Oh, man, Namor. Yeah, that was a really epic turning-point issue! Conviction is the right word for it - but then, I think the others were shown doubting, more, from the beginning. A few months later and therefore more reflection on the issue, though, I do find that I would have liked to see a bit more variation in their responses, rather than all of them building and then at the final moment saying 'no', except for one. (Yes, we have Steve dissenting, but as he was never going to be one of the solution-providers - he's not a scientist like the others - that's a bit different.) However, it was still a very powerful moment.

I guess my fear with the lack of address to inaction/action is that... I feel like it should have been addressed already, and it hasn't been. That, and with, yes, the big event has less room. So I'm kinda thinking it won't really be addressed or engaged with more.

The back and forth between Steve and Tony was very good, yes :D and I liked the diner scene, too! Actually, my main complaint with this issue would be that the diner scene was too short, heh. Captain Universe accused Tony of lying, and then... what happened? Why did Steve believe her right away? Or was he already thinking that Tony was lying when he asked if they could fix it and Tony said they could? What happened after Captain Universe blew them through a wall?

I know, I know, this is the thing fanfic and fixits are made of...

(Also, yes, that 'Wait, wait...' was just cruel.)