This alien invasion continues here, but is it really worth following?  Read on to find out.

The official description from Aspen:

Nobody ever said being a teenager was easy…

The alien hybrid Celeste discovers more about her past life as she and Hunter encounter a surprise visitor—her mom! And when mother dearest enlightens Celeste, all bets are off! Meanwhile, Paul realizes his newfound “gifts” make life on the football field a real breeze—as the group finds it increasingly more difficult to keep their secrets hidden!

The events encompassing Primm, Nevada have lead to some interesting, predictable and entertaining occurrences.  But through this title’s rather brief run there’s been a literal creative spark that’s successfully carried this romp through some rocky territory despite the narrative pitfalls brought on by some select moments.

That continues to be true here as the script by David Wohl imbues the series with an essential level of character development that makes each moment believable in this outlandish but nonetheless Earth bound alien saga.  The problems from the script birth from some stereotypical plot devices that succeed in moving things forward but ultimately fail to offer anything inspired.  On top of that the one really action oriented scene felt rather bogged down by over exposition.  But nonetheless the end result bares a passable structure that’s raised up by some solid moments of levity and honesty.

The art by Emilio Laiso does just enough to keep this comic visually appealing, as his pencil strokes yield some creative designs.  There were a few scenes that seemed to be a bit rushed as bodily forms looked rather off but for the most part it didn’t happen enough to take away from the overall experience.  From beginning to end the visual style offered in this book more than fit the narrative being told as this talented artist made this issue complete with some well structured panels and brilliantly rendered pages.

Homecoming #3 is another good release that doesn’t raise the bar for narrative quality but nonetheless finds a way to keep this jaunt as engaging enough to simply warrant a purchase.  Recommended.

3.5/5