We learn a little more about this operation this issue. Very little actually, but . . something is . . something. Right? Our 8th generation guy has beaten up the Midnighter, stolen his implant to operate the "doors", and gone to the Carrier in the Bleed. It turns out that Lucas . . the Midnighter's new alias in Harmony . . was just a means to an end. Which means that these guys had some pretty big cajones if this was their choice for infiltration. But, I guess . . he was accessible. Anyways, it seems that he's really after Jenny Quarx. As he works his way across the Carrier, he dispatches most of his obstacles pretty readily. He has a specific counter measure set up for each person. But, before he can get to Jenny, she opens up a door and sends him back to Harmony. "Door. Return to sender. Yeah, let's shut down Midnighter's door capability and while we're at it, mute his com implant. Huh. Not too embarrassing." But when he first got on the ship, and the Engineer mistook him for the real deal, he was in the room with the miniature solar system that powers the Carrier. So I'm betting that he's got some kind of booby-trap set up in there . . just in case things don't go as planned. At least, in my opinion, if he was a villain worth his salt, he would have contingency plans set up. It seems like he was nearly perfectly prepared for everything else. But now that he's back in Harmony, and face to face with Lucas . . . we'll just have to wait until next issue to see what's going to happen. I think Keith Giffen is doing a fantastic job with this story. But then, he always was a very adept scripter. I am also suitably impressed by Lee Garbett's pencils. He's not perfect . . yet. But he certainly shows potential. With the absence of a regular Authority book . . this one needs to step up to fill the void. So far . . so good.
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