So I’m a tad surprised by this one… I had understood that
Rick Remender’s (through Red Skull) “inversion” of Marvel’s main characters
would be a twist on their personalities, not a total alignment shift. It’s
interesting. Some folks, like Iron Man, seem to definitely be off, but the core
of the character seems unchanged.
The X-Men, as another example, seem to be shoring up as an
army. Storm has bought in with Cyclops (who hasn’t changed that I’ve seen) and
the newly powered-up Apocalypse (formerly known as Genesis). I am thrilled to
see the X-Men back under one roof as a big, powerful team again; too bad it
probably can’t last.
Then we’ve got the Avengers. I have no idea what is up with
them. Captain America, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Wasp, they all just seem to be bad
guys (some worse than others). Luke Cage seems to be greedier than evil, while
Thor is cowardly AND evil. I’m just having a hard time.
Don’t even get me started on how Kluh works, exactly. The
sadder Kluh gets the stronger he gets, and he seems irredeemably evil. Just
full on bad guy. So that means that Hulk is normally… good? Carnage is a hero
too. He’s not killing, he’s cracking jokes, and he’s rescuing hostages. So the opposite
of Carnage is… Spider-Man? I’m not totally sure.
Since Jarvis, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the SHIELD agents seem
to be their normal selves, it seems only those characters actually present in
Genosha have been inverted. At least, that makes sense to me and explains why
the whole world hasn’t turned upside down.
I’m enjoying the overall feel of the event book so far, it
does seem like a huge shake-up. That said, I hope later chapters give us some
sort of explanation of what exactly happened here. Right now, it still seems a
bit random.
Leinil Francis Yu’s art is always a treat. He gives the heroes
and villains godlike bodies that really show off how they tower above normal
humans. The difference in personality manifests nicely in the posture of some
of the heroes too, especially Iron Man, Thor, and Medusa.
So I’m giving this a cautious GOOD. I like the concept, the
art is great, and the stakes are high. This is much more my cup of tea than
Original Sin. But I do hope Remender explains exactly how this inversion works
soon.
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