Avengers 12.1
Finishing the rest of the Brian Michael Bendis Avengers run. (I’d been reading the previous trades whenever I had a plane trip somewhere. Those ended over three years ago, so it’s been a while. Four trades to go.)
This issue gives the unnecessary backstory for how Ultron returned to Earth (apparently he’d left) to set up Age of Ultron.
Regret buying: No
Would buy again: Yes (No if it wasn’t part of the trade)
Would read again: Yes
Rating: Nice
Avengers 13-17
The Fear Itself tie-in issues. These are so much better than the main event issues at conveying the sheer destruction and severity of Sin’s attack. Bendis does a great job of using the talking heads device to accentuate the drama and heroism of the Avengers.
Heh. 
Earnest Cap can be really sweet.
Regret buying: No
Would buy again: Yes
Would read again: Yes
Rating: Good
Avengers 18-24
I’m so sick of Norman Osborn. He’s a victim of good writing; He’s too effective at being an annoying, smug asshole who always manages to weasel his way into positions of power. I hate bullies and I hate him. Plus, between Daniel Acuna and Renato Guedes, the art takes a horrible plummet in quality from John Romita Jr and Chris Bachalo in the previous arc.
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| This would be so much funnier with a more capable artist. |
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| Just...no. |
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| Credit to Acuna, this is a sweet cover. |
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| Nice glowy eyes. |
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| Heh. |
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| This was well before Trump. |
Regret buying: No
Would buy again: Yes (No if it wasn’t part of the trade)
Would read again: Yes
Rating: Nice
Avengers Assemble: An Oral History of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
No idea what possessed Bendis to do an oral history of the first two hundred issues of Avengers. I skimmed through this, it’s just way too much text about a period of time that I’m only kind of interested in.
Regret buying: No
Would buy again: No
Would read again: No
Rating: Fine
