A solid Bendis/Deodato offering. The greatest success is Bendis's ability to make us feel empathy for this team of thugs. We should hate this group - Osborn, Ares, and Bullseye are not likable characters by any stretch. Yet by pitting them against Morgana Le Fey, who is both dangerous and malignant, we worry that these characters may not survive their first great battle.

Perhaps more entertaining was the segment in which Norman Osborn strives to treat Bob Reyndolds (the Sentry) in his efforts to overcome mental illness. Osborn believes that