Sleepless #9 Review

Writer: Sarah Vaughn / Artists: Leila Del Duca, Alissa Sallah/ Image Comics Our girl is finally married. Oh, what a happy occasion it could be, it would be…if she were marrying the right person. More importantly, we still know someone wants her head! The festivities after the ceremony are full of blessings and the few concerned folks in Poppy’s corner. At the reception, her father’s widowed wife, the former queen, Leotta happens to mention some details about her new home. The estate where she lives, was given to her by Poppy’s father. It was once an enemy estate, meaning it belonged to someone else…and the lands that he gifted his daughter are of the same nature. It’s an unsettling mention and definitely some foreshadowing for what is to come. There’s plenty of mumbling in the countryside in this issue, showing us the people’s displeasure about the actions by the new king. We are further shown the moments when he loses his cool. His mask is full of cracks, fam. But also, we see the power of the whispers of the people, something that will continue to come around.

This issue’s action goes from zero to one hundred FAST. The pacing set by the creative team has been slow at times. I’ve haven’t complained because I hate when a narrative is rushed and all the finer plot points feel sloppy after the fact. Once alone with Lord Helder in their chambers, they cut to the chase and get all the pleasantness out the way. Neither of these two trust each other and our darling Poppy mus…