A review by jakekilroy
Seven to Eternity, Vol. 4: The Springs of Zhal by Rick Remender

5.0

What a thorough, chaotic, devastating, and action-packed conclusion. This thing's one of the few times a climax delivers answers, secrets, betrayals, wisdoms, and an epilogue of sorts with rapid-fire or overlapping succession. From start to finish, it layers all the threads that have been woven into a tapestry of everything from waging a war on the inherent loneliness of being alive to vanquishing the most monstrous villain there is, Self-Interest. You're beaten down every day with each breath you take from the air, possibly from someone else even, and yet you will do anything to maintain the rhythm. You are sick and tired of living, and you will do everything in your power, whether you believe it true or not, to keep on. This is such a colorful, fanciful world filled with every sort of wildcard creature and character, but it's arguably one of the most realistic and relatable tales I've read about being human. Hell of a finale; I loved the way this book ran the truth into the ground as if a supervillain were driving a superhero straight into the planet's core. Stay uncompromised, beloved. It's the only path to salvation. Every other road is damned.