Mumm-Ra The Ever-Living #5 Review: Absolute Power Still Isn’t Enough

Mumm-Ra The Ever-Living #5 closes the villain’s journey toward ultimate power with something far more interesting than another cosmic battle: Mumm-Ra returns to First Earth, discovers a world that has moved on without him, and realizes that immortality means very little when there is no one left to fear you. What does a villain do after he finally gets everything he wanted? For four issues, Mumm-Ra The Ever-Living has explored suffering, exile, corruption, revenge, and the terrible choices that transformed Mumm-Ra into one of the most enduring monsters in ThunderCats mythology. Now comes the uncomfortable question. What happens after the transformation is complete? Writer Declan Shalvey, artist Rapha Lobosco, colorist Roshan Kurichiyanil, letterer Jeff Eckleberry, and editor/packager Nate Cosby answer that question in Mumm-Ra The Ever-Living #5, the latest chapter of Dynamite Entertainment’s ambitious ThunderCats x SilverHawks crossover. The answer is surprisingly simple. Mumm-Ra tries peace. He hates it. That choice makes issue #5 one of the most psychologically interesting chapters of the series. Rather than immediately throwing the Ever-Living into another enormous battle, Shalv...