The "Avengers" story starts off with an annoying multi-person framing device, which actually obfuscates the story at points and is very distracting. However, having a frame allows Bendis to tell individual and distinct stories within the Fear Itself framework, and he does a good job of that. We also get terrific art by John Romita Jr., though sadly in only 3 of the 5 issues [7.5/10]. The "New Avengers" stories are a step up because the stories are more personal and the (mostly) single person frames are more coherent [8/10]. Overall, a really nice sidestory for Fear Itself.