When I first read this in 2009 I found it phenomenal. An event crossover that focused on the characters was absolutely unheard of. In 2017 it became standard-operating practice for Marvel crossovers, and so this looks less amazing. They're still nice character studies of the type you don't usually see in group books, and they're well written, but it's more obvious now that they're interruption of the bad-Shield-and-Hydra narrative that Bendis had going on [7/10].