- We open with the Grandmaster narrating about the planet Horus IV, which is pretty similar to Mojoworld. Shatterstar’s predicament has been engineered as an entertainment for the people of Horus IV.
- Cut to Star visiting Rictor at his club, the two have a tense moment.
- Flashback establishing Star and Gringrave’s relationship.
- Back to the club, Star tells Rictor about his abducted tenants, and asks for his help. Turns out Rictor has been operating a “mutant Underground Railroad” out of the basement of the club. Rictor has a lead about where Star’s tenants are.
- Gringrave and the Death Sponsors are with Star’s tenants awaiting the multiversal teleporting services of Dockmaster.
- Star and Ric teleport in, a fight ensues. Star’s tenants are sent through a portal to Horus IV, with Gringrave and the Death Sponsors.
- Flashback to Star and Gringrave after sex, Star says he loves her, she gets mad and tells him that in their profession they should never love anything.
-Back to the present, Star and Ric share a quick kiss post fight, the portal to Horus IV is still open, Rictor wants to join Star but he teleports Rictor away, while quoting Titus Andronicus, and Star goes through the portal alone.
I really liked the scenes between Star and Ric and the narration about the importance of their relationship to Star. Rictor operating an underground for mutant runaways out of his club is an interesting idea I wouldn’t mind seeing explored more. The plot is good, the art is great.
There were some retcons to Star’s history that I’m ambivalent about. I don’t mind that he had a sexual relationship with Gringrave, it fits in with how he has been used by others. However, I don’t really like the scene where he says he loves her. Star feeling love at this point in his history sort of reduces the significance of his emotional development since arriving in the 616.