Source: comicvine.gamespot.com

3. Home Truths

Writers: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
Artist: Sean Chen

God, I forgot how dumb Civil War was.

Nova holds his own against the Thunderbolts, until Iron Man shows up and ends the fight. Penance slinks off without confronting Rich as the press arrive. After a conversation that actually makes Stark look likable, Richard heads home, where his parents essentially tell him to register or get out. But Penance arrives as Rich is leaving, and the two talk for a bit. Then Richard decides that 2007-era Marvel is just too s***y to be around, and he bombs off into space.

I kid, but I'm shocked that Marvel editorial let this book get past them, since it's just Richard talking about how insane things are. And they treat Penance as exactly the kind of dumb, bad idea that it was. Richard's last line to him – Don't let them turn you into something you're not – is pretty much delivered straight at Marvel Editorial.

Deciding that the Civil War was dumb and bad, Nova heads back out to space again, and that ends the little three-parter that opened the series.