They're all in possession of technology that isn't theirs. It isn't it from around here. It isn't even from this planet. And now here is the greatest hero of an alien race who is requesting that they hand in their tack. And they're perfectly happy to do so. They know the consequences if they don't. There are plenty of people out there in the galaxy who would be coming for them if they were to hold onto it and the Earth would not be safe. Things get complicated in The Domain #5. Writer Chip Zdarski concludes his sci-fi action fantasy with artist Rachael Stott  and colorist Eren Angiolini. 

The alien in question is a guy named Domain Prime. He knows that his fellow alien has done his best. However, some primitives from the planet earth have gotten a hold of the technology and really it's just a big mess. The humans inquest are perfectly happy to handle the technology over. It's been nothing but a headache. It's been kind of fun. But it's been a headache. And here they are now in the presence of a Galactic hero. Of course, there's kind of a problem. The US military has seen what is quite possibly a threat and they're starting to attack. Domain Prime is going to commit an act of interplanetary war against the U.S. military.

Zdarsky does a clever job of manipulating the traditional trappings of superhero stories in just enough of a way to make it seem just slightly different. And it's very cool to see him. Do what he's doing here. A Galactic that would freely attack the US military without a second thought is kind of a conflict of the readers’ expectations. The more advanced races with more advanced military tech should be more elegant in the way they treat other people, right? But if they see human beings as being a species, things get kind of awkward. Naturally, the heroes are going to need to spring into action.

Stott is playing interesting games with the drama. It's easy enough to feel sympathetic towards an extraterrestrial race that looks kind of like something that would be very sympathetic. The big eyes. The rounded curves that look almost kind of cute. And then the whole multiple homicide thing. meanwhile a group of heroes that really do kind of actually look like just normal people are going to have to step in to save things. And the action is handled quite well. Clean and Clifford sense of execution with respect to the way it all comes together on the page.

The basic pieces that the creative team is working with our well-worn. They're playing with these toys in a way that actually kind of fun. one does not have to do all that much in order to get them to do things that hadn't really been done before. And so although it's largely very familiar, there are certain elements ofThe Domain  that feels quite new and interesting.

Grade: B