The Harbinger #2 Review Part 1

 

The Harbinger #2 Pre-Order Cover by Damion Scott

All of us know--or believe we know--the things that hold us back, and prevent us from reaching our potential. Frustration with a seeming inability to achieve our goals tempts us to lash out at others. We blame--and even hurt--ourselves.

So we clean house. We make resolutions. We adopt new life strategies. We divorce ourselves from habits, activities, and even the people around us, all to reach that elusive goal.

To be...better.

In The Harbinger #2, writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly ponder what we could accomplish if we did all those things and more. What if we lost--or could cast aside--all the memories that define who we are? Could we begin again with a blank slate? 

Would we be different from the limited individuals we are now?

Would we--could we--truly be...better?

With Faith living in California, and X-O Manowar currently camped out in New York, it makes sense that Peter Stanchek would seek a place of his own, far away from these other powerful heroes. Yet stripped of his former identity, and inhabiting the colorful enclave of Psiot City, Peter finds that he cannot escape his past.

Confronted with this dilemma, he seeks to define himself anew. But he's still Peter Stanchek. Can he navigate a better path this time?

Being as powerful as he is, people will always need him. People like Cici and Young Ago, who have likewise defined themselves anew, will look to him for strength and guidance. 

Cici and Young Ago know what makes Psiot City hum, as well as the dangers that afflict it. But should he trust them to guide his actions?

The Harbinger #2 forces Peter into a difficult situation. Confronted with a vague knowledge of his past, he knows he can potentially wreak great harm. If he acts like the hero Cici and Young Ago wish him to be, will he do a better job of it this time?

Or will he keep repeating the same pattern, and help a few, while inadvertently inflicting pain and loss upon many?

In The Harbinger #2, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly ask some difficult questions. As in life, it's up to Peter--and us--to find the best answers.

Dragon Dave