Thank goodness this comic is coming out. While the main
Avengers title is wrestling with cosmic origin issues and ennui, this book
delivers the hits. Red Skull! Grim Reaper! Apocalypse! The Horsemen of
Apocalypse! Those are the types of problems that heroes solve by hitting them
in the face! Let’s hear it for the Avengers!
Rick Remender must have mastered his Claremont 101 courses.
This book has villain plotting, Celestials, and relationship building. How many
books feature insane looking villains taking on the Celestials?
Amusingly enough, the two newest members of the Uncanny
Avengers both strike out in their attempts to hook up with teammates. Wonder
Man is still smitten over the Scarlet Witch, and Wasp continues her affection
towards alpha males (in this case, Havok). Neither couple seems too close to
getting together though; Wanda and Alex are some damaged goods!
I wasn’t sure if I liked the omniscient narrator caption
boxes, but Remender officially won me over when he referred to Sunfire as the “solar
samurai.” That narrator’s weighted tone makes the entire issue feel important. The
neatest part of the trick is the way the narrator backs out of the panels when
it is just characters talking. He doesn’t have anything to add when Wonder Man is
pouring his heart out to Scarlet Witch. But when Sunfire and Cap are facing
down a ramming Celestial starship? Let the purple prose flow!
Daniel Acuna brings a nice sense of continuity to the
Celestials. I fell in love with his work on the Eternals series years ago, and
he hasn’t lost his knack for the cosmic giants. They look fantastic. The
designs for the Apocalypse Twins are fun too. All of the Horsemen look like a Jack
Kirby designs used in a Guillermo Del Toro movie. (That’s a compliment!)
Excellent
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