I'm not sure what the signifigance of this second cover was, but . . it was ok. In the beginning of this book we see these 2 guys at a diner and they're talking about Vought, the Seven and Godolkin. The one guy is the one from Vought that sits in on all of the Seven's meeting. He's like the super-hero liaison, or something. I assume the other guy is his boss . . whether he's with Vought or the government, I'm not sure. But the ironic part of this whole conversation is the way they talk about people like the Homelander and Godolkin as if they're commodities, or parts in a machine, rather than people. Here's this guy, the Homelander . . one of the most powerful people on the planet, and yet he still has someone he's reporting to . . watching his actions . . scrutinizing his every waking moment. The same goes for Godolkin. Because of what happened with Kincaid, and potentially with Nubia, they feel that he needs to be on a much shorter leash. Anyways, to me, it's just ironic how they're talking about these powerful individuals as if they're sitting down for a quarterly planning session. But the main part of the story was about Hughie, Bagpipe, getting into the G-Men. Basically this issue he begins to meet everyone . . gets familiar with the layout of the mansion, and starts planting the bugs. I also thought it was funny . . ironic funny . . how much fun they poke at their Marvel-ous counterparts this issue. The guy with the 2 red eyes is called 5-O, because he dresses like a cop and the lights look like sirens on his helmet. They have a bestial looking character that kind of looks like Chewbacca with a bite collar on. And they have their own murderous Canadian who doesn't have claws, but mallets instead of hands. Finally, at the end of the issue, Butcher goes after somebodies hard-drive. I'm not sure who he is, or what the signifigance is, but . . that story-line is just rolling out so I'm sure we'll find out more in the near future. It's just funny how he draws the guy out of his apartment . . with a hooker in a wheelchair. Besides the amazing talents of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, what I really love about this book is the way they poke fun at the whole super-hero genre. The way Butcher and his bunch exposes these 'people' as having the same failings as their mortal counterparts. Powers or no powers, they still have the same urges and desires. But with power, they don't feel like they have to follow the same rules as the rest of the cattle. But there's still results and aftermath of their decisions and actions. They're just amplified because of who they are. This continues to be a fantastic book. One of the best on the shelves.
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