Even he knows it was good, he just can't stand that it was Bendis who wrote it.
I like Bendis for the most part, and I've said that New Avengers is one of my favorite Marvel books - it's my favorite superheroey superhero book.
For all the crap he gets, Bendis has wrote some of my favorite comics lately and all time. His Daredevil was classic, Alias was fantastic. Ultimate Spider-Man at it's best is very good. I actually like Bendis. But he's put out more than his share of stinkers, including the Illuminati special.