ROM SPACEKNIGHT #5

A House Is Not A Home!

Recap:
Rom is hiding off the highway with Brandy Clark and her boyfriend Steve Jackson. The police are checking out what they think is the scene of a meteor fall. They find the crumpled (after Rom whooped his ass last issue) Archie Stryker in the Firefall armor. Some disguised Dire Wraiths come to scoop up Archie. Rom flees with his human allies and they take refuge in a house. The house attacks them.

Favorite Panels:
Some of my favorite moments in this issue.

Rom before he was a cyborg.

Rom is a man of love. End of story. See how he glares longingly at Brandy and Steve. Uh oh, can you keep that promise Rom?

We're from the government.

Really? You couldn't come up with anything better than that you Wraith Scum!? But the cops go right along with it.

Achilles Heel Exposed!

Rom is invulnerable to flamethrowers but apparently not tables.

The Humans!

Even the table could not keep Rom down.

Reflection:
Rom has only been on Earth for a few days now and it is certainly not a welcome place for him yet. He is making progress though; Brandy and Steve are on his side, and even criminal Archie Stryker knows the truth about the Dire Wraiths. Rom is far from home, though. He is light years away from his real home.

Rom and "the humans" take refuge in a random abandoned house seeking safety. That is what a home is; somewhere that you are safe. This house proves to be very unsafe to the refugees. Rom stumbled into this house much as he stumbled on to Earth. Just as the house attacks, the Earth is attacking Rom. Where he sought safety with the house, he seeks to create safety on the planet Earth. To create safety. To create a home. Yeah Rom, way to go!

Rom does this not only for himself but for the entire universe. He want the universe to be a safe place. A home to everyone. Rom is a man of love. Isn't that what we all want in life? To be able to trust our surroundings. To fill our lives with the things we love. To love and be loved.