This was my favourite issue of the series thus far, and it was completely atypical for Jon Sable's usual adventures. Instead of a Bond-style action piece, we instead get interactions between Sable and some of the members of his supporting cast. To me this indicates a moment in the narrative where the writer is starting to realize that he can tell larger stories, involving more than just the one fully-realized character in the series, Sable himself.
There's also a wonderful bit of queerness in today's comic, as Jon makes plans to go to a sporting event with a man he meets, unaware that the man in gay (gasp! Shock! But remember, it was the 80s). And while Jon shows a good deal of discomfort while the two are out, a short interaction at the end of the night, dispelling the rumour that all gay men are preying on all straight men, provides a satisfying conclusion to what I often assume is going to be a horrible, homophobic interaction. It was, as I noted the 80s after all.
More to follow.
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