Publisher: Vault Comics Writer: Michael Moreci Artwork: Hayden Sherman Colours: Jason Wordie Letters: Jim Campbell Release Date: 22nd January 2020 While the snappy, cynical banter is clearly what makes this particular engine go, I always find myself preferring the issues of Wasted Space where Michael Moreci and co. dig a little deeper into the characters themselves, stripping back their facades and getting real about their various (and extensive) hang-ups and insecurities. As such, this latest arc – which sees the group divided and Billy and Fury dumped on a planet where the local flora induce reluctant of emotional openness – is pure gold to me. Obviously, both characters are carrying some fairly heavy-duty baggage, and neither are particularly thrilled about their new situation. Particularly when they discover that this forced enlightenment ultimately ends with them being killed by their new hosts. Elsewhere, Molly and Dust (oh, and Rex too, apparently?) have found themselves inserted into an almost comically epic battle alongside the do-gooder strangers. The noble, altruistic motives of their newfound allies is clearly commendable, but I’m sure I’m not alone in spending the majority of these sequences side-eying the creative team and waiting for the (perhaps inevitable) punchline. That’s [...]