is large and real and it needs a host to feed off, especially one with a lot of negative energy and anger.
Zoe’s mother gives Faith an idea where to find Zoe and Dark Star next. She makes a break from PSR, but her powers remain unstable. She has no choice, and since she cannot fly, she must find Zoe the traditional way. She has to catch a ride from The Ryde (AKA Lyft, Uber).
Faith finds Zoe on a pier and is the first to reach her. There is a large amount of people walking around looking for Pokémon, which is a perfect place to create havoc. Faith has to rely on her powers of persuasion this time. She approaches Zoe and talks her down and helps her break the bond with Dark Star.
The situation is diffused and PSR is not far behind. They threaten to take Faith too, but Zoe steps in to defend the one person that believes in her. They all leave, but Zoe takes a moment on the beach to herself and catch a few Pokémon.
In Summary:
As always, Faith is outstanding. There are so many little snippets of story and dialogue that strike a chord with myself as a reader. Not only are these little snippets enjoyable, but also they are current. The fact that Pokémon Go was incorporated into the story both as a background and the ending panel was a nod to pop culture itself.
I continue to like Faith as a character in general. I like how she views the world and is constantly trying to figure out her way in it. As much as it doesn’t make sense, Faith doesn’t toss humanity to the side. Instead, she embraces it and determined to make it better place. As we go into a new year it’s a good attitude to emulate.
Grade: A
Age Rating: T+
Released By: Valiant Entertainment
Release Date: December 7th, 2016
MSRP: $3.99
