I just picked this issue up the other day, as I searched for the new Doom/Mjolnir issue of FF (and found it all sold out).
In terms of pure entertainment, I liked the issue and its helps lay the groundwork for Civil War ... which I'm looking forward to.
Some things that either I didn't like or that surprised me or some struck me as odd or peculiar ....
One, Iron Man sucks as a salesman. I agree with the idea of Superhero Registration, and think that alot of good would stand to come of it, and I think that IM went down the wrong road when he more-or-less threatened, ie. sought to intimidate, those he gathered into registering. Afteralll, providing a list of reasons as to why registration, and leading the way into it, would be positive and benefical, as opposed to saying you better register or you can bet they'll hunt you down, blah, blah, blah, is an infinitely better course to go in the face of a courageous, powerful and (generally) heroic market audience. Afterall, which sales pitch is going to play upon the sympathies of the target group, and which one is going to offend their egos and sense of self-dignity and thereby start a fight?
Second, it was remarkable how Tony Stark was able to so accurately predict how the Civil War would evolve, thus demonstrating what a astounding "futurist" he is. Yet, for all of that, he didn't see how a guy from the depths of the ocean, another guy from the moon, and yet another guy, whom, by his own admittence in this very issue, rarely leaves his house, wouldn't care about the legislation of a single human nation on the surface of the Earth? He didn't predict that all of his words and concerns would fall on deaf ears in regards to both Namor and Black Bolt? Or that Strange has his head stuck too far up his metaphysical arse to care much about such "trivial" concerns?
So, naturally, Reed and Iron Man, two human citizens of the very multi-national state concerned with the impending legislation, are the only two that care and more or less see eye-to-eye in the end. Big surprise? Too a leading edge "futurist"? Come on. Please.
Reminds me of a line frm the FF movie .... "world's dumbest smart guy".