Daniel Acuna's art is doing its part to keep the story humming. My common complaint with his style is that it lacks depth and definition thanks to its over-reliance on color and lack of shading and shadow. Acuna seems to have struck the right balance between the two on this series, and the results are pleasing. Read Full Review

The good here definitely outweighed the bad, so huzzah for that. This issue turned out to be a very pleasant surprise, as I was expecting a comic so bad I'd be using negative numbers to score it. Was it perfect? No, of course not, but it was WAY better than what we've been getting from this series for the past 8 months or so. So for that, I have to say I am happy. Hopefully Bendis will wrap up this Osborn story and get back to the relatively good stories we were getting back when this series relaunched. Read Full Review

Overall, this is a mostly average addition to the Avengers mythos. If you belong to that particular fanbase and have been collecting throughout recent years, this one doesn't commit any cardinal sins as to deter you from picking it up. On the other hand, it doesn't try very hard to change your mind on the matter, either. Read Full Review

While I liked this issue, I was a bit disappointed in it. Both of the main creators on this book (Bendis and Acuna) are people in the industry whose work I love and respect, but they just didn't work together on this issue. I loved watching the strategy and planning that went into trying to take down the Avengers and I thought the pacing was great in this issue. Sadly, one of my favorite artists, Daniel Acuna, just didn't work well on this issue and it seemed like a clash of styles. Overall, it's a good read and I mildly recommend it. Read Full Review

The book would be good for fans of the Avengers as well as the guys who stood by the title (even during that really awful Fear Itself tie-ins). Plus if you're interested in seeing a good mash-up between Norman Osborn's Avengers and that of Captain America's new team then this is a must. Read Full Review

For what it is, "Avengers" #20 is an entertaining issue. The awkwardness and silliness in play is charming and grounds a story that seems primed to fly off into the 'gravest of threats to ever face the Avengers' territory. The inversion of the surface and reality of Osborn's attacks is interesting: the one that seems the strangest is the most effective, while the rest are so obviously set up to fail that one wonders why bother -- aside from the prospect of Spider-Hulks, of course. With this story still in the opening barrages, it's hard to take it too seriously when the stakes are likely to get higher in upcoming issues. For now, "Avengers" #20 is an entertaining superhero pop comic. Read Full Review

Despite the bright spots in this issue, the giant, glaring gaps in this storyline weigh it down quite heavily. Read Full Review

Daniel Acuna's art is incredibly attractive. It looks like a cross between the work of Kieron Dwyer (a one-time Avengers artist himself) and the already legendary Darwyn Cooke. He maintains a dark, mature tone throughout the comic, but at the same time, there's a sense of tradition and brightness inherent in the super-hero genre. But again, despite the aspects of the book I enjoyed, I think I'm reading this title (and Bendis' other Avengers work) mainly out of habit these days. It's time to break that habit. Read Full Review

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