COMIC SYNOPSIS : OCTOBER 5, 2011 - X-MEN: SCHISM 5, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL 2, DETECTIVE COMICS 2

X-MEN: SCHISM 5 :

We start were we left off. As the Sentinel is still trying to kill Wolverine and Cyclops they are still battling each other and this goes on for quite some time. Finally some more of the kids come to the scene and Wolverine and Cyclops decide to stop fighting each other for the time being and join the group to take down the Sentinel. They all succeed in taking down the intruder and soon are licking their wounds. Wolverine has a little chat with Idie and comes to realize that he and Cyclops have failed in raising her in this mutant hating world. Wolverine goes and has a talk with Cyclops and informs him that he is leaving. Wolverine stays he will not intrude on any of what Cyclops is doing and expects the same from him. Cyclops continues to say that what is happening is a mistake but will be here if and when Wolverine decides to come back. Wolverine takes a Blackbird and tells people those who would like to join him may. He leaves with Idie and others in tow and head to where it all began, Professor X's old mansion/school.

Rating : 2.5 / 5 - The only reason the rating is this high is because the story had an ending even though we can see from a mile away how it would end. The art just plain out sucked. Choppy, looked unfinished in places, etc. I rather have had the two leave on bad terms but knowing there is no way they can stay out of each other's business for long will have to do for now. I like the idea of having two separate sides in the mutant universe but a mini series was not needed. A little 4 issue arc would have done the job just the same.

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL 2 :

We are at the scene where the Hall of Justice has been burned down. We then turn to the JL team regrouping from the big robot that burst out of the ground. It stands motionless til Rocket Red asks what it is it that it seeks and the response is having Red shot of the sky. The robot stars shooting but the team notices that it is not towards them but into the ground. Booster, as leader, decides to retreat as Ice is hurt and needs medical attention. Though there is debate to staying and leaving Batman tells Booster to learn from this and see what your team is capable of and to not let it happen again. Then a debate begins on if Booster is capable and even willing to lead the new JL. After a back and forth amongst members Batman gives his approval everyone else falls in line. They are now warned by a satellite feed that the giant robot they fought was only one of four. All of them are seen to be shooting upwards into the sky. The team trys to decide what to do next and with the final page we see a being upward a spaceship preparing to invade Earth.

Rating : 3/5 - A much better issue than last. Movement in the robot/alien story with the team being positioned to what they will bring to it. Batman being on the team obviously makes it a better read so it will be interesting to see how it holds up if/when he leaves. Booster as a rookie leader is promising and having Guy Gardner around for tension is good. Art was consistent and decent. Book is moving in the right direction.

DETECTIVE COMICS 2 :

Story picks up with Bruce within his tower doing rock training and is interrupted first by a business associate discussing a bid and then by Charlotte Rivers who consumes his attention for a little while in a more private area of the tower. After making a "normal" date with Charlotte he changes and runs off to meet up with Commissioner Gordon to discuss what happened last issue with the now faceless Joker escaping Arkham. Gordon gets a call saying they have found a person of interest in a business district but upon arriving he notices the police car but no officer and we see someone from behind about to grab him. As Batman heard the call he raced ahead of Gordon into one of the buildings in the district. He is ambushed by two skin faced men. He is then shot with some syringe that makes his arm numb and then turns to get hit by a hammer in the head by a skin faced woman dressed up as a nurse. Out comes the Dollmaker who says the Batman gets special care and instructs the men to bring out his friend. We see Gordon with a skin face on his head and looking pretty worse for wear.

Rating : 3.75/5 - Another good issue with no slow down. We are formally introduced to the Dollmaker and his cronies and they seem to be able to take on Batman. No Joker but no biggie as he wasn't needed. I like having an interesting new villain for Batman to confront and I am thinking Batman will remember this meeting with Dollmaker for future battles.  Art is good and not sloppy. I find this series more intriguing than the main Batman series.

