This series is definitely written for those who have been reading the other Assassin's Creed comic titles while also playing the games. It merges characters from both Assassin and Templar comics into one interwoven story-arc. Theoretically, this is also the conclusion of the Phoenix Project storyline that permeated the game Assassin's Creed: Unity, meaning that it is best understood in the context of the current timeline of that game in particular. 

The Assassins and the Black Cross head to Germany in the hopes of uncovering the truth behind the raid gone wrong in Hong Kong, only to all interact with the same individual: Heinrich Hart. The Assassins view him as a mole for their side, threatening him to find further information on the situation. He admits that he only hears snippets of what might be occurring, but that he is certain the intel he gave them was legitimate. Once parting with the Assassins, Hart is, unfortunately for him, confronted by the Black Cross, who is himself caught unaware by the truth of Hart. He works for the third, as yet unnamed entity, referring only to “her” and claiming that “we are but instruments of her will.” The issue ends with him igniting an endgame grenade, sending Berg into the waters below. We've found the third entity, but just who are they?

Hopefully, we are one step closer to Cap enacting his plan that was foreshadowed in the Oath, but I feel like this story line is dragging on. Issue 13 of Captain America: Steve Rogers continues Hydra Cap's train wreck of a storyline. I was not a huge fan of this issue, as I feel like Cap spends a lot of his time wallowing over killing his friend's father, after reminding him in the previous issue that they were family. This issue reminded me a lot of Hamlet, in the sense that Cap continues to struggle with a decision.

Captain America #14 had a distinct lack of Captain America and focused more on the creation of the Hydra counsel, after of course tracking down the remaining bad guys from Pleasant Hill. My complaints from the last issue seem to have been heard by the Marvel Overlords, and there has been plot progression, beyond Cap's moral crisis. However, I did feel like the two “plot surprises” were predictable.

Overall, this was a fun filler issue that emphasized female relationships and how sometimes they can be catty and passive aggressive, but will always be there when it counts. Hopefully, this issue will be used as a stepping stone for Mary Jane and the Mary Janes to be an additional support to Gwen.

Jessica Jones has always had a bit of a rough time as a superhero. Though she loves her husband, Luke Cage, she also keeps him at arm's length and tends not to trust him with information. Jessica Jones also highlights the volatile nature of relationships and the toll it takes on each person. However, Jessica also shows that she is capable of loving others and that her priorities are different now that she has a daughter.

The writer and artists beautifully make the point that some actions strip people of their humanity and despite the good that they do, they will never get it back. Michael Gaydos and Javier Pulido depict this through different art style choices between the main story line and Maria's flashback. They further depict this by perfectly capturing the emotionality of younger Maria's reaction to her graduation assignment, which was to kill a boat of people and Jessica's calm response as she listens. 

G. Willow Wilson captures the struggle Muslims face every day in the wake of terrorist attacks, by having Aamir explain how he (and people of his faith and culture) had to go out of his way daily to not feed into the preconceived stereotypes that people have of him and his family. Aamir addresses the micro racism that he faces daily, as well as the fear he constantly has of being arrested as a terrorist due to profiling. Frustratingly enough, even Ms. Marvel's attempt to reason with her community, that she has helped protect, refuse to listen due to their prejudices.

The story arc "Mecca" has been one of my favorite arcs so far. Beautifully written and drawn, the arc concludes with Kamala learning that she didn't know the hearts and motives of the people around her. Though this has been considered a highly political comic book by addressing many social prejudices and injustices, Wilson has done a phenomenal job in keeping the story tasteful while driving home important universal truths.

Spider-Gwen and Miles have arrived on Earth 616! I love them together, I really do. There are genuine moments where Gwen and Miles are the vulnerable teenagers that they are, and remind the readers just how different their worlds can be. Gwen, in particular, is able to acknowledge that she's not been the person or the hero she wants to be, and Miles, in contrast, shows her what heroes are supposed to be. Plus, Miles is quite frankly adorable in this issue as he fumbles through awkwardly trying to tell Gwen he likes her. I mean, how precious is that?

Though the beginning of the issue took the reader on an interesting detour to Earth-8 and introduced Peter Porker (pun intended, I'm sure), I was initially a bit skeptical. However, the writers were able to tie the characters of Earth-8 together with Earth-65. Plus, the fact that there is a future that ultimately ends with Gwen and Miles getting a happily ever after makes me pretty happy.

Spider-Gwen presses a button and tells Miles that she is saving them and transports them to a weird spider-verse and then transports them back to the roof top. Miles' realty transporter beeps and tells him to go back to the origin point. Spider-Gwen decides to come with him and presses the button with Miles, and the issue leaves on a cliff-hanger!

One of the reasons that I love Miles Morales' Spider-Man, is that it has been addressing many political, social justice and relatable family issues in the most recent run. Miles handles all of this really well for a teenager, even though now his solution is to impulsively run away from his problems. However, in the grand scheme of things, Miles is attempting to find his own identity in spite of difficult and important social and political issues surrounding him.

This issue of Spider-Woman just punched me right in all the feels, in a good way. Finally, something good happens to one of my favorite spider superheroes, although it took them some time to get there. Jessica has always been loyal to the people she cares for and loves, and she tends to be more compassionate towards people. Jessica and Porcupine are finally able to express their feelings for another, and no one died. She and Carol even made up in the end, so Jessica has all of her people again.

I love this gritty and, true to its name, violent comic. Not only is the storytelling unique, as it is told nonlinearly, the artwork changes with different storytelling elements. As the characters are feeling rage, the colors tend to be more like a water color and seemingly more chaotic lines and drawings. As the story changes back to Rock and Daisy, the colors are brighter, and the backgrounds tend to be more defined, which adds another dimension to the comic. This comic is upfront with the fact that the epilogue of this story is not going to be happy, but the story continues to be compelling enough to keep coming back.