Based on the cult classic animated series, ROBOTECH: THE MACROSS SAGA VOL. 4 is a sci-fi extravaganza of fast-paced action, high-tech battles, and burgeoning romance. Years ago when the SDF-1 crashed on Earth, the world knew that the alien spacecraft was the harbinger of an extraterrestrial invasion. Using the technology from the galactic warship, humans quickly began to develop biomechanical weapons to prepare for the upcoming onslaught. Now as the war reaches a fateful critical stage and another hero falls in battle, the alien Zentraedi enact an aggressive campaign to destroy the Earth's only hope of victory, the lost SDF-1 spaceship.
All good things... SHOULD come to an end (lest they get rebooted to death)!
- Roy Fokker is mortally wounded defending the SDF-1. I may be a grown-ass adult, and this is just a comic book, but I still can't help feeling a bit sad about losing Roy.
- Miriya seeking to find the veritech pilot who bested her, volunteers to infiltrate the micronians.
- While under Zentraedi attack, the SDF-1 accidentally does more damage to Toronto than Drake's music. Now a pariah, the ship and all 70,000 Macross citizens are exiled to space.
- Zentraedi spies, Bron, Ricco and Konda, return to their ship and, once debriefed by Breetai, they go brag to their buddies that they each scored Minmei. Like those dorks had a chance (I'm shallow, okay, I said it).
Of course this story had to eventually end, but I have to wonder if the comic versions of The Masters and The New Generation were as good as this. While I enjoyed those two on T.V., I didn't LOVE them as I did Macross. I very rarely give a book five stars.This was amazing for me on every level. Usually I'm a very slow reader, but I made it through all four volumes in about five days. Record time for me. I'll be singing Robotech's praises until dementia sets in.