Cool cover. Interior work from the new artist is strong. The script is decent. I’m fine with self-contained stories in my comics, in fact I wish we got more of them, but this one seemed strangely unaligned with current continuity which is odd given that it’s by the regular writing team. Spawn is extremely cruel in this issue and we’re not given an adequate explanation to justify his actions. Perhaps I’ll feel differently if we’re given more info next issue, but my initial reaction is that I like Al a little bit less after this sadistic display.