I took an involuntary break between volumes 3 and 4, due mainly to my inability to locate either of the last two volumes of this series in my local comics shops. Maybe that was the problem, but "Close Quarters" is a step down from the previous installments.

While the first three volumes of this series were pretty derivative, I never felt they dipped quite as deeply into the realm of cheap cliche. From the very first page, which is little more than a lame joke to two of the main characters sleeping together (for no particular reason) to the reappearance of a villain who was previously thought dead, everything just feels like a cop-out. I feel strange saying this about a comic series that only lasted 25 issues, but this feel like a lot of padding. ( )