First let me say, I'm not a big Ladronn fan, but, I really liked his cover on this book. Also it looks like Eddy Barrows is going to be our new regular penciler. Yay! Don't really know the guy, but, his style is perfect for this book. And plus, I've just had enough of John Byrne. I mean, how many books does the guy have to do? Anyways, this are really coming to a head in Ivy Town. We have to factions of this "war" (??) coming to a head. The "Waiting", which is all the miniaturized aliens and their insect and science based culture. And their opposite "M'nagalah" and his worshippers and magic users. So we got this going on, then throw into the mix that somebody has dressed up a guy to look like the Atom, and with similar powers. The difference? He calls himself "Dwarfstar", and he's a psychopath. Somehow, even with all this going on, Dwarfstar still manages to make it to the Atom and engage him in a sound licking. Ryan can't beat him with physical prowess, so he uses his intellect. He shrinks down to fight him, and he keeps shrinking. Or course Dwarfstar keeps up, but then the Atom grows bigger and swiped Dwarfstar's belt on the way up. Leaving him stuck in microscopic size on the sidewalk. So much for him. For now! He also uses his intellect to beat the "Waiting". He surmises that with all the ant based technology, ".... that if an ant was damaged, it sent out an alarm pheromone. So, I hypothesized that concentrated, repeated damage should release that pheromone . . . or the "waiting-tech" version of it . . . . sending all their ships into a fighting frenzy so severe they even attack each other." He still has to figure out M'nagalah though. But then another mystery abounds when his dad's taxi driver says, "A bell, no spry matter." Which obviously doesn't mean anything, but it's an anagram. Ryan figures out it says, "Not Ray Palmer's belt.". Not a good sign. All I can say is, thank god for Gail Simone. Writer Extraordinaire!
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