 The first issue of Mighty Avengers was the second highest selling comic for that month based on Diamond Publisher's indexes.IGN reviewer Richard George said Brian Michael Bendis' writing for "The Mighty Avengers" #1 "manages to move through the roster selection, convey their basic information and personality, marshal them against a huge threat and leave us with a solid cliffhanger".George also praised Frank Cho's artwork, saying, "The artist not only delivers with some excellent action sequences, he does a great job with the increasingly standard widescreen format that many are adopting."