Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0785138153, Hardcover)
A new roster! One of the team's most powerful foes! And one of the most popular and requested Avengers returns to the fold! When darkness reigns and chaos falls, there's no room for compromise, no time to run and hide. The world needs EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES! But after the events of Secret Invasion, is Hank Pym ready to rejoin their ranks? And what is the secret that haunts him, a secret dating back to the earliest days of the original team? Join Dan Slott and Khoi Pham for a new age of all-out Avengers action! Collects Mighty Avengers #21-26, and "Requiem" framing sequence.
(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:00:06 -0500)
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Although technically a continuation of the Mighty Avengers series, the roster is completely different. The "real" Avengers are now led by Henry Pym, who is apparently on a crusade to redeem his name after the Skrulls had used his face to broadcast their message. Other members include Quicksilver (who finally appears to be leaning towards the "good" side after too long being poorly written as a "villain"), Hercules, Amadeus Cho, Stature (Hank's niece), Vison, US Agent, Hulk (sort of), and the intermittent appearance of the Scarlet Witch (which isn't exactly true).
The collection starts out with a short piece discussing the Wasp's death and what Hank has done in its aftermath. Then comes the action - devastating natural, and supernatural, plagues are befalling numerous places over the globe, and the Scarlet Witch seems to have made a reappearance at around the same time. Is she responsible? This segues into several connected mini-adventures.
Now, I'm not saying that this collection is perfect; it's far from it. But after reading Secret Invasion tie-ins that were a total disaster, it was nice to actually read something with a discernible plot to it. Hank is a complete jerk, including to his niece, Cassie, who is still a young girl and an orphan to boot. It's obvious that Slott is trying to redeem the character, and while I agree that Hank gets shafted quite often (yes, he hit Janet, and I do not condone that in any way, and Slott makes it apparent in the Requiem prelude that he doesn't, either), it got to be quite thick after a while, especially since Hank was so short-tempered with everyone. His little interaction with Cho made me roll my eyes and nearly set the book down. And his, umm, "relationship" with Jocasta, who is programmed with his ex-wife's brain patterns, is...weird. And kind of gross.
Still, I see this as a step in the right direction. (