Will Shang Chi's father return?! And now that their secret enemy's involvement in his resurrection has been exposed, what will Steve Rogers and his team do to take on the Shadow Council? Brubaker and Deodato keep up the Kung Fu Espionage.
Secret Avengers and Avengers Academy know how to use plot, tone, timing, and character development to drive a story so well that these are the two best Avengers series out there. Without a doubt, Secret Avengers is the cream of that crop and it proves it every month. Read Full Review
I'm just tipping this issue into this category purely because I like it. It's not a perfect issue, or series, but this arc is fun and this issue pushes our action closer to the point of the train wreck that is surely coming and it's just fun. Fun with fists and feet and elbows and lots of muscle. Read Full Review
Secret Avengers doesn't always effectively function as a proper team book, but it does provide plenty of good drama and ass-kickery. Read Full Review
Still, "Secret Avengers" #9 does deliver some great action scenes and a tease of future fights between Rogers and Steele. The purpose and role of the Shadow Council continues to unfold and their claim of looking at the bigger picture is interesting. Are they the bad guys or not? That question hasn't been answered and, I imagine, when it is, it won't be quite so simple. Read Full Review
Kung-Fu and Spies in a book called Secret Avengers which stars Captain America, Sharon Carter, Moon Knight, Black Widow, Shang-Chi, War Machine, and Valkyrie and Ed Brubaker still found a way to mess it up. If you are looking for a quality Avengers book read Avengers Academy