All you need to know about this issue is that Jessica convinces an intelligent "post-nuclear device" not to commit suicide by promising it the possibility of tasting caramel gelato. It's as awesome as it sounds.
Along the way, Kot delivers some really excellent character development. Natasha decides to trust her colleagues, sending in Jessica to deal with the bomb while she goes to help Coulson, and Coulson himself overcomes the PTSD that he feels after confronting the Fury and drifting in space. It could've been just a slugfest, but Kot instead takes us into the minds of the characters as they make decisions, with those decisions (and the thought process that leads to them) revealing a lot about them. More authors should take this opportunity, realizing that the physical fights in comic books, after all, are just metaphors for larger struggles.
Moreover, Kot also thickens the overall plot. It's apparent that the entire mission is a set-up, with the buyer never showing to purchase the bomb and Lady Bullseye appearing to assassinate Natasha. The question of course is who's trying to kill her (or possibly them). Is it the same guy that tried to kill Maria Hill? Or, is it Maria Hill herself?
Add in a crazed poet as the jargon-spouting bad guy ("Eat my discourse!") and I'm a pretty happy camper.
**** (four of five stars)
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