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3.0

Harbinger has been a pretty fun series to read. I thought 2 was by far the strongest volume with 1 and 3 being solid but not as good. So how's this one?

Well we have the Renegades, those are the good guys, on the run from the evil Toyo Harada. Well kind of, because if read Harbinger War you're like how the fuck did they get here? It opens so nicely, where everyone has the "perfect" day just chilling and having a blast. Then shit gets really really fucking dark at the last page and opens up a whole "What's real what's not" situation that is kind of a mindfuck in both good and bad ways.

Good: The opening issue is fucking funny. It's so dumb and over the top I laughed a lot. I also really loved the ending and made me want to keep reading right away. I also really liked Peter's backstory and also the new little girl with powers was siccccck.

Bad: Toyo Harada feels misused. Like I get the whole "he's only bad because" magneto stick but it's kind of meh. Also the art goes from bad to good, to great, back to weak. It's really odd every issue feels different quality.

Overall I give this a solid rating. I wish this series was mindblowing but as it stands it's still enjoyable. On to the next one!