If I had to complain about something, I would wonder why The Hood fires a dozen shots but we only see one person hit, and he obviously isn't hurt - yet earlier the Hood's bullets are shown to have devastating force. Well, it's a minor quibble for an entertaining comic. Read Full Review

The Hood has lost his powers. Loki has taken them away to give to the super heroes battling the Void. The Hood is a broken man and must find a way to get back at the Avengers. So he and Madame Masque make a quick getaway. This story explains why the Hood was so loyal to Norman Osborne and shows that Bendis has more plans for the Hood. The series is nearing its end and its about time. While this issue was a better read, there isnt much to justify keeping this series alive now that the Siege is almost over and the running story with the Sentry is almost over. Like usual a lot of the marerial was filler, although the artwork was quite good. Mckone is an old pro. He really could not mess something like that. Hopefully hell have better material to work with the next time. Read Full Review

Indeed, that kind of lukewarm response is what typifies my relationship with "New Avengers" at the moment. It's fine, but it doesn't impress like I want it to. Over the course of 64 issues I've gone from a loyal Bendis supporter to a rather unenthusiastic (and worse, habitual) purchaser of "New Avengers." Even on its bad days it's good, but with the prospect of a fresh writer coming to the property for "Secret Avengers," I'm increasingly tempted to drop "New Avengers," and issues like this don't do anything to convince me that's the wrong decision. Read Full Review

Bendis most certainly has his signature style of dialogue and it works here. People have said that most crossover tie-ins are largely about character and less about plot, and that's certainly the case with this issue. Read this for a good look at the Hood and how he factors into this whole catastrophe above Oklahoma - - see him as a fleshed- out human being. Read Full Review

Disappointing on multiple levels. Read Full Review