I have recently been reading all my old issues and with the release of mtmte and the big reveal everything is so much better even autocracy. The only problem I have is shockwaves and jhiaxsus given the personality change it seems out of character

 

Jhiaxus has so far exhibited a fairly consistent evolution of his character, he was a scientist of great talent, who apparently had little morals doing what he did, and further storylines merely expounded on this, as he created monstrosities and dangerous weapons one after another. As for Shockwave, the storyline was meant to show how different he was before due to Shadowplay and Empurata. He's out of character because he was essentially lobotomized.