In Stamford CT, Speedball is being beaten by an angry mob who
blame him for the city’s notorious disaster; SB is hit at an odd angle which
causes him to bounce out of the mob’s clutches and into the distance. He
changes back to his street clothes and is picked up by his pal Leonard. Leonard
takes Robbie back to the Damien’s Gift offices where Miriam Sharpe surprises
him by hiding him, not for his own safety but for the safety of the fools who
are trying to kill him. The TV announces that several villains have broken out
of the Vault and are now running wild in Stamford: Living Laser, Ember,
Icemaster, Whirlwind, and Aftershock. Speedball dashes out to fight them but
their combined powers overwhelm SB and they leave him lying injured in the
street. He is found by the mob who have devised a way to kill him; they put a
plastic bag over his head…but Miriam Sharpe arrives with a rifle pointed at
them, ordering them to stop….
“The Age of Anxiety Part Two: Skin Deep” 3/4
Writer: Peter Milligan. Art: Elia Bonetti. Colors: John
Rauch. Letters: Troy Peretti.
Synopsis: In Germany, the Agents of Atlas (Jimmy Woo,
Namora, Gorilla-Man, Uranian, Human Robot, Venus) invade the castle which was
once the headquarters of the Thule Society. They run into a cadre of robot
guards who open fire on them, killing their Nazi prisoner, Vorster. After
destroying the robots, they find a map of this very castle tattooed on
Vorster’s chest. They follow it and Jimmy and M-11find a secret room where
Atlanteans were slaughtered and their skin used to create occult books. Jimmy
figures they will learn what the Red Skull did there by examining the pages but
he wants the room destroyed before Namora sees what was done to her
countrymen—but it’s too late as she arrives with the rest of the team….
“A Moment with…the Purple Man” 2.5/5
Writer: Howard Chaykin. Art: Howard Chaykin. Colors: Edgar
Delgado. Letters: Troy Peretti.
Synopsis: At the Raft, Purple Man discovers his powers
returning when the place is smashed by Juggernaut (possessed by Kuurth, Breaker
of Stone). So Purple Man escapes, deciding to restart his career, under his
real name, Zebediah Killgrave….
“Between Stations” 4/5
Writer: Corinna Bechko. Art: Lelio Bonaccorso. Colors: Brian
Reber. Letters: Troy Peretti.
Synopsis: Liz Allan Osborne and her son Normie are on the
train home from Manhattan after a visit to her ex-husband Harry. At the next
stop two men fight their way onto the train; the next station is on fire so the
driver brings the train to a halt. One interloper takes Normie hostage as his
brother was severely injured by Tiger Shark, threatening to hurt the boy unless
the train moves. Liz tells him she is a nurse and persuades him to let Normie
go and she will help his brother. He does and she binds the brother’s wounds,
holding him until he can reach a hospital. They are soon rescued by the Fire
Department.