It seems Ed Brubaker has realised that if you put Max Fury into a comic book it instantly becomes amazing. This issue was an absolute delight to read, merely for the story; the Secret Avengers’ battle against Shang-Chi’s father was a decent set-piece, while the scenes involving Max and his ulterior motives were fantastic. The art by Mike Deodato is alright, but still feels far too muddy and underwhelming for a book as big as this; I understand that he’s a big name, but it just doesn’t feel like he can hold a book like this down for very long.