The Expanse: Dragon Tooth, Volume 2
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth series, Issues 5 - 8
Andy Diggle and James S. A. Corey (creators), illustrations by Francesco Pisa
BOOM! Studios
Fiction, Graphic Novel/Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi
****+ (Good/Great)
DESCRIPTION: Ten years ago, the crew of the Rocinante took down Sohiro and his crew of Martian defectors - violent loyalists to the rogue Duarte, long vanished beyond the Laconia gate - in a devastating firefight... or so they believe. The agent known as Sohiro and his core crew managed to slip away, still pursuing their ultimate goal of reuniting with their leader and helping bring the rest of humanity and the ring gates to their knees.
As things slowly settle down across settled space, James Holden and his crew have moved on to less dangerous assignments than tracking pirates and "dragon tooth" sleeper agents. Now, they're helping a science team led by Dr. Elvi Okoye, late of Ilus, as she studies the still-mysterious properties of the ring gates themselves. But what should be a fairly routine experiment, placing probes about an active gate, takes a deadly turn when one of the scientists is found murdered.
REVIEW: With another time jump, the Dragon Tooth graphic novels continue their impressive expansion of the Expanse universe, bringing another adventure to the doorstep of the Rocinante. This outing is less about adrenaline-rush space battles (though there are a few bullets and explosions) and more about the science and the murder mystery, as well as the continuing arc about sleeper agents "Sohiro" and "Mayes" as they steadfastly continue their agendas despite no concrete evidence that Duarte even remembers them. Some other threads and character developments from the previous volume are also followed up on here, weaving stories that, along with continued excellence in artwork, still make me feel like I've watched new episodes of a show that remains a favorite of mine and a book series that's in the top tier. I'm looking forward to seeing where this is all going.
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