COMIC SYNOPSIS : SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK 1, FURY OF THE FIRESTORM 1, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT 1, SECRET AVENGERS 17, NEW AVENGERS 16.1, VENOM 7, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 670

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK 1 :

We open with Madame Xanadu thinking to herself and pondering the cards that have been dealt to her and how to deal with them. Next we see a young obviously lost girl wondering the city and on tv we see duplicates of her being hit and killed on the highway. We turn to Shade the Changing Man who is in a room talking to a lady as she melts away. Obviously a person he mad so he had some type of constant human contact. We see the Enchantress locked in some old house in the middle of the field as she is being driven crazy by some unseen force. The Justice League ( Wonder Woman, Superman, Cyborg ) pick up on this and follows the trail to the house. They enter and are confronted by a mystical force they do not understand and watch as Superman is shown to be vulnerable to magic. They are consumed by it. Zatanna and Batman are back at Headquarters and they discuss going in to rescue the team but Zatanna gives a spell to ensnarl Batman for a little while as she goes to the house as this is her expertise. We are introduced to John Constantine as he is dropped from the sky into the streets of London. Madame Xandau is in some trance while Shade is holding onto her. Xandau tells Shade he must help out and he responds by saying the Justice League will handle it but she tells him they have already failed. We are left with her looking to the future and what she sees is a mountain of dead bodies including most of the Justice League.

Rating : 3.5/5 - A good read and one of the better #1's from DC. I like how this book will not be your traditional Justice League and is darker and heavier than their book. A lot of characters that need some fleshing out but it is off to a great start. Art fits the mood and tone of the book.

FURY OF THE FIRESTORM 1 :

Story opens up in Turkey with a family being held hostage by a highly trained group of what looks like Black Ops. Interrogating starts and in the end the father,mother and son are all murdered. We go back to the states and see Ronnie Raymond on the gridiron practicing in front of scouts. He is hoping this is ticket out to a better life as he knows he is not the smartest of the bunch. While in the locker room a reporter named Jason trys to interview him but is blown off after their personalities clash. Back home they both discuss what happened with their parents. At a laboratory we see a scientist confronted by the Black Ops group from earlier as they are hunting magnetic bottle which they have 3 of and searching for the last one. They proceed to torture the scientist. After they are done with him they go to the high school where we see Jason and Ronnie arguing about what Jason had printed for their "interview". The Black Ops group walks into the school and starts killing faculty. Jason says the words "Firestorm" and is transformed into said person but is confused by something that happened while transforming. We see two Firestorms instead of the normal one. The proceed to fight. After a few tense moments they merge into a being referring to himself as "Fury"

Rating : 2.75/5 - Always like the none traditional superheroes and Firestorm falls into that category. The issue was a decent set up. Not used to seeing two different Firestorms at the same time and them merging is an intriguing storyline. Hopefully there will be more back story on Jason and Ronnie as they just breezed into the big fight without much else happening. A good beginning but needs to improve to continue to be readable at a monthly basis.

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT 1 :

Issue opens with Batman flying towards a people and changing into civilian attire on the fly as he as presentation to emcee. After doing his speech he confronted by Gotham City Internal Affairs. They are finally interrupted by a lady going by the name of Jaina Hudson. We go to Arkham Asylum and witness a breakout by many super powered villains and the while the police try to control the situation Batman arrives on the scene. He suspects Two-Face is somehow involved and since he wasn't part of the breakout he insist on the police to find out where Two-Face is. As Batman battles the multitude of villains he makes his way towards Two-Face's cell and out comes a big muscled "person" with Two-Face's face and tells Batman to call him One-Face.

Rating : 2.75/5 - Only reason this book gets this high of rating is because it is Batman. Book is the weakest of the Bat books so far but holding out hope that it gets better. I guess DC expects us to be pretty caught up on all things Batman but being an issue #1 I expected more. Art is decent but story is a bit choppy as both the writer and artist are sharing both duties. Two-Face being something bigger and badder is a new twist which shows promise.

SECRET AVENGERS 17 :

The Captain is in a room with Sharon, War Machine and Valkyrie going over some footage of an energy blast taken in Serbia that was given to them by some back channels. Captain decides they need to investigate what happened and who is behind it. As they are flying over the area where the footage was taken they are attacked by crazed pilot in another plane. The team splits up as they split the plane they travelled in. They reconvene on the ground and chase after their target which is a big rig. They attack the truck and after many failed and frustrating strikes they take it and the drive down to the displeasure of the Captain. They go their other point of interest which is some camp that appears to once run by A.I.M but now looks like it is run by some shadow British agency. We are left with Captain and Valkyrie discussing what the place is and how they came into possession of the footage.

