I think Jonathan Hickman’s take on the Avengers might be the
most cerebral approach I’ve seen. I find myself absolutely loving some of the
issues, but then there are issues where I finish the book and I feel like I
didn’t quite get my $3.99 worth.
This issue contains two recap/title pages and 5 pages
featuring alien strangeness. That only leaves about 15 pages for the actual
Avengers, but they aren’t even the focus of most of those pages. Instead, we
are seeing potential matches with the Star Brand. Now Hickman’s little trick
with the Star Brand is a pretty good one, and it sets things up nicely for next
issue, but the cost is an issue where the Avengers don’t do a whole lot. I’m
sure this type of thing reads much better in trade, but when I’m anxiously
awaiting an Avengers fix, this doesn’t quite scratch the itch.
Dustin Weaver is back on art, and I remain impressed. He is
one of the few artists who really sold me on the current Captain Marvel
costume; his Carol Danvers looks like a daring leader type (which is how she’s
supposed to look). There are a fair amount of panels with no background, but
then the detail in others is wonderful, so that’s a wash. I’m not sold on the Nightmask
redesign yet either. A bit too post-modern for my sensibilities. I like that
collar on the original design!
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