The art on this book right now is fantastic. Doctor Strange has come back . . he's looking for the next Sorcerer Supreme, and the story is bouncing back and forth between the events that led him back to the Avengers, and the interaction he is having with the team currently. Chris Bachalo is doing the art for the good Doctor's scenes, and Billy Tan is illustrating the regular Avengers team. They're both fantastic artists, so the book has a really unique feel to it right now. The problem Doctor Strange is having is that the Hood is in league with Dormammu and is trying to stop the Doctor from passing his secrets along to whomever he figures out that it is. The Hood, and thereby Dormammu, want those secrets for themselves. The other problem is, Steven has no idea who the next Sorcerer Supreme may be. He's trying to talk to everyone he can think of, to figure it out, but he's not having much luck. Last issue he spent some time with Wiccan from the Young Avengers. This issue . . actually at the end, the rest of the Avengers go along with him and they end up in New Orleans. As they're nearing their target it dawns on Luke who they're here to see . . Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan. On the way there, Doctor Strange informs them that the rules are different in the mystical realms . ."Is it only for good guys? Good, bad, those labels have no real meaning here. Could it be someone who abuses the magics for personal gain? Maybe." And then they start tossing out names . . names that they're worried it may be . . Doctor Doom, or . . Wanda Maximoff. But before the Avengers can arrive, the Hood comes crashing through Daimon's door . . guns blazing, with his demon splashed bullets. Brian Bendis is still writing this book, and I really like the feel of this story. It'd be kind of hard for the Mighty Avengers and the New Avengers to interact right now, given their various story-lines, so . . I'm thinking that this magical mystery tour may be the best way to keep them out of the lime-light for the time being. I thought this was a great book.
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