War ends? Next on Void Rivals!
The Quintesson War comes to an end for now in issue # 30 of Void Rivals! Void Rivals is Robert Kirkman’s sci-fi comic that tells the tale of two crumbling planets linked by a “Sacred Ring” (it’s not Halo), their peoples at war for generations. When a member of each culture are stranded together, the two find they must put aside their differences if they want to survive. This story takes place in the so-called “Energon Universe”, Skybound Entertainment’s initiative to relaunch properties like Transformers and G.I. Joe within a shared universe that also happens to include the original characters and setting of Void Rivals.
Penciler Andrei Bressan and colorist Patricio Delpeche join Robert Kirkman for the sixth and final part of “Quintesson War”. In this instalment, Darak and Solila are finally reunited as the Quintesson War grinds to a halt. An even greater threat is on the horizon, so perhaps it is time to seek out new allies…
So uh, who won?
Oh, the Quints for sure. Both Zertonia and Agorria are in ruins and each planet’s rulers have surrendered or fled by the end of this issue. This book is entering a new phase where most of the cast is scattered without a “home base” to return to. But Darak and Solila are back together, so there is that!
Proximus and his kid sidekick Ultum are also off on their own adventure, as we saw in the Free Comic Book Day issue, and the Cobra-La folks have joined up with our main duo now. Zerta Trion has advised Solila to seek out her people, the Cybertronians, next so the Energon Universe is on the way to being a little more… shared, at that.
Is this a satisfying conclusion to The Quintesson War?
Insofar as launching this book into a new era, yes, I’d say so. The Quintesson Tribunal/War Judge has been a pretty effective Big Bad for these last few issues but we know that Goliant is still looming large in the background. Darak has to suffer a personal loss and is seemingly dealing with it by NOT dealing with it, and we have a new quest for our main characters to undertake.
I think Proximus is super-cool and I dig the notion of him and his sidekick going off on their own adventure too. I hope he’s on the short list of action figures when Hasbro finally gets around to making toys of this property cuz Kirkman (and the various artists who have drawn him) have sold me one!
Cube?
While Kirkman’s plotting is still a little scattered, he manages to weave everything together for a conclusion that will transition into the next phase of the story. I will miss Andrei Bressan’s art, but it will be nice to have Conor Hughes back next issue with a Skuxxoid story.
Buy Void Rivals # 30 this week and hitch a ride on the giant space bug snake...thing!
