Last issue ended with Jocasta sounding the alarm that Ultron is coming back. Now, she’s offline. Jarvis is offering Ace and Blackjack (I know, who TF are they?!???) a tour of the Mighty Avengers’ base when they seem to see Ultron’s image in a picture frame.
The reason these two people you’ve forgotten about are visiting the team is because they serve G.R.A.M.P.A.
I know, you’ve forgotten about that organization, too. And Marvel editorial isn’t kind enough to give readers a blurb explaining that the acronym stands for Global Reaction Agency for Mysterious Paranormal Activity. They currently authorize the Mighty Avengers’ actions, and they’re visiting to revoke that authority. Truly, none of this matters.
Ultron is in fact back and is now calling himself Ultron Pym. He has an army of Jocastas.
These two issues are supposed to be Siege tie-ins (based on the covers), but really what happens is Steve Rogers asks for Hank Pym to help foil Osborn’s invasion of Asgard and Pym refuses. Most of the Mighty Avengers leave to help with the Siege battle, despite Hank’s instructions.
This leaves Hank to face down Ultron. We learn that Janet Van Dyne, the original Wasp, is not dead. We were lead to believe that she died battle Ultron in the “Disassembled” arc, but really her consciousness was sent into another dimension and Hank’s been keeping her alive. This makes Jocasta jealous because she kinda crushes on Hank. But helps defeat Ultron because she agrees to actually marry him and be his minder after he’s defeated.
Apparently, Hank must have done one of those quick mail-away things where he got the authority to officiate a marriage ceremony.
It’s not entirely clear what happens to Wasp, but Hank destroys the interdimensional access ship that has been serving as the Mighty Avengers’ base. With Ultron defeated, he then runs off to help with Seige.
So, the final panel leaves us with the impression that the Mighty Avengers are still a thing, but they’re not. This series is cancelled.
I found these issues frustrating. This series wasn’t bad by any means, but it was often confusing–and these two issues are exceptionally obtuse. The reader is expected to have a lot of background knowledge (about Wasp, GRAMPA, and Jocasta, among other things) and doesn’t cap off the book in any kind of way. It feels like it just ends out of convenience and while that may be true, it would have been better to give us some kind of narrative closure.