Rating : 1.75/5 - If you like cold war stories and single story issues that apparently have no real tie in to the rest of the Avengers stories then this book is great. I fall into the other half that likes everything to be linked together and other than the characters showing up in other Avenger titles these stories in this book have no connection to them. I am growing weary of this title and getting close to dropping it.

NEW AVENGERS 16.1 :

We are in the holding cell of Norman Osborn aka Green Goblin and we see him talking to someone and the view pans back and we see a manifestation of the Green Goblin. Obviously Norman is still crazy. The Avengers are informed that Harry is to be moved to another faculty and that whey will be the ones to escort them. Most of the them have reservations of doing it but in the end agree to it. Once on board of the transport Norman is asked by the security guards on where the rendezvous point is. Which means that there is some plan to return Norman to his previous position as head of H.A.M.M.E.R. It is revealed though that the Avengers thought this might happen and "Norman" really is Dr. Strange in disguise and he puts a spell on the guards. We go back to the real Norman and he has more of the security guards under his payroll and one takes a flame gun and totally burns off Wolverine's face. As he heals slowly the rest of the team trys to get to them before Norman can escape but it is shown that this was all well orchestrated and in the end Norman is able to gain his freedom. We are left with the image of Norman addressing followers within some building.

Rating : 2.5/5 - Not terrible but not great and just plain meh. Other than the actual escape of Norman there is nothing of note in the book. It is the basic escape out of confinement with words being exchanged between the foes. Since this is a Point 1 issue we should not expect too much and we don't get it either. Art looks rushed which takes away from the story. Though choppy this should set up a resuming battle with the Avengers and Norman for the foreseeable future. Look forward to it.

VENOM 7 :

Issue opens up with a father taking his young daughter that has mutated into a spider being to a church that promises to cure what is ailing people. That person happens to be Anti-Venom. He "cures" her and is being crowned the chosen one by crowd. Now inside headquarters of the Spider-Queen ( see Amazing Spider-Man review ) she is given the news of what Anti-Venom is doing and orders Spider-King to kill him. As he leaves it is revealed that Spider-King is actually Venom infiltrating the group. As Venom swings towards the church he is in contact with Betty who is still bedside with Flash's dad. His condition is worsening but Flash has higher priorities at the moment. Anti-Venom spots Venom amongst the crown and proceeds to attack him. The battle makes its way out of the church with Anti-Venom the aggressor. When Anti-Venom goes in for his healing touch Venom jumps off of Flash and trys to bond with Brock once more. Brock struggles while slowly losing the battle. Flash pleads and lies to the alien and finally it returns and re bonds with Flash. Anti-Venom is then delivered to the research lab where Reed Richards is working on a cure for everyone and Brock is willing to contribute to the cause. Flash goes to the hospital to see Betty and his father. Once bedside they come to grips with what happened between them and Flash forgives him and tells him he would never trade him for any other father as his father closes his eyes on last time.

Rating : 3.5/5 - This Venom book is a good complement to the main Spider book and if not improving issue to issue is always steady and does not get worse. Not a ton of action but the story moves forward and adds to the main Spider-Island storyline and we see chess pieces moving on the board. Closure on the father situation was perfect and probably help Flash have a little more focus on bigger matters without his father on his mind all the time.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 670 :

Things are still progressing worse as J.J. is still under locked down security while people at the Daily Bugle are mutating to another stage of the virus. It even affects Hawkeye of the Avengers as he is now spider like. We see Spider-Man witness the transformation of his girlfriend Carlie into a spider being along with others as they leave the scene of the battle from last issue with the Shocker. Mary Jane is seen running as she has yet to manifest any spider powers. The Spider-Queen finally leaves her secret lair to welcome all her transformed spider-beings into the fold. Spider-Man notices the mayors limo under attack and goes to help out but J.J. who left his locked down location is in no mood to be helped out by Spider-Man actually fends for himself with Spider-Man helping out. As J.J. decides to go back to the compound he falls under the control of the Spider-Queen as it is shown she has mental connections to all the spider-beings now. He instructs J.J. to lash out and kill. In another part of the city we see Anti-Venom and Venom battling ( See Venom review ) and Mary Jane finally obtains spider abilities in the nick of time of an oncoming attack. Back at the compound with J.J. attacking people, Reed Richards informs Anti-Venom he can help everyone but will have to give up all his anti-bodies to do so which in turn will cause him to cease being Anti-Venom. Back to J.J. he takes a potentially fatal bite out of a confined prisoner with Spider-Man looking on. To be continued....

