Captain America #5 (HERE BE SPOILERS!)

Remender builds up Ian enough here that I actually began to wonder if he wasn't going to wind up following Steve into our reality.  Rather than agree to flee Dimension Z with Steve so that they can cure Steve and return with the Avengers, Ian forces Steve to return to help the Phrox from Zola's inevitable attack.  It's exactly the sort of move that you'd expect from Steve's son and, for a moment, I wondered if Ian wasn't going to become the Damian Wayne of "Captain America" (except, hopefully, with a longer life-span).

But, Remender then appears to lay the foundation for Ian staying in Dimension Z, likely as its co-ruler with Jet.  As Jet is in the process of killing Steve, without knowing that he has Ian with him, Steve realizes that she's motivated by the loss of her brother, something that actually gives him hope, since it means that she'll care for Ian when Steve's gone.  But, when Jet discovers that Ian was alive and questions Zola's orders to kill Steve given the mercy that her showed her, Remender seems to be setting up a resolution where Jet helps Steve and Ian overthrow Zola and the two of them (Jet and Ian) rule in his absence to make it a better place.  However, given that Remender has kept us guessing throughout this series, I wouldn't bet the house that he's going to go for such an easy resolution.

I will say, though, that this issue wasn't as great as the other ones have been.  I was confused by Remender having Cap chastise himself for stealing Zola's son, as if Zola really would've provided him with an emotionally healthy childhood had he been given the chance.  Moreover, it seems hard to believe that Steve could quite simply cut Zola from his chest and continue living.  I mean, if it had been so easy, why hadn't he done so previously?    Plus, I'm not really sure if I understand what Zola wants here, other than Cap dead.  Why did he need his own dimension in the first place?  Why did he need biological children (if they are his biological children) if he already had mutate slaves?  Although I've thoroughly enjoyed this arc, I feel like Remender has to start bringing it to a close before we start asking too many more questions like these.