Cannonball is MIA outside the shield and Bobby's goodguy AIM is dead in the sights of Stevil's Hydra. This is a pretty flawless play off the enormous changes being wrought by Secret Empire. Al Ewing and Paco Medina infuse Quasar's apparent death with *way* more tension and gravity than its first appearance in Secret Empire #0. On the ground, the script also manages to make the USAvengers look like a significant threat requiring Stevil to bring his A game. This is a fascinating look at "day zero" of the Hydra takeover - a crucial period that the main event kind of skipped past. High-octane art and flawless dialogue help make this a cinematic mustn't-miss chapter in both the event and this title.