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I wouldn't want every issue to be like this, but this is an enjoyable diversion that's a little reminiscent of those old X-Men issues in which they'd take time out to pop down to the pub, or play a little baseball. Some readers may bemoan the lack of a strong central story, but this "downtime" issue allows Millar to spend a little more time on characterisation than usual whilst continuing to foreshadow several upcoming plot points, making it work better as part of his larger run on the book than it does as a single issue. Also, given the hints that Millar has been dropping about his villains, it looks as though this could just be the calm before the storm -- and I can't help but feel that this issue is going to feel more tragic and bittersweet in retrospect than it currently appears.
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