Silverline's Beyond the Stars #4 is in intergalactic flight, thanks to writer Ron Fortier, artist Andrea Bormida and letterer Mike W. Belcher. To sweeten this chapter's advent, it arrives in a trio of collectible, variant covers by the dynamic roster of Rob Davis, Thomas Floriante, Mickey Clausen, Barb Kaalberg and Jose Fuentes.
In the previous, Beyond the Stars installments, readers were introduced to a group of resourceful, space warriors, dispatched to stop a mysterious anomaly that consumes all in its path. To quell the cosmic consumption, the warriors must locate the lost, Er-Keety colony. The Er-Keety (as foreseen by the great mystic, Modena Elkea) can set all things right, but establishing the essential encounter will prove an arduous venture.
For Issue #4 ("The Tentacles of Doom!"), we meet the intrepid Commander Haniel Smada, who encounters the dreaded, "black cloud," while the courageous N'Atelle forms a symbiotic link with the cyborg ship, Gnik-tu, to penetrate an idyllic, inner realm that holds the first in a series of essential, vessel batteries.
Fortier's pacing prompts pure excitement, as does Bormida's sweeping artwork. Also, what's impressive about Beyond the Stars is how it references favorable, space operas of the past, featuring characters and scenarios that are bold yet consistently human-based. The result is satisfying on every level and enough to get one hungry for the next installment. (For the record, two more issues are in development.)
Beyond the Stars #4's prime release is to be announced, but the wait will only make its emergence all the more special. For certain, Bizarrechats will share updates as soon as they're available.
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