Originally Posted by
Toonstrack
Wow, was this issue fantastic. Epic in scope and great storytelling. I especially loved the side story of the boy at the pyre. They literally pause the plot to tell you this story in the middle of the book, but it works so well. Lesser writers would not be able to pull that off so effectively but the story is not only compelling but also may become relevant to the plot.
The action scene at the beginning is very good, and shows Ikaris to be a powerful fighter without diminishing the threat of the opponent.
As someone with virtually no familiarity with these characters, to see them now I feel like I already know some of them well. This is great stuff.