The majority of the issue is set in a courtroom-esque setting. A hearing regarding the actions during the KIA story. Did Henry Gyrich have any information, any part in the problems that befell the camp? Did Iron Man?

A lot of posturing aside, this is one of the better mainstream Marvel comics going. There is always a lot going on. Everybody gathers to discuss who is culpable for what happened to the recruits and whose fault the clones are. The Scarlet Spiders are missing a brother, and now Michael Van Patrick wants to join Counter Force (made up of the old New Warriors, which is pretty cool even though it's a really stupid name).

Anyways, Crusader had his hand put back on by new physician Physique and he has no idea, still, that Crusader is a Skrull. He finds a way to hide his skrully attributes through the use of the Free Dumb Ring he has on his hand (please tell me someone got that joke, Robert Kirkman are you out there?). Constrictor got new hands (AWESOME) and has no use for his adamantium coils as his hands can pretty much do the same thing and Nighthawk gets to dole out purple hearts.

All the while, Gyrich is getting his ass handed to him in the conference room as he and Iron Man have a verbal showdown about who knows people who are higher-up, leading Gyrich to be booted out and Iron Man deciding to take a more active role in the Initiative.

And then, the graduates get new assignments and newer, flashier costumes. Triathlon is the new 3-D Man. Ultra-Girl wears the old Ms. Marvel costume. Hardball looks kinda like Invincible. And Cloud-9 is leading a team of her own, The Freedom Force (suck it Mystique). And Thor Girl keeps her same old costume (HA!).

The best thing to be said about this comic is the writers know each and every character and give them all really awesome voices. Ant-Man is a jerk. Taskmaster is a bigger jerk. They both comment on Dragon Lord's ashes and mock the dead man's family, and you can't help but laugh. The Scarlet Spiders and MVP all are slowly becoming distinct, even though they all might be clones (don't they ever realize that clones are bad?). We are again teased by what may have happened to Rhodey, but we still haven't gotten a definitive answer to what screwed him up big-time.

My only major beef: Steve Uy is a great artist, but Stefano Caselli was missed. And looking at future solicitations, he might not be coming back any time soon. I can only hope that he is resting. But, Steve Uy is a good replacement. His art is slightly more anime-tinged and slightly more cartoony, but even then, it works for the younger characters and the action pieces. Those are his strong suits. But this book has a lot of quiet moments, which he is not as suited for. Either way, bring on the Initiative.

Bring on the Skrullmageddon!!!!