Far Sector #2 Review

Writer: N.K. Jemisin / Artist: Jamal Campbell / DC Comics “And she-she-she-she-she, don’t give up Yea-yea-yea-yea-yea, she don’t give up.”- Jamilla Woods

Lupe Fiasco has a line on his S.L.R. (Super Lupe Rap) track where he says, “Top 5 Alive and I only got two out,” referring to only having two albums out yet, still, clearly one of the Top 5 rappers alive. I say that to say this. Far Sector in only its second issue is legit coming for Top 5 Green Lantern stories contendor status. N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell let the beat build with Far Sector #1. In Far Sector #2 it’s nothing but Phil Collins In The Air Tonight drums. Korra Book 3 trailer drums. Clipse’s Grinding drums. The Morpheus/ Matrix homage in the opening recap already enough to make me fan out, so if this is the type of Sci-Fi Afrofuturism adventure shit we’re in with just issue #2 and we still 8 issues more to go, then shut up and take my money. Jojo’s Sojourner’s Bizzare Adventure We start the issue of with Green Lantern Sojourner “Jo” Mullein in pursuit of the murderer that just murdered the first murderer from the last issue. Remember, the first person to commit a murder in City Enduring in over 500 years? Yeah, well they just got murdered, and Sojourner is after the perp. Now, this is the shit we’ve been waiting for. We finally get to see Jo using her Green Lantern ring. She creates construct arms and hands (with some super well-done nails) but the perp too fast. When Jo sees that they escaped into the traffi…