Brian Michael Bendis and/or Marvel really dropped the ball with this issue. Through editorial edict or personnel choice, the final issue reverses many of the impactful stories Bendis has written over the past several years.
Lord Gouzar as the villain for the final arc makes little sense. Especially given the fact that he is taking on several of the most powerful Avengers, yet readers are given very little info to go on about him. He seems randomly thrown in and we are told he is a threat, but never shown as one.
As for the reversals, Wasp is back (turns out she never died) and Wonderman gives up his crusade to end the Avengers and attempts to redeem himself. The Wonderman story comes out of nowhere. It feels so rushed and out of place.
The best part of this storyline is that the original Avengers (add Cap and minus Hulk) are the focus of the story as the four remaining heroes rescue the fifth member. It was nice to see that nod in Bendis' final Avengers story as so much of the series focused on the big three and the new recruits Bendis added.
Its fun to multiple artists on a "jam" issue like this but it can also make the issue very jarring. I like most of the artists that contributed but there are to many to go through here.
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