Avengers - the Initiative #31 - Marvel

This issue approaches on a theme that I read in another book lately. Although, I can't remember which one. Anyways, there's a problem with having hopes and dreams. Most people want something out of life. They have a picture in their head of what it will look like when they've made it. When they can sit back and relax and say, 'Everything I've done has lead to this.' However, they find out that they've put so much effort, planning, and blood sweat & tears into their dreams . . their vision of what it means to be successful, rich, popular . . whatever, that they haven't thought about what to do with their lives after that happens. Why do you think that so many people that win the lottery end up broke? They've thought of every contingency to meet their goal, but they haven't thought through what to do after that. Anyways, we find that the Taskmaster is kind of in that dilemma now. I don't think he ever really wanted to be the leader of the Initiative, but . . he saw it as a way to fulfill his need for power. It gave him position, importance . . and it allowed him to have his thumb on many of the 'screws' that either worked for him or have come across his path. However, Norman Osborn is offering him something completely different now. He's offering him a seat on the Cabal that plans to run the world. However, it's way to late when he realizes that he's overstepped his reach with this one. Doom puts him in the hospital, with a wave of his hand, and now there's no turning back for him. He realizes that this is way bigger than him, but . . Norman's not going to let him leave now. The Cabal plans on invading Asgard. And Norman's going to need Taskmaster, and the Initiative, on his side in order to make that happen. Meanwhile Penance, I think, is trying to figure out what he's going to do here. He doesn't agree with the Initiative, as it now stands, but he also doesn't want to let his friends know what he's become. I think he wants to bring it down from the inside. Constrictor and Diamondback have their own secret. They're in love, and Constrictor has just found out that his love is actually a double-agent. However, he's willing to take what he can get, so he's going to keep her secret . . for now. Donyell has returned to the Avengers Resistance, but he's got Norman's offer of resurrecting his brother hanging over his head. He's also stumbled across the Initiative's plans . . I think. And Tigra is just using them to get payback for what Taskmaster and his goons did to her. I really didn't think this book would be around this long. But I like the way it's morphed according to the events surrounding it. It's a far cry from where it started, but . . I think there's glimmers of hope in there. Hiding deep in the shadows . . barely recognizable. But they're there. Christos Gage has done a great job with this book. I can't wait to see what the future holds. Rafa Sandoval does the art. I like this book alot. I hope that it survives the coming crisis.