The New Avengers, Vol. 3

The New Avengers (2010)

by Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Mike Deodato (Illustrator), Neal Adams (Illustrator)

Get ready for some old-school Avengers blockbuster action as Norman Osborn returns in a blistering new storyline! HAMMER is becoming a force to be reckoned with and the followers of Osborn are ready. The New Avengers/HAMMER showdown is one for the record books - and heralds the return of the Dark Avengers! What insanity is about to be unleashed on the world and what can the Avengers do to stop it?! And wait until you find out who is behind the Dark Avengers' masks! Actually, wait until the Avengers find out who is behind the masks!

Collecting: The New Avengers 16.1, 17-23

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Comic Book, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy

184 pages, Hardcover

First published February 11, 2009

About the author

A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.

Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.

Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.

Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.

Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.

Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.

He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.

Reviews

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

THIS WAS SO GOOD!

Its the usual start with the criminal breaking out when the superteam itself transporting them and the same happens with Osborn he escapes and reforms HAMMER and has itself teamed up with Hand, Hydra and AIM and he reforms the Dark Avengers including some new faces and so its New Avengers vs Dark Avengers and Osborne with everything on the line almost and I love the way it comes about.

Bendis really tapping into his old hits and bringing a threat from the past with new twists and turns and also focusing on a time when Osborn is more crazier than ever and loved it, plus the final confrontation was a good twist and having Wolverine, Spider-man and Daredevil on the team was a genius move as they fight this threat plus what happens to Steve and the redemption of Victoria Hand.

Its a good volume with expected twists and turns and the return of Dark Avengers and also one of the best Avengers vs Osborne battles there is ever. Plus the art itself is the reason you should read it for. Its one of the best looking books easily.

[Oneirosophos · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sequel of Dark Avengers we did not know we wanted but is EPIC!

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars. This was pretty decent. Osborne breaks out of prison and puts together another iteration of his Dark Avengers. What is his obsession with getting people to dress up like the Avengers? Anyway, he has a plan to make the New Avengers look bad In the public eye. So far, it seems to be working. I did enjoy Skaar’s role in this book and what came with that. But I did have two issues. One, the protesting of the Avengers outside of their mansion was a little heavy handed. People throwing glass bottles at an infant? Really? The other issue is Osborne just broke out of prison, why are the news reporters talking all nonchalant about him like he’s not the biggest fugitive right now? Why is there not a nation wide man hunt for him? But the authorities want to come after the New Avengers for questioning? Huh? Plus I don’t know how I feel about the move Jessica Jones made. Hopefully when we find out, it’s something that makes sense.

[Kyle Berk · Rating 3 out of 5]

As it stands it’s a fun read. It dances between plots and baddies and it feels anticlimactic at time. It doesn’t help that you’ve basically got to read Avengers volume 3 too to get the full story. It also relies on double crossing too much for me to fully take it seriously. Because I don’t think it was setup for me to take it seriously.

The art is fine, though wooden because it looks like mannequins more often than not.

Spider-Man is fun, standard action plot. Does Norman Osborn stay in jail for more then and evening?

3 stars but a weak one.

[Brian Poole · Rating 3 out of 5]

The flip side of the concurrent Avengers arc saw the return of Norman Osborn as a major threat. H.A.M.M.E.R. loyalists helped Osborn escape during a prison transfer, right from under the noses of the New Avengers. The New Avengers came to Iron Man’s aid when the new H.A.M.M.E.R. attacked a Stark facility. Osborn then recruited a new Dark Avengers, dressing them in Avengers uniforms. Victoria Hand’s loyalties remained unclear.

Osborn drew the New Avengers into conflict with his Dark Avengers and used it to humiliate the heroes on TV and stir up public sentiment against them. When the tide turned in favor of the New Avengers, Osborn unleashed Ragnarok, the vicious Thor clone, on them. Jessica, ambivalent about the wisdom of her choices, took off with baby Danielle after a crowd of protestors accosted them in front of Avengers Mansion. Victoria’s true loyalties finally emerged. With Osborn and the Dark Avengers prepared to strike a decisive blow, a Dark Avenger revealed himself as a sleeper agent for Captain America, turning the tide.

