Just when I think this book is winding down to it's end . . Norman Osborn steps in, and now he seems to be all over the place with this group. Of course it's helped that Humberto Ramos has taken on the artistic chores the last few issues. They even have the postings listed through #28 . . with no end is sight. Fan-frikkin-tastic!! I've liked this book since it's inception, but . . I was a little worried about it for a while there. So, the New Warriors have returned MVP's body back to his father. He can't accept Patrick as his clone, but he does want the one that's been posing as his son to stay. It looks like the Scarlet Spider will be joining the New Warriors . . out of necessity, mostly. But right now they're probably the most 'wanted' super-heroes in America. Norman has managed to swing the public opinion against them, again, by blaming most of what happened in Camp Hammond, and Stamford on their actions. It also enabled him to take over the Initiative. Meanwhile, Norman seems to be on a heavy recruiting drive. He's got a Dr Burke working in San Francisco on creating a new team, much like his Avengers, made up of 'villains' and 'heroes' alike. Taskmaster will be in charge of training them, and . . he's starting out with Penance. You remember, from Heroes for Hire. He's also let Tigra and Gauntlet know what his plans are for them. Tigra . . he wants her baby. He wants to study it. "Studying a human/Skrull hybrid could tell us a great deal. Such as how to see through their shape-changing . . and of course, how to create effective biological weapons." With Gauntlet he wants, well . . his Gauntlet. "But . . but sir, it's bonded to my arm. It won't come off." To which Norman replies, "I see, well . . you won't be the first American soldier to give up a limb for his country, hm?", as Ares is standing menacingly behind him. Anyways, they both break free and end up in the sewers, after being chased by some of the Hood's men . . the Initiative's new Chief Operating Officer . . where they are rescued, basically, by the New Warriors. So it appears that they'll also be joining the team. Back to Norman . . he also recruits Diamondback and Trauma. He assigns Prodigy to the Nevada team . . as his voice in the west, replacing Gravity, whom he sends to Wisconsin and the former Great Lake Avengers. "It's just a nightmare . . I'll wake up any second now . . please?" And in New Mexico, he opens the new base for the Initiative . . Camp HAMMER. Obviously, he's been a busy man. I think Christos Gage is doing a fantastic job with this book. He's been here ever since the Annual . . about issue #8, but it really seems like he's been finding his groove in the last 6 to 8 issues. The only bad news is that this is Humberto's last issue. Rafa Sandoval will be taking over next issue. I don't think there will be much of a problem. The book seems pretty strong right now. I look forward to this one every month.
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