[Greenskar]

So I just completed AvX number 12 which concludes the event. All in all this event delivered in terms of providing serious consequences to the MU as a result of everything that happened. Things can not go back to the way they were in terms of how we remember the X-Men and fiery cosmic entity. The conclusion of AvX not only wraps up everything Bendis has done with the Avengers over the past decade but it ties it all together as well, dating back to Disassembled and House of M.

However, the way things ended I personally felt was a weak cop out to put an end to any future Phoenix stories. The only Spoiler I will include (I repeat Spoiler) is that no one else (in terms of Heroes and Villains we know) dies in this issue. There is a brief revelation from Cyclops as Dark Phoenix regarding Nova that he could see his fear and knew his secret...that he doesn't even belong here!

That little bit about Nova, which to me suggested him, being seemingly misplaced from another universe (Cancerverse maybe?)reinforced my faith that DnA's cosmic storylines are not only being acknowledged but respected in continuity (Avengers Assemble notwithstanding until its revealed exactly what is actually happening there in terms of continuity).

Otherwise, there were some cool moments in the middle of this event as a whole such as the revelation of the Phoenix 5 but the first half of this event was terrible in my opinion and made this event as a whole pretty average at best. I know most probably hated the event, like most Marvel events, but I can at least appreciate that serious changes are being made to MU as a result making this event more than just a footnote on the timeline.