Much like its sister arc in Avengers, this was a strong concept with good execution. Osborn’s villainous coalition and new Dark Avengers provided a serious challenge for the extended Avengers organization and provided lots of opportunity for drama and tension. Victoria Hand’s status was well played and added another layer of intrigue. Brian Michael Bendis had a firm grip on that character and really used her to maximum effect. Much like the Avengers arc, too much space was given to Osborn’s anti-Avengers PR blitz and rhetoric, which were interesting neither as plot points nor philosophy. The story didn’t need that sheen, the concept was strong enough without it. Veteran Neal Adams did the “Osborn escapes” issue. While his style has become a bit more mannered in later years, he still produced solid, classic superhero art. Mike Deodato was back in the saddle for the remainder of the arc and did his usual strong, moody work, with some interesting page layouts, dramatic character work and dynamic action. This was a strong story that will be of interest to any New Avengers fan and is especially effective when read with the complementary arc from its sister title.

A version of this review originally appeared on www.thunderalleybcp.com

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm pretty torn on this one. On the one had, Bendis has brought back Norman Osborn after what feels like 20 minutes in jail. He's barely even had time to think about what he's done since the end of Siege and Dark Reign, and yet, here we go again with him being the Big Bad. On the other hand, Bendis really knows how to write the hell out of Norman Osborn. He also really nails battles between superhero teams, and the new Dark Avengers team seems pretty hardcore.

That couldn't stop me from thinking the whole time, though, "Didn't I just read this?" All the quips, tense plotting, and solid character manipulation aside, it still feels like history repeating. I kind of wonder if this was Bendis's call or if Marvel made him do it. Dark Reign was a big success, and the subsequent Avengers/New Avengers plot lines were becoming fairly weak, so bringing back the thing that worked seems like a desperate move to some degree. But Bendis is just so GOOD at this stuff. I'm definitely gonna keep reading all of this, because I'm interested to see how it wraps up, but if it doesn't go anywhere new, I'm going to be supremely disappointed.

As a sidenote, I think it's pretty funny how much Bendis likes to rely on certain characters. The New Avengers are now basically all characters he's written at length in previous series runs: Jessica Jones & Luke Cage (from Alias and The Pulse), Spider-Man, now Daredevil. It's like he needs to keep his buddies working all the time. Hey, I respect it. Whatever. It's just interesting to me.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

On the one hand, highly repetitive. The whole Norman Osborne and the Dark Avengers thing was done to death in Dark Reign. On the other hand, it’s well done with lots of new characters, and it’s good to see the Avengers go up against Osborne one last time under Bendis. So: good despite itself.

[Tomás Sendarrubias García · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bueno, pues el final de la etapa Bendis se iba acercando también a Nuevos Vengadores, y afrontaba su última etapa (sin contar Vengadores vs X-Men) utilizando un argumento compartido con su otra colección, Vengadores: la huída de Norman Osborn de la Balsa y aparición del Nuevo HAMMER. Y si en la colección Vengadores el equipo del Capitán América se iba a enfrentar directamente con Osborn, aquí en Nuevos Vengadores íbamos a tener el enfrentamiento del equipo de Luke Cage con los nuevos Vengadores Oscuros creados por Osborn, que parece tener una cierta obsesión compulsiva con la imagen de los Vengadores, con un nuevo Lobezno (Gorgón), Miss Marvel (Superia), Spiderman (Ai Apaec), Hulk (el mismo Skaar), Ojo de Halcón (Flecha Trucada), y una Bruja Escarlata de nueva creación con los que Osborn pretende manipular a la opinión pública en contra del resto de Vengadores. Y la verdad es que es una historia bastante entretenida también, aunque se resuelve un poco bruscamente.

