New Brevoort Formspring

Tom, Why the heck does Age of Ultron exist in 2013 Marvel? So much of what you guys do now is so well thought out and well paced and character driven and worthwhile. Even things that I know are not really for me, like Thunderbolts, are done with a ton of craft and thought. Other books by Bendis are expertly structured and pop. This is just sludge. It's empty fluff. You read an issue and there's nothing there. Any attempt at pathos barely even registers. It's the "but" in Marvel is great, but...