An interesting start to v3 of Powers as we get a case that's deeply interwoven with Christian's history. It's a nice balance, particularly because it allows us to see how Christian has changed over the years. 
 On the downside, this volume feels a lot more simplistic than v2, which was full of continuing subplots. Instead we get a pretty basic story here. I also think the new volume isn't helped by the loss of Deena. Enki is OK, and someone I'd like to see continuing, but she can't fill a big hole in the cast. 
 This volume's other problem is that it feels like it meanders off into nothingness at the end. Part of this is due to poor trade mapping: issue #6 clearly should have gone into Powers, Vol. 14: Gods. I have no idea why it's here. But the sudden introduction of a plotline about Christian's girlfriend filling much of issue #5 is equally weird from a storyline point of view. (It's interesting mind you, but it feels like it comes out of nowhere and disrupts a plotline that wasn't finished.) 
 So, this volume was OK, but one of the lesser Powers as a whole, perhaps only outranking Powers, Vol. 2: Roleplay.