The scene shifts back to Los Angeles. Governor Nathan Bates is dead. The power vacuum as a result leads to the end of the truce agreements between Visitors and humans. The City of Angels is a hot zone again. The Resistance's base of operations, the Creole Club has been destroyed and the owner Elias is dead. Yet all of this isn't even the most interesting part of issue #11.
The leader of the Visitors, aptly named the Leader, is sending his son Bron to Earth. Bron is being groomed to one day lead the Visitors, who we discover are called Sirians. The Leader thinks it's the right time for Bron to observe a mothership during war time. Of course Diana is thrilled with the news...
On the way to the mothership, Bron's ship actually attacks Diana's escort shuttles! That's because the vessel carrying Bron is piloted by Fifth Columnists who wish to deliver the Leader's son to the Resistance! Damaged in the skirmish, Bron's Visitor captors perished in a fiery crash, well short of Resistance forces.
By a strange twist of fate (or a touch of convenient script writing), Willie and Donovan come across the stasis tube containing Bron. Julie and Elizabeth, the Star Child, see an opportunity to show Bron the best humanity has to offer. While Diana, as much as she hates having to play babysitter, hates the wraith of the Leader even more. Sending out a rescue party, members of the Resistance flee with Bron while the story ends with Fifth Column member Willie being captured by Lydia!
I've already read the whole series. So, I'm a bit behind on my reviews. But the Bron storyline which begins here, is perhaps the most memorable and well written plot of this comic book series! Cary Bates did a commendable job on this one. Too bad he didn't win any awards for his work with V, especially the next 3-4 issues. He really, really deserved to have!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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