Heroes for Hire #15 - Marvel

From the cover, I guess, it's pretty obvious that someone is going to die this issue. Personally, I don't think it's to much of a leap to figure out who it's going to be. Our group of would be heroes have escaped the ship, but the feel they have to go back for their captured team-mates, Colleen and Tarantula. They find them locked in a room with some nerve maggots. Their first question is "How many years have we been in here?". When, in actuality, they've only been stuck in there for a few hours. But this really pisses of Shang-Chi. Especially because of the pain and agony that they've inflicted upon Tarantula. Remember . . they kind of have a thing going. So anyways, without regard for his own safety, Shang-Chi jumps back in to the ship to go after the person he feels is responsible . . . Humbug. When he finds him though, Humbug is in so much agony that he begging for a release. He gave himself, body and soul, to the Queen, thinking that being inside the enclave that he may be able to do something to spare his friends. The problem is, his psyche was already so close to the insect world that once transformed there was no turning back. He's even become an incubator for the Queen's eggs. I really don't think he was planning on getting that deep undercover. But now, the human body isn't made for this kind of transformation, and Humbug is just in complete physical and mental agony. Add to that the fact that he's just now realized that he was being used by the alien insect race the whole time . . . and he's done with it. We don't actually see Shang-Chi kill him, but as the issue finishes, we get flashbacks that show their conversation . . . . and eventually Shang-Chi snapping his neck. At the end, Colleen asks Misty, "Why did he have to be Heroes for Hire? Why couldn't we just have been heroes?" It was a decent story by Zeb Wells. And this would be the perfect place to end the series. Unfortunately though, I don't think this is the end. This issues art was done by a stable of talent, Alvin Lee, Leonard Kirk, Ale Garze and James Cordeiro. Overall, I have to say, I really didn't like the look of it. I'm glad that we've wrapped up this alien insect story-line. And I'm glad that we don't have to deal with Humbug anymore. Now, if they would just put this series out of it's agony, all would be good in the world again. Sorry! Just my opinion.