This MidNighter has dropped himself in to the middle of another mystery. But this time he's just as much a part of it, as what he's investigating. Recently he'd adopted a secret identity. He thought he needed someplace that he could unwind. So, he takes the identity, and moves to a little town called Harmony. There he runs in to a type of security agency called Anthem. I guess, basically, their self given purpose is to protect normal people from meta-human activities. Specifically the collateral damage that can come from such skirmishes. But, in order to keep the people safe, they have some very strict rules and policies. The selling point is that . . yes they may infringe on your rights, but wouldn't you rather give up some of your rights than your safety. Now, how is MidNighter involved in all of this? Well it appears that Anthem is instigating meta-human activity, for the sole purpose of causing panic and then outrage as some meta-human is pulled in to the fracas, and then blamed for the damage. That someone in this case happens to be the MidNighter. The problem being, it's going to keep happening unless he can get ahead of the game and figure out what they're up to, and where they're going to strike next. This is a neat new direction scripted by Keith Giffen. This issue's art is done by Rafael Sandoval. Overall the issue is ok. But it seems like they're trying to bring the character down a notch or two from his intensity when he's with the Authority. Maybe not. But that's the way I see it. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this all plays out.
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