Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #7 Review

Writers: Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare / Artist: Marco Failla / Marvel Comics Terrigenesis. For six issues we feared the worst, endured near misses, sat on the edge of our seats, and just when hope was in sight… it happened. If last issue didn’t absolutely shatter your heart as we left Devil Dinosaur distraught at the demise of his beloved friend, I may need you to find the closest hospital to check for a pulse because ain’t nobody out here got your back like this T-Rex, y’all.

When we open, it’s been days since Lunella went “missing,” but apparently that’s all she needed to complete here true form (and I’ll admit it, I was tempted to crack a few jokes, but none of them seemed particularly eggceptional). Which is… what? After all this build up and terror, it seems like Lunella’s mutated genes may not mean she’s a monstrosity after all. This, unfortunately, is where some of the problem with this issue begins to appear. As a reader, there’s a strange mixture of relief and disappointment you see reflected in Lunella as she pours over tests and considers over and over where the change may have manifested, yet continues to yield no answers. And then life goes back to normal, or as close to normal as a preteen masquerading as a superhero with a giant dinosaur can be. Wait, was that it?

To be honest, this may have actually been the most emotionally disappointing part of the series so far. In previous installments Reeder and Montclare have been stunning at depicting the poignan…