The Life and Death of Toyo Harada by Joshua Dysart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Toyo Harada, founder of the Harbinger Foundation, is one of the most powerful psiots (the name given people with mental abilities in the Valiant Universe) in the world. His were abilities triggered by the explosion of a nuclear bomb in his native Japan at the end of WWII. He discovers he can easily control the minds of others and over the years develops other powers which he uses to change the world and prevent the type of violence that destroyed his family.

There have been hints over the years of Harada's past, but Dysart here fills in the incidents that brought Harada to where he is at this point. We also see the fates of other characters that have been introduced and left with a possible future. As with all comic book worlds, nothing is ever really permanent.

Dysart and several artists, primarily Cafu, present a nice story, which long time Valiant fans will enjoy, but new readers might also find interesting as it introduces the plot threads of future events.


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