_Planetary_, by Warren Ellis and John Cassady

I read this when it was first coming out, and mostly quite enjoyed it. I remembered being very disappointed in the ending, however. Just reread the whole run, to see if it held up better without multi-month delays between the last few chapters. It did, somewhat, but is still deeply flawed.

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_Planetary_ contains lots of fine moments, and is recommended to fans of metatextual super-hero stories. Just don't expect those moments to cohere into a satisfying whole.