Following the last issue’s action-packed resolution, this epilogue feels like this team of Avengers finally coming into their own. It’s an extremely talky issue, dealing with the characters more than anything else; Spider-Man is picked out as the only Avenger not to receive a paycheck because of his identity being a secret from the team and his realisation that Victoria Hand worked for Norman Osborn was handled well. There’s also some great Luke Cage stuff here that shows how far Brian Michael Bendis has come as a writer; no longer is Cage a stereotypical thug, now he’s a true leader of heroes, a man of principle more than anything else. The art by Stuart Immonen continues to dominate, however, and serves as the primary reason for buying this series; it’s such a shame he’s leaving in a couple of issues to be replaced by Mike Deodato. Sigh.