About Heroes

Author: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Mike Deadato
Inker: Joe Pimentel
Colors: Dave Stewart

To quote Wolverine from this very issue: I've had problems with AAAAARGGHHH New Avengers in the past. Well he didn't exactly say that but close. I always thought putting Spidey and Wolvie on the Avengers was a horrible idea and I think Bendis agrees with me, because all they do is stand around while Captain America and Iron Man do everything. But that is the least of my gripes. Let's look at that cover, we all know Magneto would get his powers back...so who do we throw at him! Iron Man, Wolverine, and Cap's shield. But, I think that was a joke, because even Spiderman comments on that.

Bendis tries to clean up an old cluster fuck instead of creating one with this issue. The Collective (Michael, the mail man!) arrives in what is left of Genosha the Avengers to confront Magneto. He claims to be Xorn and wants to give Magneto the power of the Collective. I'm assuming this is Xorneto, because he mentions killing thousands in Magneto's name. He wants to give Magneto the power because he feels Magneto is the only one who could lead a group of zombie mutants. ehhh..... To comment on this, I have to give Bendis props for what he was trying to clean up, but it doesn't really work, because everything that was stated in this issue we already fucking knew! Sorry but it takes more than "scream my name bitch!" to clarify the whole mess of Planet X and afterwards.

A depowered Magneto tries to fight with all his will, but it’s useless. Again the Avengers come to save the day! But not all of them. Who knows where the fuck Ronin is at and why Ms. Marvel is hanging out if she's not really a member? So with the help of Shield Agent "Quake" the Avengers take down Magneto and Iron Man uses his empty suit to store the energy and flies with Sentry to the sun. Okay a quick comment on how they take Magneto out. Am I to believe that not Xavier, Shadowking, Jean Grey, Emma Frost, and not even Game Master, the most powerful telepaths in the world could knock Magneto out with his helmet on? But fucking “Quake” can create a small earthquake in Magneto's head.....if I was five, I would buy that, but I've been reading comics way too long to let that slide.

The issue ends with a happy ending for everyone: Shield didn't have to blow up the island, Spider-man got two or three jokes in, Sentry finally got to fly someone into the sun, and Wolverine got revenge for his dead best friends!!!! Ohhh no wait, he didn't! What the fuck? The first people that took Logan in and actually accepted him as a fucking human being don't get avenge? Isn't the name of this fucking team THE MOTHERFUCKING AVENGERS?!!!!! Poor James and Heather Hudson and Puck all they are now in Bendis' eye are dead Alpha Flight. Because killing off an entire team of characters that have been around for over 25 years really added to the story.

I think someone needs to take Pimentel' ink off the book. He seems to be making a mess of Deadato's strong pencils. The art is just looking horrible; this is not what I would expect from a so called A-list book. I didn't hate everything about the issue I thought the characterization of Magneto was damn good and I think that was it. Just to top things off at the very end the helicopter carrying an arrested Magneto blows up, because Magneto hasn't died enough times in the last few years. Thank you Mr. Bendis, for proving to me once again why this book is not for me. D