Hi everyone,
Today I'll be writing about the last issue in Jim Starlin's Spaceknights miniseries. The cover for this issue shows the same characters from the cover of the second issue in the exact same poses, except this time the characters are fully decked out in their Spaceknight armor. The story was aptly named "War!" The issue had a cover date of February 2001.
The Spaceknights stood ready to combat the Wraithknights who stood before them. Terminator, Firefall, Pulsar, Hammerhand, Scanner, Vanium, Starshine, Javeline, Liberator, and Sentry were well aware of what might befall them. Sentry led the charge against their foes, and the battle began.
It was a spirited skirmish until the wraithknights began to retreat, mere moments before the allied forces entered the arena. The Trion ship detected the presence of the wraith Deathwing just as it took to the skies to renew the assault. Like his predecessor, this Firefall took on the new opponent head-on and actually caused it to scream aloud in pain.
Tristan had no sooner wished for Axadar when the Galadorian neutralizer appeared in his waiting hand. Suddenly, everything was now clear to him. He used the legendary weapon to neutralize the threat and defeated the Wraithknights and soon sent the deadly Deathwing to the limbo dimension. The Nazgoth couldn't believe what it saw. Its wraith companions retreated toward their nebula, and the conflict was effectively over.
When the Spaceknights regrouped, Liberator explained that Axadar had sensed the impending attack and sent itself to subspace before the black hole generator was fired. It had called to him in Galador's moment of need. He also added that the detonator was set by Lord Gaspar, who had been possessed by Dire Wraiths at the time.
The colonial vanguard later arrested the Spaceknights for disobeying orders, but understood the reasoning once explanations were made. Balin stood before their government council and took full responsibility for their actions. He was given a medal of honor. Gaspar was located by the Angel Elite, but by that time, he was nothing but an empty shell of a man. His mind had been completely wiped, and there was no trace of the wraith possession.
Wraithknights who fell in battle had mysteriously disappeared, and DNA found on Sentry's sword was identified as Galadorian. There were still plenty of unanswered questions, but at least the neighboring worlds that recently allied against Galador were now reunited with the planet under Brandy Clark's guidance.
The tale ended with Tristan and Balin speaking to each other on the same balcony where their father spent a fair amount of time. Clark was Galador's new Prime Director, and Balin congratulated his brother on being Axadar's chosen person. He was confident that their father would be proud of him. A celebration was about to begin for the new era, one that had shown its mettle in combat and was more than ready to face any future threats to their golden world.
I thought that this was a fitting end to the miniseries. There were still several loose ends. like where the Nazgoth were from or how they first became involved in the story. I also wondered what nebula the wraiths retreated to, since their home planet of Wraithworld had been destroyed in ROM #65. As far as I know, Marvel hasn't done anything more with these characters since this limited series, but there have been wraiths and Spaceknights who have appeared in various Marvel mags since. Even Galador has been featured from time to time.
Well, that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed this series of reviews. Please feel free to let me know what you think about these recaps. I'm going to take a break, cover the Minnesota Twins' season after it wraps up, and then start another retro comic series on a different title. Until then, have a great week and don't forget to be kind to one another.
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