Far Sector #3 Review

Writer: Jemisin / Artist: Campbell / DC Comics “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin The inclusion of epigraphs like these, from authors like these, make Far Sector stand out in a sea of cape comics. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen James Baldwin quoted in a comic before, at least not in a Green Lantern book. But damn does that quote fit perfectly with this issue.  In issue #3, Far Sector continues to feel unique. It’s truly a special addition to the Green Lantern mythos, and Sojourner Mullein has quickly solidified herself as a top Lantern in my book.  Issue 3 picks up right where issue 2 left off as Jo is alone with Councilor Marth of the Nah. She quickly deduces that he’s on Switchoff, the drug that nullifies the drug that keeps the emotions of the three species of the City Enduring at bay. It’s the same drug at the center of the mystery Jo is trying to stop, which is responsible for the City Eternal’s first death in more than five hundred years

What this series does really well, is putting Jo in an unfamiliar environment and allowing her to thrive in it regardless of how otherworldly it is. This issue, in particular, holds that at its emotional center. Jo is slowly figuring out just how twisted things are in the City Enduring, but she uses her experience as a human being and a woman of color to drive her, rather than her power ring. Those can be one and the same and I’d imagine at times are, but it’s cl…