Siege

This is the culmination of several years of storytelling at Marvel, from its major crossovers starting with “House of M” to “Secret Invasion,” to it’s post event initiatives like… “The Initiative,” and “Dark Reign,” to the events of its flagship title, “New Avengers,” during this time and other events such as the return of Thor.  So those of you who haven’t been following the events of the Marvel U for this time need not apply 

For those of you who have, it’s a pretty successful conclusion to the events of the past few years as Norman Osborne’s desire for power mixes with Loki’s desire for mischief in a way that leads the former Green Goblin to lead all of the superhero forces at his disposal against the Gods of Asgard.  If you think that sounds like a catalyst for all of the superheroes to finally put aside their differences and unite in the face of a common threat, then you thought right. 

I won’t deny that it certainly is thrilling to see all of the Avengers (New and otherwise) team up and take down Osborne and his crew, but a couple key events just aren’t explained well enough in the story for them to have the effect they needed to.  The biggest problem is that if I hadn’t been spoiled to the fact that Carnage has been slowly taking over the Sentry’s mind for quite some time, then I’d have had NO IDEA what was going on with him towards the end.  Still, it’s an entertaining enough wrap up and essentially required reading for anyone following the ongoing narrative of the Marvel U.