Simon and Jessica have been doing their best to protect Sector 2814 but nothing has prepared them for something even more terrifying, getting real jobs.
Why am I covering this might you ask? After all, I dropped this series early on since I couldn't stand that alien code that Sam Humphries considered "comedy" during his run and made me consider it one of the worst books from the Rebirth initiative. However, things started to look promising once that Tim Seeley was announced as the new writer and I'm happy to say that Seeley fulfills on that promise so far.
Seeley doesn't waste any time and opens the chapter in a pretty interesting way with engaging dialogue, solid presentation and an exciting new direction. Unlike Humphries, Seeley tells everything that you need to know about these characters in just a few lines while finally making them like actual human beings and not just forced mouthpieces for the author's terribly unfunny jokes, there's still humour here though but is the kind of humour that comes naturally based on the protagonists' personalities.
Speaking of which, I really enjoy how the protagonists are portrayed here. Jessica's anxiety is handled in a realistic way but is not as overwhelming here as it was in the last run to the point of being patronizing. Seeley has made his research about it and delivers a respectful take while treating Jess like a baby at the same time. Simon also gets a solid characterization and pretty funny scenes to boot.
The story gets creative quite fast with Seeley exploring a new alien race that could have huge ramifications in upcoming issues and also delivers a pretty content-packed chapter with lots of compelling moments.
Eduardo Pansica handles the artwork and is quite good looking, full of expressive characters and detailed settings.
Great stuff without a doubt, glad to be back in the best way possible.
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