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This Review Submitted by Knightwingbk

Writer: Bendis
Artists: Mike Dedato Jr & Joe Pimentel

3 issues in and Mike Dedato's art is still ugly. What the hell happened to him between Amazing Spiderman and this? He break his drawing hand or something? That is what it looks like to me anyway. I thought he was good on Amazing, but I really dislike him here. Is Marvel rushing to get this book or something, these pencils look rushed, there is no detail in anything, instead Dedato fills it with blacks. Sure, that's cool in a Batman book, he's supposed to be black and shadowy, But Sky Blue Captain America, Yellow Wolverine, Red Spiderman, Shiny Metal Red Iron man, Yellow Sentry? BLACK!!! This book does not call for all of the characters to be covered in shadow. They are the Avengers, not the Outsiders, or Checkmate, or even the X-men who can be shadowy. Colorful, Colorful Avengers are cast in Black. Can you see in the dark? Yes? I can't see in the dark in a COMIC BOOK! I hope Dedato is only on this book for this arc, and we get a different artist after all the Civil War stuff. Jeez Louise!

Oh, and stuff actually happened this issue! Hooray Bendis! Spiderman lets slip "House of M" while talking to Iron Man, and the SHIELD agents go, "huh?" because they are in the dark about that. So half the issue is trying to get Spiderman to talk, and the other half is the battle with the Collective. Some references are made to the Registration act, but only as passing threats by director Hill, who is really evil in this issue.

Best Spidey Quip:
Tony: "They took the info"

Spidey: "Yes"

Tony: "Don't worry about it, It was my fault for sending you there. I had no idea it was going to happen this way."

Spidey: "Some futurist."

C+ only for the good writing.