It's a crime that this book is ending. How telling is it that all my favorite Marvel comics are always getting cancelled or going "on hiatus?"Jim McCann has to rush some plot to make sure he crosses all his t's and dots his i's as the series wraps up. McCann is clearly a fan of 80's Marvel, and he had lots of plans he wanted to play out in this run. Instead of spreading these ideas over a slew of issues, this one issue is packed with big moments. Hawkeye has big meetings with both Crossfire and Steve Rogers where he struggles with his more blood-thirsty (and out-of-character) tendencies. Dominic Fortune explains his new-found youth through some ties to Mockingbird's scientific background. Mockingbird shows how she plans to deal with the clean-up from the Skrull invasion.
There are no prime-time battles in this issue, but McCann does get to show just how much he likes these characters.
David Lopez's art has been strong throughout, and he closes out the run the same way. It's funny how just changing Mock's hair gives her a whole different look, the minor change actually does a lot to make her seem more like a normal person. Lopez's take on Steve Rogers is pretty solid too.
Good
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