When reviewing the
last issue, I said that the plot was “wrapped up into a very neat and tiny
little package.” Gee- I couldn’t have been more wrong. In this final issue of
the mini-series by Loeb & Sale, the remaining Challengers officially reunite
while clearing their name while making Moffett an ‘unofficial’ Challenger. They
also all seem to finally make peace with getting older and with the strange
choices they’ve all made since the trail of the Challenger Mountain explosion.
I was very satisfied
with the conclusion until I read a letter from scribe Jeph Loeb in the letters
page. In that message, Loeb revealed that there was to be another mini-series
in hopes of bringing the Challengers back into a monthly series. Well, for some
reason that fell apart. While I am disappointed that this didn’t transpire, I realize
that had if happened then we’d never have the fantastic Loeb/ Sale works such
as ‘The Long Halloween’ and the Marvel ‘colors’ series. I guess the saying is
true “when one door closes, another opens.” But just think what would’ve
happened if DC had picked up Challengers as a monthly. Would we even have ‘The
Long Halloween?’
I shudder at the thought…
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 9 out of 10
stars.
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