As I said already, Morales did a fine job of penciling Action #14. I'd like to see an investment in the writing in future issues that requires more investment from the characters, and more from the reader.

Finally, in a plot twist worthy of note, when the final page of Countdown to Darkness turns, the unnamed crewman in the red shirt remains alive and well, an unexpected state given the action at the end of the book. With a live “red shirt” going into issue #2, what other plot innovations will Orci and his team introduce as the series progresses? And what will it all have to do with Into Darkness? As they say in TV, stay tuned.