One of the biggest strengths of this issue is Abnett and Lanning's ability to find small character moments, giving the series its own, albeit limited, sense of wholeness. Beyond that, it's an action comic that progresses the larger story of the Marvel cosmic universe as it heads towards "The Thanos Imperative," meeting up with one of the subplots in "Guardians of the Galaxy" by the end. As far as perfunctory books go, though, it's pretty good and definitely worth it for that cosmic fan that doesn't mind spending a little extra cash to get a view of the bigger picture. Read Full Review

Gladiator is one of the best drawn characters in this series, and that’s definitely saying something. Abnett does a great job of writing Gladiator as always, and he’s really been the breakout character of Abnett’s cosmic saga