This comic continues to be a bad serial. It is so multithreaded that it's taking over a year to tell the core plot, with individual plotlines only being advanced every 3 months. Despite that, it's a good story. The threading allows each individual storyline to get a lot of individual attention and characterization, and the result is very unique in the comics world. So, I forgive it its flaws, but it'll be better when it's complete. 
 I also loved the Al Ewing Hyperion story that was stuck in this volume.