I also find it hard to get past art that doesn't appeal to me, so I know where you are coming from. Obviously, the general comic reading public was with you and I was in the minority regarding that book.

Another Marvel book that has been worth the read recently is Avengers Academy. Great writer/artist team of Cristos Gage and Mike McKone on that title. I would at least flip through it and see if the art appeals to you because I think Gage is one of the best writers in mainstream comics today. I'm not into any of the other Avengers books, but that one is an exception right now.

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