Rating : 3.5/5 - Another all around good issue with a lot of plot movement. There are only two more main chapters of this saga and things are moving at a brisk pace now. Being Spider-Man's book he has seen the least amount of action/placement within the story which I guess is the point and if so is written perfectly. Art for the most part is good but like a few other issues looks rushed. With everything going on I am most intrigued with what will happen with Mary Jane and powers. She is Peter's better half. No Carlie or any other female will ever have that title.

COMIC SYNOPSIS : SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 - CATWOMAN 1, BATMAN 1, AVENGERS 17, X-MEN: SCHISM 4

CATWOMAN 1:

We open up with Catwoman ( Selina Kyle ) frantically getting dressed and collecting her cats as a group of masked men break into her residence. As she escapes she looks back and ponders why they are after her and before she can finish her thought she sees her place get blown up to pieces. She goes to Lola, which in her own words is an actual friend. She is directed to a place where she can stay til she can find something a little more permanent. On her way out she offers Selina a job. She goes undercover as a bartender at a Russian club that is frequented by the mob that they use to lay low and relax. She recognizes one of the people in the club and after a flashback she confronts him in the bathroom and proceeds to rearrange his face. After escaping the club she heads back to her temporary home and soon is confronted by Batman who asks if she is ok or not. She jumps him and after protesting for a little bit gives in and we are left with two half costumed heroes on the floor.

Rating : 2.5/5 - I've always liked Catwoman and she is drawn very well. Batman is always a plus in a book and the writer, Judd Winick, is usually on his A game. I guess for a first issue I expected more but nothing of real interest happened. If not for the art I would probably give this a 2. Hopefully things ramp up a bit more next issue.

BATMAN 1:

Book opens with Batman within Arkham Asylum battling some of his rogue's gallery , i.e. Two-Face, Killer Croc, etc. and before finishing them off seems to team up with the Joker. After the fight he goes and sees Commissioner Gordon and discusses how there was a man on the inside on the take and caused the potential break out. Once back at the Batcave it is revealed that the "Joker" really was Dick Grayson in disguise. After changing he goes up to the mansion to have a presentation on what he has planned for Gotham and what he plans to build. To much applause it is accepted as a great plan. He goes and mingles with the crowd an notices Gordon talking and lip reads what he is saying and figures out there has been a murder. He goes to the scene of the crime and finds a body attached to the wall via knives. He finds a secret message on the wall that states " Bruce Wayne Will Die Tomorrow ". He runs DNA he found on the victims body through Alfred back at the Batcave and it comes back matching Dick Grayson's.

Rating: 3/5 - A good read and starting off point. Mixed with fight scenes, some old foes and typical Bruce Wayne fare. Unlike the Catwoman issue this week there seems to be a purpose to the story and not just some random things happening with no really knowing what you are to think. Obviously having Dick's DNA at the crime scene is a plant but we shall see why in the next issue or so. Book looks promising but the art is a little chopping in some places. Needs to improve.

AVENGERS 17:

As like the last couple issues the story opens up with the interviews of the individual members discussing what has happened. The Avengers return to New York and as they contemplate what to next, Sin ( Red Skull's daughter ) appears and before anyone can do anything Hawkeye shoots her in the neck with an arrow. All that did was piss her off. Battle ensues with the New Avengers showing up and joining in. Under the rubble of Avengers Tower, Iron Man had a room which stored all of his unused armor. Under the Protector's control they were directed to attack Sin and after bringing more and more of New York's buildings down on her she rises up and teleports herself from the area leaving all the Avengers wondering what to do next. The last panel has Captain America stand up from his seat and says are we done and we find out all these interviews are for a book that will be coming out. Steve hopes the author dedicates it to Bucky.

Rating : 2.75/5 - Nothing of note really moves the overall Fear Itself story along here. Some nice battle scenes coupled with interviews is getting a little long in the tooth. The art at times looks sloppy but overall still good. Next issue we find out the all new Avenger team. The Fear Itself storyline has been leaving me wanting but the Avenger tie-ins have been the best so far.

