What's The Heroic Age Going To Be About?

What do you think the overarching thread of Marvel's "Heroic Age" is going to be? Is there going to be any specific thing that could connect the books? Let's reflect and speculate!

The Initiative was generally about the characters adjusting to Iron Man being in charge of SHIELD, and there being super-teams assigned to every state, and the government generally asserting more control of costumed vigilantes (or trying to at any rate). There were heroes in the system trying to do their best, but realizing they have to work closely with people with very different ideas about how to do things (Gyrich). The heroes who wouldn't toe the line were largely interested in doing things their way. I didn't have the feeling the New Avengers were looking to drag Stark down from his position so much as they simply weren't going to follow him. They'd fight crime, he and his group would fight crime, but one side is following specific rules and regulations, and the other is following whatever code they think best.

Dark Reign seemed to be about exposing the weaknesses in Iron Man's plans to consolidate power in one person's hands. Instead of Iron Man - who kept looking the other way when it came to his renegade former friends - in charge, now it's crazy-ass Norman Osborn and his team of loons running about. It largely established that if you thought things were bad under Tony Stark, you hadn't seen anything yet. The few heroes still inside the system are now vastly outnumbered by corrupt superiors, and either compromise themselves trying to stay alive, or defy their bosses and risk turning up as collateral damage. Now the renegades are more actively trying to bring Osborn down.

With the Heroic Age, it looks as though people in the Marvel Universe finally appreciate the good guys. Finally. I know I said it twice. Is there still going to be an attempt at government regulation? If so, will it be a more open one, where the people making the rules, if they aren't folks used to donning costumes and fighting crime, at least receive input from people with experience at that on what are reasonable expectations? Are we going back to the heroes acting independently, saving whoever they happen to see in distress? I feel it would be the latter, perhaps under the reasoning a "heroic" stance would involve not compromising one's principles. I could see the conflict being certain folks trying to undermine the newfound confidence of the public in their heroes, either through smear campaigns, or specific acts designed to make the heroes look bad.

It could just be a banner to slap on the cover to try and boost sales, with no theme connecting the stories. Can't rule that option out, unfortunately.