Acto seguido, y justo después de Vengadores vs X-Men, llegaría la despedida de Bendis de la colección, y lo iba a hacer con una trama que había aparecido varias veces en estas páginas: la búsqueda del Hechicero Supremo. Parece que el guionista tiene cierta fijación con el tema mágico, ya que aquí lo recupera de nuevo, y nos trae a Daniel Drumm, el espíritu del hermano del Doctor Vudú, que vuelve para vengarse de Extraño y los Vengadores, a los que culpa de la muerte de su hermano, y lo hace poseyendo sus cuerpos y haciéndolos desconfiar y enfrentarse los unos a los otros. Aquí Bendis vuelve a hacer de las suyas y se pasa por el forro sagas completas de Doctor Extraño para decirnos que nunca ha utilizado magia oscura (yo recuerdo una saga precisamente al respecto de esto hace muchos años, cuando la colección de Doctor Extraño iba como complemente de Capa y Puñal, y en la que precisamente Stephen tenía que recurrir a la magia oscura). Pero lo cierto es que la historia está bien contada, y ambas muy bien dibujadas por Mike Deodato como artista principal (cuanto más voy viendo de nuevo sus cómics, más me gusta), y concluye llevándose a sus personajes fetiche de la serie... y eliminando a uno de los que él había creado y parece que no quería dejar que nadie jugara con él...

En fin, hasta aquí llegaba la presencia del de Detroit en la franquicia de los Vengadores, una presencia de varios años (aún nos queda hablar de Vengadores vs X-Men), y donde había vuelto a poner a los Vengadores en el centro de todo lo que tenía que pasar en el Universo Marvel. Con Bendis vivimos Desunidos, los Nuevos Vengadores, Dinastía de M, la Guerra Civil, Invasión Secreta, el Reinado Oscuro, Asedio, la Edad Heróica, Miedo Encarnado y el enfrentamiento entre Vengadores y mutantes del que ya hablaremos... Sobre el trabajo de Bendis (mejor o peor) se construyeron años de espinazo para el Universo Marvel... y hasta aquí llegaba su historia. Por supuesto, continuaría en la Casa de las Ideas, y hablaremos de su trabajo en los mutantes, donde consiguió de nuevo reestructurar toda la franquicia mutante.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this after The Avengers vol. 3, and I'm surprised by the tonal shift between the books. Clearly Bendis is scripting these books at around the same time, and he's even sharing some heroes and villains between the two books - so why do I enjoy this one more than the other? There isn't the same level of gnawing tension as in the other book, but instead we get here more humour, human interrelationships and great action scenes.

This is the book where Osborn rebuilds the Dark Avengers, and every time he does this I get pretty damned excited. I don't know what it is about this concept that works so well, but gathering up a bunch of baddies, dressing them up to impersonate heroes and then setting them against our hero teams is a sure fire way to make me love the book. It probably doesn't hurt that it's Deodato doing the pencils and inks on this again - he always makes the figures look so much more imposing and menacing than the more cartoony illustrators.

As I said in my review of The Avengers vol 3, this is a book whose story - whose threat - could easily and richly have continued on far longer than it did, and the best part of this is that the remaining threat after the conflict has been contained is even more scary than what we faced here with Osborn. I can't wait until AvX finishes so we can see what Bendis has in store for us.

My plot spoiler notes:
New Avengers assist in transferring Osborn to a new prison, but of course he breaks out. HAMMER sends an Ultimo to Stark Resilient to attack Iron Man and try to pry his armor off him. When New Avengers assist, another sub-robot takes a blood sample from Wolverine and escapes. Ultimo is then self-destructed, causing damage to Stark Resilient that Tony cannot afford.

Osborn assembles a new team of Dark Avengers: Skaar, Gorgon as a Wolverine, Trickshot (Hawkeye's brother), Ai Apaec as a Spider-Man, Dr. June Covington (the Toxic Doxie) as a Scarlet Witch, and ??? as a Ms. Marvel.

