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Amadeus Cho has decided to turn down Nguyen's offer to work for him in Agents of Atlas #4. And Jimmy Woo is still in hiding. "The Portal City of Pan" part 4 leads to more questions than answers. The Agents will have to figure out Nguyen's secrets on their own. Plus, a confrontation with some Pan guards pits Isaac against Lin Lie and Pearl. The team will have to split into groups if they are going to have a chance to figure out what is really going on. I really do like all the characters they have put together for this series. But it seems like it's taking forever to get into any real action. Plus, with a team this big, some characters are not getting much development. This is all understandable though. There is only so much you can put into a single issue. And the characters and story is interesting and mysterious enough to keep my attention. And being only 4 issue in, you can go back and get caught up fairly easy.

The PAN portals are still operating in Agents of Atlas #3. But the free period is about to expire and there are still giant reptiles plaguing some refugees. The Agents do not trust the creator of PAN, Mike Nguyen. Nor do they trust Isaac Ikeda, the protector of PAN. But so far they have no evidence of anything but Nguyen wanting to become a billionaire. The story is moving a little slow in part 3 of "The Portal City of PAN". And with such a big team, it's going to be hard to develop each character. On top of that, there is a little more focus on the romances than the super-heroing than I would prefer. For me, the highlights of the series are Silk and Shang-Chi character wise. There is just enough mystery to leave me wanting to read more.

Credits Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Nico Leon Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg Letters: Joe Sabino Agents of Atlas #3 After the Dragons are defeated, Luna Snow and Amadeus are caught on camera kissing. Nguyen uses this in a marketing video as he announces the end of the free trail of PAN. Snow demands he take it down as she is under contract to not date. Also, it's not good for the leader of a superhero team to be dating another member. But this is all interrupted by large serpents and iguanas attacking refugees again. Once the serpents and iguanas are dealt with. Nguyen invites the refugees to stay at his hotel. This is only after the PAN guard almost arrest them. Nguyen offers to pay the team to protect PAN, but the mistrust is so deep that Amadeus decides to investigate Nguyen and not accept his money. Plus, Jimmy Woo and what his connection with the Dragon Lao are still a mystery. As well as what their plans are for the Agents of Atlas.

Mike Nguyen and his company have joined together the biggest Asian cities from around the world in Agents of Atlas #2. But the Agents of Atlas are busy fighting Dragons that have attacked the city. But there is something off about the timing of all this. Issac Ikeda, the protector of Pan, surely has something to hide. As does the Big Nguyen Company with its new technology. Can the Agents of Atlas get to the bottom of this before people get hurt? Credits and Thoughts Agents of Atlas #2 is written by Greg Pak with art from Nico Leon and Pop Mhan. The story is good so far. The characters look amazing. And their dialogue is interesting and engaging. The action sequences are drawn really well. The panels are detail but not too busy and distracting. I like how they drew Nguyen's holographic projection of himself. I am particularly fond of Silk and Brawn's relationship. With Brawn the leader and Silk being a voice he can listen to and trust. And she will definitely call him out when he needs it. Its a good series so far and I'm excited for these characters. I kind of wish this was an ongoing series and not just 5 issues.

Agents of Atlas #4 - *SPOILERS We begin with Mike Nguyen making his pitch for Pan in a breaking news interview. But in reality, the Agents of Atlas are fighting dragons...excuse me, wyverns in the middle of the city. Issac show up again to help. He gives Luna Snow the idea to bring the temperatures down to drive the wyverns away. The whole city celebrates the Heroes, but Brawn is very skeptical of everything. And he's also pretty jealous of the attention Issac is showing Luna. But Silk's spider-sense is still doing nothing. Silk tries to help Brawn calm down and enjoy himself. It is not until later that Luna starts to reinforce his suspicions of Nguyen and Issac. Another dragon, or wyvern or what ever they are shows up and attacks a raft full of refugees. As Luna and Brawn save them, the Pan Guard (apparently a police force for the city) show up and tries to apprehend the refugees. Later Luna and Brawn share a kiss as Silk comes to find them. So at least maybe he can stop being so jealous of Issac. I have to admit, my favorite part was probably one single panel where Giant Man is inducted into the Agents of Atlas. All he has to do was ask. Me too?