Despite feeling somewhat like a step towards a larger story, 'Defenders: Beyond' #5 serves as a fittingly weird and contemplative conclusion to this latest miniseries. Read Full Review

Defenders: Beyond concludes this series but introduces a bigger story that will pick up later in time. However, this issue is a rather unsatisfactory series finale and the big reveals in this comic make the series as a whole feel like one big setup for another story later in the future that might take a while. The saving grace of this issue is Javier Rodriguez's art which keeps everything vibrant and interesting once the Defenders are inside the House of Ideas. Read Full Review

While Javier Rodriguez' artwork continues to shine through to the end, the story as a whole goes out with a whimper, little more than an overly-meta take on a story. Read Full Review

Finally able to read the finale and it did not dissapoint. What a fantastic book!

Maybe Promethea can be a member of the next Defenders team.

Al Ewing knows exactly what's going on.

I dock half a point because I know I will never appreciate this fully until I've read more Marvel.

A dream come true would be if Ewing and Rodriguez could do something like this at DC.

The biggest flaw here is that Ewing makes it clear there are no other Defenders comics coming from him. A pity.