Squirrel Girl hits on Daredevil (but her scent disgusts him). Madame Hydra and Gorgon show their naked hatred for one another.

Victoria Hand sends New Avengers to Miami, but misdirects them long enough to allow Osborn/Dark Avengers to get to the disaster first and be heroes. New & Dark teams do battle, New escape a losing battle, and are pursued by the clone Thor that AIM rebuilt for Osborn.

Jessica Cage leaves the Avengers Mansion.

New Avengers return to base, and find out that Victoria Hand has been triple agent for Captain America all along, making it look to Osborn that she's working for him. Without Cap (who was captured), Hand has no idea what to do - so she calls Osborn to "come in".

Dark Avengers are sent to get the New Avengers, but Skaar (who's also secretly been working for Cap) busts up the Dark Avengers. He frees Cap, and New Avengers break into HAMMER base to finish the extraction. We end with Cage discovering his wife is gone.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume see's the return of the Dark Avengers, Norman Osborns own personal team of super villains who he tries to pass as superheroes. I really liked the Dark Avengers Bendis and Deodato did during Dark Reign, so the idea of them returning was pretty exciting. Similar to what I said about the latest Avengers volume, the return of Osborn is too soon. The return of the Dark Avengers is also a bit too soon, but it is a different line-up, so it's pretty forgiveable.

What I like most about this volume is Mike Deodato's art, mainly his action scenes. He's one of the few artists at Marvel who can do a long stint on a monthly book and do it really well. No two pages are laid out the same and it really helps add excitement and awe to the action scenes.

There's also some great character moments, which you'd except from Bendis and this line-up. So of the dialogue between the heroes is very amusing.

The volume also includes the point one issue with art by Neal Adams, which is a great looking book. Begins the chapter of the return of Osborn, and it's really nice to look at.

[William Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

BMB just cannot let the idea of the Dark Avengers go. Norman Osborn, either. He's holding onto them as if they are the last ideas he he will ever have... oh. Wait. They were. And even back when they were new and novel in their roles as the Dark Reign foundation, I thought of them as a novelty, not novel. That being said- that this is a sad, old and tired idea from a writer who has run out of them- this book wasn't what I'd call bad. It's still the Avengers. Bendis can still crank out the dialogue. Incorporation of some of the other behind-the-scenes Dark Reign enemies and we get something that is close to a nerdgasm, but feels like a re-run of a beloved TV show. Like Roseanne. It's brilliant and amazing and I'm attached to all the characters, but at the same time, I've seen every episode 100 times and you realize that by the 5th season they're really just using the same old stories and situations. That's what this is. It's good, but by accident or nostalgia. I don't know which.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seriously? Didn't we already do this story, with Norman Osbourne manipulating public opinion, the Avengers vs. the Dark Avengers, and Jessica Jones checking out with the baby? It's the same old same old over again, and I know Bendis is capable of better.

On a side note, I do give an extra half star for the scene of Spiderman yelling at Iron Fist to "FIST HIM" and Danny hating it when people say that. Nothing like a fisting joke to brighten up one's comic.

[Chris Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very silly parts, with a lot of comic backstory, but an interesting story, with a few questions left to want answers to.

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so confused right now. But in a good way.

[Mr. Stick · Rating 4 out of 5]

"GORGON, MADAME... EITHER OF YOU IS FREE TO LEAVE.
GO BACK TO YOUR OLD WAYS. GO BACK TO YOUR SERIES OF COLOSSAL FAILURES, GORGON.
GO BACK TO HYDRA, A.I.M. AND THE HAND. ALL FIGHTING FOR THE SAME PIECE OF THE SMALL PIE. ALL FAILING UNDER THE THUMB OF TONY STARK OR CAPTAIN AMERICA.
WE MADE A PACT. A PROMISE TO A NEW GOAL."
- Norman Osborn to Gorgon and Madame Hydra.

