Ultimate Spider-Man artist Stuart Immonen rejoins series regular Brian Bendis for this all-new blockbuster Avengers story. One of the Hood's gang has found a way to power drain the New Avengers and it turns the tides of the Dark Reign in ways no one would have expected it. Plus the new Sorcerer Supreme has a lot to learn, and they're going to learn it from...Spider-Man? Rated A …$3.99
Now try not to complain too much about it. Read Full Review
So it's a decent issue with some good moments and a twist or two, but it's not quite up to recent efforts. Read Full Review
So don't get me wrong, it's not a bad issue. Nor is it a particularly good one. It's technically very strong, but ultimately lacks passion, falling back into almost exactly the same rut it was in before "Secret Invasion" started. If the previous arc on "New Avengers" didn't excite you very much, then there's little here that's likely to change your mind -- and for book that used to thrive on being on the fringe of the Marvel Universe, that can only be seen as a bad thing. Read Full Review
New Avengers #55 is, I believe, the start of something good. The artwork is a breath of fresh air and the storyline that begins has the potential to be a lot of fun. Read Full Review
It's a first chapter, and so it does what it does well, but I'd have liked more focus on the character moments and less lead-in to another high-concept six-issue arc. Read Full Review
Oh, and how exactly does a power drainer work on Hawkeye, anyway? Read Full Review
There's nothing really fundamentally wrong with this issue as the art is tremendous, but it just seems like every time Brian Michael Bendis needs a storyline, he just uses the Hood
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