This issue was a genuine struggle for me. Whether it was the script itself, or licenses taken by the artist, I found it very difficult to follow the narrative in the action sequence--which dominates the issue. To be fair, it was a rather difficult scene to pull off in static images, with not only two identical characters locked in combat, but a little bit of shapeshifting action going on as well.

I think there are a lot of instances of complex comic sequences where you're either on the same wave length as the writer/artist and their panel progression, or you're not. In this case, I really did have a hard time of it.

I do give both Bendis and Mack extra points for the bookend scenes where Echo removes her hand from her face and then back again. It's a nice narrative idea, and it was executed very well.