Issue(s): ROM #48
Published Date: Nov 83
Title: "Renunciation! or: What happens when a Spaceknight's had enough! / Meanwhile, what of... Rom?" / "Massacre!"
Credits:
Bill Mantlo - Writer
Sal Buscema - Penciler
Ian Akin & Brian Garvey - Inker
Ralph Macchio - Editor

Review/plot:
We start with more on the female Dire Wraiths. A meeting between a group of males and a group of females occurs at the United Nations building. It turns out we have seen the females before; they're the ones that are usually wearing cloaks. Maybe that should have been obvious but after reading last issue i was wondering why we hadn't seen the females before.

It's firmly established here that the males are reliant on technology while the females prefer sorcery.

There is a discussion of Wraith history, wherein it was the males who suggested that the Wraiths leave their Dark Nebula to invade other worlds. The females view that as an error, confirmed in light of the attacks from the Spaceknights.

The meeting results in a coup, with the females taking over the direction of Earth's invasion.

The rest of issue #48 has ROM coming to terms with Brandy becoming a Spaceknight.

ROM and Starshine's discussion turns to Galador; ROM says that it's not necessarily the paradise he might have portrayed it as previously. I raise this because eventually Brandy will make it to Galador and have a little freak-out and call ROM a liar for telling her that Galador was flawless.

The original Starshine armor is so cute; it's so incongruous to see her angrily attacking a group of rapists.

Quality Rating: C

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References:

• ROM's been upset since ROM #46 when he found out that Brandy had become a Spaceknight.

Cross-over: N/A

Continuity Implant? N

Reprinted In: N/A