Although I was initially a little surprised by the high level of vitriol that we see here amongst the Avengers, I have to say that I eventually came to realize that Remender is actually presenting a pretty damn realistic portrayal of how this group would interact with one another after the events of "Avengers vs. X-Men." Remender has made it clear that Rogue will no way forgive Wanda for her role in M-Day and I can totally buy that. Moreover, Wanda is trying to stay civil (even though she finally gives up doing so here when she refers to Rogue as a "floozy"), but you can just tell that she believes that she made amends (since she did help Hope restart the mutant race, after all). In other words, it all fits. Similarly, I totally buy that Jan would make comments about the X-Men not being "real Avengers" and then proceed to hit on Havok. (She does have a thing for blondes.) Even Logan defending Rogue fits with the idea that we're still Avengers and X-Men on this team, name to the contrary. I think the adjustment to this sort of profound in-fighting comes from the fact that Bendis made the Avengers into a shiny, happy family who never fought. But, constant bickering is a long cherished Avengers tradition and I'm actually enjoying watching Remender resurrect it.
Remender really does an amazing job of keeping all the balls in the air here and making you wonder where we're going next. Although the main focus of this issue is the arrival of the Apocalypse Twins, Remender reminds us that the Red Skull is still out there fomenting anti-mutant hysteria. He also sets up a future story with Havok dispatch Rogue after Magneto. Turning to the matter at hand, we learn that Kang didn't need Jarnbjorn to pierce Apocalypse's armor, as appeared to be the case last issue, but a Celestial's (assuming that Uriel killing him was actually part of Kang's plan). I would still love to know how it wound up falling into Baron Mordo's hands (as seen in the end of issue #6) or why Logan would know about Jarnbjorn (since it was his ancestor who was on hand for Thor's fight with Apocalypse). But, I feel like Remender will get us there, given how carefully he's handled such dangling plot threads so far.
Obviously, the big question now is why Uriel and Eimin have returned at this exact moment. Is it all part of Kang's plan or are they acting on their own? It seems like a good time for Kang to send them to the present, if the goal was to stop Genocide from gaining Apocalypse's powers. But, where do we go from here? I can't wait to get that answer!
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