Rating: 3/5
This should be read following the main Civil War storyline and Front Line, Volume 1. My review of volume 1 can be found here.
The stories that began in the first volume are wrapped up here. "Embedded" was not quite as strong as it was in the beginning. I still enjoyed it, but the focus definitely shifted and a traitor is revealed on the pro-registration side. The ending was nice for Ben Urich and Sally Floyd. I wasn't impressed with "The Accused" in the first volume of this series, but the progression of Speedball is much better here. It made the character much more likeable for me.
"Sleeper Cell" was lackluster. It tied in well with the other stories, but it just felt unnecessary to the overall event. Both "Sleeper Cell" and "Correspondence" are wrapped up before the other two stories. "Correspondence" didn't add much either, so having these dropped earlier doesn't hurt the book at all. The book helps wrap up the Marvel event and gives some insight on how Iron Man and Captain America got where they are at the end of the main story.
Considering the entire Front Line story as a whole, I would give it 4/5. Neither of the parts can really stand on their own and are much stronger as a whole.
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