X-MEN: SCHISM: 4

Issue opens up with Cyclops back at Utopia talking to Idie and what she did the previous issue. She is escorted away to be cleaned up. We go back to Wolverine as he is battling the Sentinel that is building itself out of all the metal around. As the robot builds itself an arm finally he zaps Wolverine away like a gnat. Its one directive is to go to Utopia and destroy it. From a distance Cyclops sees the incoming Sentinel and uses a full blast of his optic powers which drains him. The blast tears a whole through the Sentinel but we see it just patch itself up and continues its march to Utopia. Wolverine makes it to shore and we finally see the verbal battle that starts the "schism" between himself and Cyclops. They go back and forth on how kids should not be fighting (Wolverine) and even though they are kids they are X-Men first (Cyclops). The line is drawn in the sand and Cyclops says if you want to leave, leave but if you want to stand and fight, they can do it by his side. We see Wolverine get into costume and comes out and confronts Cyclops and tells him and everyone else to leave the island as he has rigged it to explode with the incoming Sentinel. Typical with the both of them they bring Jean into the conversation and off they go, the fight begins with the Sentinel just off in the distance. Back and forth they go til they are both under the palm of the Sentinel.... to be concluded.

Rating: 3/5 - Much better than the last issue. Though the reasoning of the actual split is pretty lame, the story at least moved along to its inevitable end. Not much dialogue but it was not needed for this issue. We know how the story ends we just don't know how it gets there from here. Issue gave me some hope that the final issue will be good.

COMIC SYNOPSIS : SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 - DETECTIVE 1 , JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL 1 , NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL 1

DETECTIVE COMICS 1 :

As we start the issue we have Batman ( Bruce Wayne ) running along Gotham's rooftops and going over his past with the Joker from the past six years. With that timeline that would put his first encounter with the Joker a year or so before meeting Green Lantern to help form the Justice League. He received a tip on a probable location for the Joker and as he barges in he finds the Joker in a first fight with some thug that looks like he came out of a Hostel movie. Joker makes a few legal wisecracks then creates a diversion to escape but before Batman can go after him he discovers there is a young girl trapped in the building which is now on fire because of the bomb used by the Joker to escape. The Police Dept. arrives on scene and opens fire on Batman while he trying to get the girl out. He notices that she is being taken care so he takes his leave and we are left with Commissioner Gordon on scene wondering why Batman was being shot at.

As he drives back to Wayne Manor/Batcave he goes over in his mind what had just happened that night. Once in the cave he talks to Alfred and is informed he will be upgrading the Batmobile with some new software. He is also informed that he has stood up another young lady (typical) and asks for Alfred's opinion and in response he says maybe she lose the "cat" he as been hanging around lately. Obviously implying Catwoman (Selina Kyle).

Batman goes and meets up with Gordon as he was requested by him using the Bat Signal. He is informed by Gordon that the little girl who was saved actually was the niece of the man who the Joker was fighting with early in the evening. She is now out of police custody and back with her family.

Batman assumes his pursuit of Joker and ends up at a building which the police have surrounded and as the police approach someone sitting in a chair in one of the rooms Batman figures out it isn't the Joker but the police have no time for that same conclusion and find out that "the person" is really a big doll and blows itself up. Batman continues to track the Joker onto a train. The fight goes back and forth and makes it's way onto a building which after the Joker inflicts multiple knife wounds on Batman is finally thrown off and is defeated for the time being.

Joker is transported to Arkham Asylum (crazy house) and once alone is confronted by someone that is hiding in the shadows. Joker said you were going to send your best family member (referring to the in beginning of the story) and the shadowy figure responds by saying that was my son and you would have enjoyed working for him. Joker said lets get this over with and we are shown the figure to be verbally named the Dollmaker and has taken a nice to Joker's face and cut it off leaving both men to comment on this is a rebirth for the both of them.

Rating : 3.75/5 - Always loved Batman and having the Joker in this reboot is smart. I enjoy how Batman is shown as not polished yet and is not capable of doing everything correct all of the time. Having the Joker allow himself to be altered by someone is something new as usually he walks by his own drumbeat. But at the same time knowing him he has something in his sick mind that this will ultimately profit him in some way. A very good start of a series that should never been renumbered.

