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The final, and largest volume of the reprinted series ends the group's war with The Four, giving the series its only two-parter, and bringing in big questions, like the nature of reality (turns out, their world is a 2D world based on information, meaning they are literally fictional characters and haven't quite realized it yet), and revealing not only what The Four is supposed to be doing, but also what Elijah Snow's ultimate purpose is as a "century baby". The series ends, not with The Four's ultimate defeat (which comes a chapter earlier) but rather with a math-and-physics-heavy rescue mission. A well-done series best read in whole.
The fourth and final volume of the Planetary collection did not quite live up to the promise of the first three volumes for me. As always, I enjoyed the references to other influences - this time we had the Lone Ranger, Nick Fury, and others - and the fabulous art work by Cassaday. Unfortunately, the violence got a little too graphic and over the top for me, and the concepts got a little too far out. It was still fun, but I didn't get the same kick out of it that I did when reading the earlier volumes.
One of the finest comic book series' I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Period.