May be spoilers...
Right... so, I got issue #2 in the mail today, and overall, I think it's very good. As usual, this is from the perspective of someone who has already read the books, so I can't say how a newbie to the Honorverse might take it. The art is just as great as in issue#1, and the story is moving along at a pretty nice clip, considering the amount of detail it needs to cover. More foreshadowing of events to come, which I hope that, taken in conjunction with the foreshadowing in issue #1, doesn't lead to *too* much of an anticlimax when the big reveal occurs.
The Dreadful Duo are introduced in this issue, but we don't get to see a lot of the fun interplay between them. Hoping to see the Harrington/Hauptman confrontation next issue (I *really* hope Top Cow doesn't drop that whole subplot throughout this and the later books).
Nimitz finally gets some dialogue: one entire word, which I'm sure no one has to work hard to figure out. Unfortunately, Nimitz still looks like something out of a nightmare by way of the DTs. This is actually addressed in the Character Bios section at the back of the comic. There's art for a furry Nimitz, and it's said that this new appearance will show up in the second arc - Tales of Honor: The Honor of the Queen. So, we still have three more issues of Nightmare Nimitz to deal with.
For the Dame Estelle Matsuko fans here, you'll be happy with this issue.
I have a few nitpicks, mostly minor.
Regarding the new Nimitz art - it's just basically the current Nimitz, with fur. He still looks pissed and constipated, still has the extra pointy-things on his head, and still has a jagged tail. But he's furry. I also don't like the shorter true hands he has. That combined with the medium true feet and long hand feet makes me wonder how he can move on all sixes.
I love the art, but I think the artist needs to darken up the black berets everyone but Honor should be wearing. Some panels make the black berets appear almost white, but in shadow, as opposed to black berets with light shining off them.
Last nitpick: I have problems with the pinnace/shuttle/cutter design in this issue. Although, I admit that this is a *very* minor nitpick, due to me possibly being a bit biased about what they *ought* to look like
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Overall, I'd rate it 8.75/10 as a fan of the Honorverse.