The rest of the book contains a reprint of the terrific story, "The Coming of the Accursed Avengers," by Ralph Macchio and Walt Simonson. It's a short but fun romp through the team's origin, as narrated by the god of mischief, Loki himself.

With such excellent work in Agents of Atlas and X-Men: First Class, writer Jeff Parker deserves far better than this mop & broom series. There have been some interesting ideas here, but was the "Fall of the Hulks" storyline really so packed that the core writing team couldn't be bothered to resolve these mysteries within the regular narrative structure?

The artwork by Tonci Zonjic, clearly influenced by Milt Caniff and Hugo Pratt, has a fun quality about it. That shouldn't be any surprise to those who have seen his work before, on projects like 2009's Marvel Divas or his independent work. It's lighthearted and tells the story very well. The color palette by Nathan Fairbairn is wonderful and enhances Zonjic's linework.