Kei gets reunited with his monsters in the clutches of the Intelligencia after a Bloodstone/Hellbender brawl. The fight scene and all of the dialogue are packed with cheese that should be delightful to younger readers but it gets just a bit tiresome for grownups. I'm struggling with some personal antipathy to the way David Baldeon draws Lady Hellbender. While I admit Frank Cho's original rendition was a rather generic Cho Glamazon, Mr. Baldeon's "Joker's Daughter crossed with a Power Rangers villain" take isn't doing much for me. Design choices aside, the visuals are energetic and fun. On the writing side, I'm getting worried by the lack of agency Cullen Bunn gives the heroes. Right now, this is just a bunch of things happening to Kei and his monsters; they need to start making choices and taking control of their story. more