I don't like this one quite as much as the first comic in The Rat, partly because the opening in the garden is a little lengthy for my tastes, without adding much new content, and partly because I'm so upset at what happened to Clara. That is, of course, effective storytelling on DeConnick's part, and the exploitation of minority talent in order to prop up a mediocre but otherwise privileged person is certainly believable in this setting, but still. Poor Clara. I almost wish it weren't so typical.

The art seems to have changed a little, too, with more emphasis on restricted colour palettes set together over several sets of pages. It's pretty, but the cover is certainly the best of it.