Avengers Prime #1- Alan Davis is one of my favorites, so that being said this issue is beautiful to look at and the art carries the weight of the book. Bendis' scripts are fine and he offers some good stuff here, I'm just a little more than tired to see Steve Rogers and Tony Stark bitching at each other. That, and Bendis scripts Tony Stark as an annoying asshole who you really just want to see clocked right off the bat. Considering Tony Stark is generally a giant douchbag I guess I should be willing to accept it, but Fraction makes me hate the character less so it would be nice to see other writers at least try to redeem him as well. Ignoring that, the story has promise and the Steve Rogers fight scene is awesome, so as unnecessary Avengers titles go you could do worse. B
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