It is time for Jeremy Haun to take over the artwork on Artifacts! His style is a natural progression from the kinetic action-style of Whilce Portacio.

Writer Ron Marz digs deep to help us understand the Top Cow Universe, taking us to the last time when all 13 Artifacts were brought together and better clarifying the history and role of the Survivor. Make no mistake, the Survivor is no "good guy" to us and our world.

After making it through the first 8 issues of Artifacts (or 9, if you're counting the #0 issue), this issue helps to pull everything together. We get a better understanding of why this event is taking place.

That being said, this is not an "all ages" issue. There is some very well done adult content that moves the story forward but is still not for kids.