Avengers #11

Written by Mark Waid

Penciled by Mike Del Mundo
Cover by Alex Ross
Published Sep 20 2017

   Fresh off the events of Secret Empire, the Avengers return to their HQ/ Parker Industries now-sold Baxter Building, and the disdain for Peter Parker is evident. Spider-Man does his best to put a spin on it but in the end, realizes it’s probably best to pile on. With no urgent business to discuss, the members pair up to talk, leaving Spidey and Wasp as an unlikely couple. He uses the opportunity to try and get on her good side and invites her on an outing.

   Meanwhile Falcon and Thor talk his newfound freedom from the Captain America mantle, eventually bringing up a secret he’s held onto. Jane Foster is battling cancer in her mortal life, and Sam hasn’t mentoined it to anybody. He still stands by the fact he won’t let her go on a suicide mission, but goes on to ask her a favor - he needs her to lead the Avengers.

WHAT?!

   At a coffee shop that to Hercules’ dismay is fresh out of Mead, he and Vision talk about the pressure of being immortal. He tells his cybernetic friend that reveling is the present in the answer. Humans are short lived. The more Hercules dwelled on it the sadder he got. Among the two taking selfies with scores of people in the shop, the warrior assures Vision that friendships with the humans will make their memories of them immortal as well.

I know I'm kinda stupid, but does this coffee shop have any beer?

   Back in midtown, Spidey reveals to the scientifically driven Wasp that he has two tickets to a lecture when suddenly they spy a circus truck overturned below. They descend to help when the two get into another argument about what type of monkeys they’re rescuing. After things are shored up, Spider-Man is upset and no longer wants to go to the fair anyway. Wasp cheers him up, leaving with one last dig at that jerk Peter Parker.
   Atop a building, Thor asks Sam if he’s retiring as Falcon as well. There’s no need to not lead the team simply because he no longer wears Stars and Stripes. There’s still 5 members of this team who won’t defer to a costume to lead them. Sam considers her advice, eventually rescinding his offer... the conversation is interrupted though with his breaking news app. Without their normal tools to hail each other, Thor sends a lightning bolt to the sky. They all show up. Titanium Man and Crimson Dynamo have hostages at the American Embassy. The team looks to Falcon for one less order and he gives it. "Avengers Assemble" he commands... and with that this issue is concluded.

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! Away from Mike Del Mundo's Artwork!

   This brings a chapter in the lives of these Avengers to a close, one I think that’s fitting of any legendary team to have worn the banner through the years. Next issue returns us to the original numbering, an all new team and an all new sorry arc. More importantly, to an all new artist although it appears that the cover is still drawn by water colorist Alex Ross. He must have nudes of Stan Lee. I can’t think of any other reason he’s still around. Either way, this was a pretty good issue. I give it a 9/10.

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