Wow!  If you are a
long time Wildstorm fan like me there are a ton of references and appearances
in here that will make you giddy!  Much
like Christos Gage did in his run, Adam Beechen is finding great ways to
incorporate old characters we haven’t seen in years.

Beechen is still juggling several stories but for the most
part we get two stories here with two distinct themes.  One is the more epic story involving the
mysterious character Aeon and the majority of the other heroes.  But the second is a more personal story as
Warblade takes the nurse who helped him when he was wounded and they go to
Earth to find her family.  In the midst
of all the grandness of the Aeon story, the Warblade story is more down to
Earth and very human.  I hope your heart
is prepared for the outcome.

The only story Beechen throws our way and then moves on is
Majestic’s story.  But even then it’s a
teaser showing us that his story is about to move into a whole other
level.  The rest of the stories seem to
begin separately but then they all converge with the Aeon story.  And boy does Beechen give us a huge tease
with Aeon!  But he doesn’t stop
there!  He attaches an awesome
cliffhanger associated with Aeon AND we get another second cliffhanger as we
finally see what John Lynch and Team 7 are up to.

Tim Seeley continues to give us great renditions of the
Wildstorm heroes.  One subtle thing that
Seeley is doing a great job with is the facial expressions of the
characters.  This is especially true with
the Warblade story.  The emotion is
already bursting through in the dialogue and the situation but Seeley makes
sure we see it on the heroes’ faces as well. 
This is a small detail that could easily be overlooked but to me it’s
the sign of a truly great artist because it shows me he’s working well with
Beechen and bringing the script to life.

 I loved
everything that Beechen packed into this issue. 
I didn’t feel like any part was slow and the emotions displayed here
were genuine and believable.  Things are
getting worse for our heroes but the ironic thing is that makes it better
reading for us fans.