This book is all about how Norman Osborn, AKA Green Goblin, makes the avengers look like jackasses and I'm loving it. Here's why:
- First, he breaks out of the Raft, the super-inescapable super-max prison for super-villains.
- Next, he recruits a mega-team of (mostly) evil badasses to be the Dark Avengers.
- He has a star destroyer kit bashed into a helicarrier(?)
- He's kind of a Lex Luthor. Brilliant, calm, focused, insanely rich and secretly mad as a hatter.
This series should've been retitled from New Avengers to The Goblin's Bitches.

As a side note, the federal authorities wear armor that looks not-at-all like the spartan master chief.
Victoria Hand is either a double, triple or quadruple agent. He character reads like a soap opera.

This just keeps entertaining. I thought there'd be some decline. I was delightfully mistaken.
Three and a half stars.

[Kahn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well this was.... fun? Yeah, let's go with fun.
I mean, it wasn't terrible. There have been worse Marvel books. Mind you, there have been better.
This is one of those that is enjoyable enough to read, but if you missed it you wouldn't really be missing out.
The inclusion of Norman Hammer is always good for a giggle, but his setting up an alternative Avengers group — after breaking out of prison — suggests both he and Brian Michael Bendis were running short of ideas.
I mean, have neither of them heard of Thunderbolts?
Yes, the writing's up to snuff even if the story is weak — this is Bendis after all — but it lacks depth and struggles to hold your attention at times.
And the artwork is good. Not up there with some of the groundbreaking stuff (Alias, Daredevil Echo, Cover, Pearl, Scarlett) Bendis has been attached to, but bright and colourful, bold and brash.
All good.
It's just....
You know when you really fancy a great burger. A REALLY great burger. One with all the trimmings and a couple of surprises?
This is Burger King.
It looks like it should hit the spot, but half an hour later you still want what something with actual taste and texture.

[Trevor · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading Osborn: Evil Incarcerated. I was somewhat frustrated to discover that the follow-up occurs in New Avengers and Avengers, rather than the Amazing Spider-Man. Comics are needlessly confusing.

Anyways, Norman Osborn has escaped from prison and once again is attempting to build his own knock-off Avengers team, this time consisting of Wolverine (Tomi Shishido, a.k.a. Gorgon), Hulk (Bruce Banner's son Skaar), Ms. Marvel (Deidre Wentworth, a.k.a. Superia), Hawkeye (Clint Barton's brother Barney, a.k.a. Trickshot), Spider-Man (the spider god Ai Apaec), Scarlet Witch (Dr. June Covington, a.k.a. Toxie Doxie), and Thor (Thor Odinson's clone Ragnarok).

With help from the remnants of A.I.M. and Hydra, the plan is for Norman to once more claim his place in the spotlight by showing his Avengers team to be true heroes while discrediting the New Avengers. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

[Graham Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Read in 2013, review from 2024)

This volume was a sequel/retread to Marvel’s Dark Reign storyline where Norman Osborn escapes jail and tries to play Nick Fury again with HAMMER (his version of SHIELD) and his own (Dark) Avengers team. The latest Dark Avengers lineup was interesting seeing how he was replacing known Avengers with villainous equivalents but other than Gorgon being new Wolverine and Skaar being Hulk, the various substitutes weren’t as interesting/well known as the villains used last time. Other than that, the volume had a retread of superheroes being forced to go on the run with Osborn ascendent. The difference here was there was less build up and the storyline was condensed into a single volume. Still it was entertaining enough, I loved the reveal that Skaar was working for Steve Rogers the whole time and announced it against the Dark Avengers in an epic manner.

