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It feels like this was definitely cut before Duggan had finished saying what he wanted to with this team, unfortunately. I think a lot of this book could have landed a bit better if there were more issues to spread things out a bit more. That said, this is still an enjoyable book, which has never changed for me throughout this series. Hopefully the next issue can close things out as strongly as po ssible.more

Not quite as good as the last few issues have been, but this is still a series I'm enjoying. Blue Bolt continues to be an intriguing character, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does next after how this issue left off. I'm pretty sure he's gonna end up helping the rest of the team, but I could also see things going in a different direction.

Glad to see that this book has been finding its stride a bit more. It's still far from a "perfect" book, but it's definitely been getting more enjoyable as it's gone on. When Blue Bolt was initially announced, I wasn't expecting to care a whole lot about him. Now, I feel that Duggan has made him character I'd like to see more of beyond this run. Not to say he's the most compelling character out th ere or that he's one of my favorite characters now, but I care a lot more than I expected to at first.more

Ended up liking this a good amount, enough to call it one of the best issues of the series thus far. Lima does a really nice job filling in for Danny Kim on interiors, and I thought the story, in particular, was probably the strongest one Duggan has put together for this book yet. I felt that Duggan did a really nice job of giving the two Avengers teams a natural conflict and building upon that in a meaningful way. Oh yeah, and I'll never not like Storm just being awesome.more

It felt like a little too much was put into this issue, but I still liked it overall. Firestar checking into rehab felt like something that should have had a few more pages, in my opinion. The pages with Blue Bolt calling himself Wonder Man could have been used for that, in my opinion, even with that moment most likely acting as a prelude to Simon appearing in the book. In any case, I did like thi s issue overall, but none of the issues have been as good as the previous one.more

Solid stuff in the run's strongest issue thus far. Kim's art continues to be good, and I largely like what Duggan is doing narratively. Glad that we finally got a bit of explanation as to why Ultron is suddenly trying to be a hero and is a member of the team. Additionally, I enjoyed what we got in the second half of this issue with Firestar and Blue Bolt.

Another good issue, but also one that falls in line with the other two. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but I was hoping for a little more with the first West Coast Avengers title since 2018-2019. In any case, I might have to say that this was my favorite issue of the book so far. There were still some things that weren't my favorite, but I like the concept for the Gospel of Ultron so far and I'm definitely still interested in the book.more

I feel pretty much the same way I felt about the previous issue. I like this and it's pretty enjoyable for what it is, but it's just not reaching that next level for me. At least, not yet. Kim continues to put out super solid interiors, and Duggan has multiple intriguing things happening, though they aren't coming together as strongly as I would like. Additionally, some of the dialogue and interac tions don't come across as naturally as I think was intended. In any case, I do think this is good overall.more

It's a pretty solid start, though I'm not 100% sold on this concept quite yet. There are a good amount of things I like here, but I'm going to have to read more to make a stronger opinion on it. That said, Kim's art is largely a strong point of this. There were certain panels that weren't my favorite, but I thought a lot of his interiors here were very promising.

Solid book again, but one that also feels like it falls more in line with the rest of this run's last few issues, in terms of quality. Nothing was bad here at all, though, but nothing was absolutely fantastic. So, yeah, a pretty harmless run that was largely enjoyable for what it was.

In comparison to the last two issues, I feel pretty much the same about this one. I don't really have much to say, unfortunately. With the next issue being the last of the series, I hope it ends up ending on a relatively high note, as I do think this story has potential to be better.

overall this was a really solid series. I enjoy Jeff Lemire's consistent writing, the art, and his work on hte characters. I will definitely re-read this again, and It was nice seeing the Justice Society of America meet Wonder Woman. Might check out other JSA books

Another solid read for what it is, but also one that I wasn't super big on. I thought Guara's interiors worked better for me than they have previously, so that was nice. However, the story isn't the most interesting to me. There are things about it that I like, but it's not something I'm incredibly excited about. I still liked this a good amount overall, though.

A solid read, but also not my favorite. I liked this more when it started, but it began to lose me as it went on. Something that particularly annoyed me was the members of The Assembly mentioning each other's names, as it read like it was purely there to explicitly name the characters for the reader. It's just the way they did it that kind of bugged me, and it's something I've seen many times from reading comics and watching television and such. Anyways, yeah. Also, I must have misunderstood something when writing my review of #6, as I thought Guara was just filling in, but it appears he's here to stay. Not mad about that at all, but I was largely liking what Carola Borelli was doing before him.more

A pretty solid read, even if it can be seen as a filler issue in-between Jessica deciding to leave New York and her actually getting to San Francisco, especially with Guara filling in on interiors. Though, I thought this was good nonetheless. Guara does a nice job throughout this, and I thought Star's appearance was pretty enjoyable as well.

With Gang War out of the way, I'd call this the best issue so far. I thought we got a nice conversation between Jessica and Carol here, and I largely enjoyed the former's dynamic with Spider-Boy. He wasn't a character I thought I would care much about when he was first revealed, but I actually do like his backstory quite a bit.

A pretty good ending to the run. A lot of times, the ending to a book can feel rushed due to the need to tie up all loose ends within the space of a single issue, but Duggan does a really nice job of avoiding that problem and pacing just about everything well, along with making this feel like a fairly natural ending point for his run on the character.

Another fun read, but also another one of the run's weaker issues. I think I prefer this issue over the last one, but I like them for their own, different, reasons. I will say I liked Di Vito's art in this issue a bit more than that of Creees Lee in the previous one. Additionally, I thought the dynamic between Tony and Rhodey was written fairly well. I, particularly, enjoyed how this issue ended, and I'm hoping the next issue ends this series on a relatively high note.more

Something I really loved about this run is that in spite of it being directly tied to X-Men, it remained an Iron Man comic. You could feasibly read this and not any of the X-Men stuff, and still get your fix. But this issue kinda fucks that up. And while I'm sure next issue will rebound, I'm slightly concerned it won't.

It was fun for what it was, but I'd also have to call this one of the run's weaker issues, unfortunately. Wasn't super big on Lee's interiors here, as they were a little on the blander side. Magneto, especially, was a little strange to look at. I felt like he appeared younger than he should have. Anyways, yeah, solid issue, but nothing all that special.