Black Science, Vol. 4: Godworld by Rick Remender

Black Science, Vol. 4

"Following the catastrophic final jump of the Pillar, the last Dimensionaut is stranded in the furthest reaches of space, adrift on the wreckage of his former self. Before he can reclaim his mantle as protector of the Eververse, he must first overcome the demons that lurk within his own soul. And when he emerges from this dark night he'll find that all of reality is more in need of a hero than ever before."--Page [4] of cover

Nope, just not into it. The art continues to be okay, but it's always a bit muddled to me. Not my favorite. I always like the colors. But the script just isn't doing it for me. I see many people quite like this volume. I was bored to death. Maybe it's because every character I actually liked is either dead or very possibly dead. And so I'm left with the two kids who aren't in this volume but are just okay, and then a bunch of adults I hate. I hate Grant. I really hate Grant. I'm not buying his childhood, honestly. It doesn't ring true for me for that character. It's too melodramatic. Remender has these annoyingly psychologically masturbatory male characters that are just big brats. I realize Grant is his character, and he gets to decide his backstory, but it feels so false to me. Y'know, sometimes selfish anti-authority jerks are that way for far less dramatic reasons than why Grant is. And that would have made more sense. That's probably why I prefer Kadir. He is–so far as I know at this point in the story–just what he is, for small, normal reasons.

I also hate Rebecca. But I'm tired of the manner in which she's handled. She represents the same issues I had with Deadly Class.