Tarot’s role is finally explained thanks to Charity’s help, even though she doesn’t even know it. Tarot is connected to the sould of the world, and her job is to guide humanity through that connection. But she’s not the first one, many other women before her had that connection.
This is typical of the DC characters, they all have a history and predecessors that filled the same role through time. The only exceptions are probably the Trinity. In this case a new role is created by Busiek, but it’s a little too abstract for my tastes, too magical. Still, this explains a long standing question since the beginning of the series.
The backup story also answers questions about early characters of the series, Konvikt and Graak. We already knew about Konvikt’s past, but here we get the full story and his “partnership” with Graak.
In the meantime Morgaine and Enigma find Konvikt and lure him to their place. I am not sure what they need it for, I thought the alien they saw in their dreams was Despero, and since having someone who is not Despero doesn’t work, I don’t understand what can Konvikt do for them. But it’s clear that Morgaine knows about the Worldsoul, judging by the last page (a nice image that I had no problem recalling from the first story. Also a nice shortcut).
We’re already halfway through the series and am enjoying it so far. It’s not a groundbreaking story, but it’s a very well done comic book story with epic proportions. I am glad I decided to read this.