Secret Warriors #10 - Marvel

This entire issue explored the relationship between Ares and his son Alexander. Or as he's sometimes called . . Phobos, God of Fear. Part of the reason that Alex took up with Nick Fury is because his father always preached to him about honor. Alex wanted to be a hero. He asked his dad one day why they fought. 'Why? Hrmmph. You need some reason greater than victory. Than women or good food or the good sleep of the victorious? It is an honor Alexander. Honor above everything.' Which was fine when he said it. But then? Then he sees his father standing beside Norman Osborne pretending to be the Avengers. That was about the same time that Nick recruited him. But now he is to be judged . . by the council elite of Earth's pantheons . . Balder, Quetzalcoatl and Hera. He passes judgement and Hera proclaims him the God of Fear. But there's still one more thing. 'You were born a mortal boy, son of a mortal woman. And while you are not a demigod you will not achieve your full godhead until one final thing happens.' That's when Ares tells him . . 'You must die, son. So that you may one day be reborn.' Ok! That's quite a lot for a little kid to think about. But . . in order to gain his godhead . . I don't think he has a choice. I wonder what Nick is going to say about all of this. I like this book. I picked it up on a whim, and . . I haven't been let down yet. I love these schemes and plots upon subplots . . the machinations of god and men. Plus . . Nick is a great character. Jonathan Hickman is doing a great job with the story here. And Alessandro Vitti has really given this book his own feel. I'm just wondering if we're going to get a spin-off of this . . the Howling Commandos. I mean, Dum Dum has assembled as many ex-SHIELD agents as he can find under their banner. So now, Nick is technically leading 2 groups. How long is he going to keep that up? And when are we finally going to have the face off between him and Norman. You know it's comin'. Anyways, nice cover by Jim Cheung.