[Daniel Sepúlveda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Puntaje: 4,3.
Grande Bendis!
Me gustó como se desarrolló la historia, sin duda Osborn es de los villanos más peligrosos que pueda existir en el Universo de Marvel Cómics. Me encantaron las escenas en donde se encontraban los New Avengers con los New Dark Avengers, simplemente magnífico.
Con un giro de trama que al menos yo no me esperaba, concluye este volúmen, resolviendo por fin el asunto del traidor que desde el primer volúmen nos estaba preocupando.
El humor, los personajes y las escenas de acción son sin duda el punto fuerte de esta serie. Ya empecé el Volúmen 4 que está relacionado con uno de mis eventos favoritos: Avengers Vs X-Men!

[strawberry! · Rating 5 out of 5]

my family. my brilliant ensemble piece. the only time i truly adored something with “avenger” in the title.

every aspect of this team i was completely here for: from the characters, to the stories, to the team-ups. just when you don’t think the team can get any better, they recruit daredevil. just when you think the stories are getting dull, squirrel girl is hired as a nanny for danielle cage. did i mention the whole thing takes place in avengers mansion? did i mention even spider-man is there?

perfect perfect and more perfect.

[Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

definitely the stronger of the two Osborn retuen trades. but this needs to be read, at least 16.1, before the other trade. shows Osborn escaping.

deodato is at his peak in this era. draws fantastically well and bendis makes it espionage spy thriller. working to deodato's strengths with shadows and darkness, escape scenes. his women are incredible.

Norman is obsessed with his own avengers. you dont get all the information and story here without the avengers issues but it does feel a little more complete. read concurrent with avengers.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Collects New Avengers issues #16.1 and #17-23

This volume goes hand-in-hand with "Avengers Volume #3" (collecting Avengers issues #18-24 and Issue #24.1). Both of these collections deal with the return of Norman Osborn, and he brings along with him his New Dark Avengers. Osborn has always been a high-level "Spider-Man" villain, but Bendis successfully made Osborn a major Marvel Universe villain during his "Avengers" run.

[Still Life With Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Empecé a leer esta serie como parte de mi proyecto de leer toda la historia de Jessica Jones (lo cual a su vez forma parte de mi proyecto de leer todos los cómics posibles de los personajes que protagonizaron las series de Marvel en Netflix) y la verdad es que me lo estoy pasando bomba. Además, aquí precisamente se juntan Jessica, Luke Cage, Daredevil y Iron Fist (con otros muchos personajes) y en fin, es todo muy genial.

[Ellen Schoener · Rating 3 out of 5]

The New Avengers battling some dark Avengers led by Osborne.
Featuring explosions and lots of fight scenes.
Maybe I am getting old, but these battles start to look a bit samey to me.
The most interesting thing about this book is the characterization of Osborne as the villain. That was very well written.
And we do get a few scenes of Squirrel Girl being a nanny.
And I am starting to get jealous of the awesome breakfast they serve up at Avengers Mansion....

[Judith Groen · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a great action filled book with some fun plot twitsts. The idea is so overused though. Please just invent another villain instead of old villain infinitly repeating themselves. But apart from that it's a fun book and a quick read. The art is very well done. Still love the Cage/Jones relationship a lot :)

[Derek Moreland · Rating 1 out of 5]

When multiple characters in the book are asking the same question the reader is—“Why is Norman Osborn trying to do the Dark Avengers again, he couldn’t keep it up the first time”—and the book has no clear or concise answer to that question, its a bad look. It feels like plate spinning, trying to fill pages and keep issues coming out for a comic that’s felt at best superfluous since its launch.

[AviChaim Snyder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoying this weird run of the Avengers. Bendis truly understands not only what makes these characters tick but how best to use them in a team setting. Highly recommend this volume along with the rest of the Heroic Age by Bendis. The faux avengers were a fun iteration of the Dark Avengers and would have liked more of an opportunity for them to run wild. Grade: B+

[Shane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm getting a little bored with the heroes get beaten down and out-maneuvered really badly and then have an ace up their sleeve and everything wraps up in one issue, it wasn't awful, just hope they change it up a bit in the future.

[Gomezmr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This comic is very fantastic.

[Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good. I liked Luke Cage and I like how important Cap was, even though he appeared only briefly.