Frigeri delivers beautiful art on every page of the issue. The characters look amazing and the fight scene with Emma is stunning. Valenzas colors enhance every moment and brings them to stunning life on the page. Read Full Review

It's taking a long, long while to get from point A to point B but thankfully, Duggan and Frigeri have plenty of stories to plant along the way. Read Full Review

Nice team work.

A fun space adventure for Tony and Emma that really acts as buildup to the eventual confrontation between Tony and Feilong. I think Tony and Emma's dynamic was good throughout this book, which is something we've seen in this run's more recent issues. That said, I am becoming more of a fan of the two of them together after I said I was unsure about them in my review of Issue 12.

Art: 4/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 7.5/10

This issue delivers some vitally important plot points. The art is nice, and a lot of the ideas are compelling and cool.

But subjectively, the script was annoying. Hugely important plot points were delivered in past-tense narration, ruining any sense of tension. The sex jokes were half-hit, half-miss at best. The pace was slow, and felt even slower--probably another effect of the narration.

Still, it has its moments. Emma's new diamond-form combat move definitely goes in the "cool" column.

It sure got boring.

This week serves primarily as a transitional issue, moving characters into position for the brewing war against Orchis. While not the most action-packed installment, it's a necessary step in building tension and raising the stakes for the conflict ahead even if it feels a bit like a let-down given how many times its felt like each recent issue was setting up a major confrontation. The appearance of Forge was a legitimate surprise and I’m interested to see how he, Tony, Emma and Ironheart work together moving forward.