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL 1 :

The story starts off with a man named Andre Briggs standing in front of monitors of world leaders during a conference call. He states that now is the time to organize a group of super powered people to form an international team that works on its own and not under someone. They must be known people ( no masks, secret identities ) and are controllable to a point. The goes through a list of people ranging from Plastic Man ( no) Batman ( no as well ) to Booster Gold (yes) who Briggs sees as a leader he can control

Next we see Booster flying towards Briggs at the Hall of Justice saying he is ready to join up with Superman and Wonder Woman in the Justice League. He is informed that he is misinformed. He is then told he will lead this new "Justice League International" for U.N. sanctioned problems that need to be addressed that normal authorities can't handle. As he is walked towards a conference room we see the rest of the team has been assembled. Guy Gardner, Fire, Ice, Vixen, Red Rocket, Godiva and General Iron. Of course Guy is already complaining. Where is Batman when you need him to punch him in the face. On cue as Guy leaves the team and building he runs into Batman who trys to persuade him to stay and says Booster can lead the team which Guy again disagrees with. Guy believes this team is beneath him as Batman, Superman etc are on the "major" Justice League team. Batman suspects there is another motive behind this JL grouping by the U.N. and he plans to find out what it is.

The team is shown its new jet and all are impressed. They are sent on their first mission which is to find out what happened to a research team. Booser is having a problem finding a seat in the jet while airborne and is introduced to its pilot, Batman. We flash back to the Hall of Justice as we see two men set a bomb to one of the walls and explodes. As they run away they converse stating they won't know what hit them. Back to the team which have been attacked by what looks like lava men from under the ground. They fight them back and then all is quiet on the home front til a giant robot bursts itself from the earth as the team trys to escape it's grasps and regroup.

Rating : 2.5/5 - A decent start to the book. Having Batman in the book will only help. It looks like they are trying to have him set up as an unofficial member of the team that the U.N. does not know about at the same time allows him to keep tabs on this other "Justice League". Though a team book it really focused on only Booster, Guy (at present moment not on the team) and Batman. There was a little interaction with the other characters but this being the first issue I hold out hope that more depth will be allotted to the other members. Overall the book has promise but being "second" tier heroes they are already at a disadvantage.

NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL 1 :

Starts off with Wonder Man (Simon Williams) speaking to a group of super powered people saying that the Avengers caused or created the five most devastating things in earth's history. Ultron, Scarlet Witch, Hulk, Dark Avengers and the Civil War. The group consisting of Anti-Venom, D-Man, Atlas, Ethan Edwards, Goliath, Devil-Slayer, Captain Ultra and Century contemplate what he has to say and whether like him should be proactive instead of reactive as Wonder Man sees the Avengers as.

We next see Atlas and Anti-Venom in disguise outside the Avengers Mansion being directed by Wonder Man to spy inside to see what the Avengers are doing. As tradition when there is down time they are playing cards. Wonder Man decides it is time to attack and Atlas grows and literally rams himself to whole front of the mansion. Battle ensues as Wonder Man tells the Avengers the minute they stop he will stop. Victoria Hand trys to help the Avengers by doing recon on her computer to identify the threats and possible weaknesses. They are able to slow the team down a tad but the building has taken on so much stress it finally crashes down on the Avengers as Wonder Man's team is outside of it. The Thing pops up out of the rubble and one by one of Team Wonder Man takes a lick on him til Atlas finishes him off by pounding him into the ground.

Even though never named, The Revengers, sit back now and survey what the accomplished and pat themselves on the back. They want to unmask the Avengers but Wonder Man stops them and say he knows who they are but what matters is what they are. The Revengers ask Wonder Man what next and we see the team turn its focus to Avengers Tower in the distance. To be continued...

Rating : 3.75/5 - For an action issue I would rank it at least a 4.25 out of five as it was fast paced and with enjoyable destruction with no slow spots. But dialogue was little to be found as I read the comic in less time than the other two reviewed today. A Bendis special. Overall though it was great fun and it's nice to see a team that can stand toe to toe with the Avengers and hand them theirs. I look forward to how this story continue in the Avengers Annual.