REVIEW: This Weeks Marvel Comics By JoshW (Part One)

REVIEW: This Weeks Marvel Comics By JoshW (Part One)

Here is the first part of my reviews for some of the week's biggest Marvel releases: The Avengers #1, Age of Heroes #1 and Enter the Heroic Age...

Review Opinion
By JoshWilding - May 21, 2010 04:05 PM EST
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This week marked the start of an all new direction for the Marvel Universe as the Heroic Age begins, bringing to a close a build up that started with Avengers: Disassembled and recently came to a close with Siege. To mark the occasion, I decided to review the three big titles that were released this week which kick off the new status quo! As two of these feature more than one story, the reviews for them took a little longer than it would for a regular issue so if you guys enjoy this article I'll be posting my thoughts on the rest of this weeks big Marvel releases tomorrow and then each week from then on! Just to warn you, I've done my best to avoid any big spoilers below but as I go into detail about the content of the comic book be warned that you might want to avoid reading any further if you havent yet read the following comic books!




The Avengers #1

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Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: John Romita Jr.

Story: THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE! There came a day! A day unlike any other...where two of Marvel's top creators teamed up for the very first time to create a bombastic new monthly Marvel comic that not only ushers in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics but unleashes onto the world the most blockbuster Avengers team ever! Who will answer the call? And will they assemble just in time...because Kang the Conqueror is here from the future. And wait till you find out why…!

Review: After years of seeing the team almost constantly tied into one event or another, it’s a real treat to see them go back to basics with a story that feels a lot more like the classic Avengers tales of old! Bendis has often been hit and miss when it comes to writing these characters in my opinion but here he really nails both the new status quo of the Marvel Universe and the relationships that are now very different to what they used to be the last time the likes of Steve Rogers, Thor and Iron Man were in a team together. Bendis gets on with forming the team very quickly, which is far more satisfying than dragging it out over several issues, and he wastes no time in setting up several new plot points that I’m sure he will continue to build upon in the coming months. The return of a classic Avengers villain is extremely satisfying as is the return of a classic Avengers hero! Both of these are handled in a very different way to what they would have been 10 years ago but this is most definitely a good thing as it’s a fresh and interesting take that fits well in the new tone that this book, and the MU as a whole, is going for. The real high point of this issue for me has to be John Romita Jr’s art which I’m a huge fan of. It’s great to see him drawing the two character that he’s done some amazing work on in recent years, Spider-Man and Wolverine, as well as seeing his take on the other characters featured in the book. The one reservation I had before reading this book though is Romita’s take on Iron Man which in the past has often been rather clunky and ugly looking. Here though, his take on the character is nicely done as is his Thor who he manages to make sure doesn’t look out of place with the more down to Earth heroes like Hawkeye and Spider-Woman. Everything from the slower more talky moment of this issue to some brilliant action packed scenes are well drawn and I hope that he, as well as inker Klaus Jansen and colourist Dean White, will be on this title for a long time to come!

As a #1, this does it’s intended job of setting up the new title perfectly and it seems that with this issue Bendis has finally gotten the perfect grip on all of these characters while also creating a comic that will hopefully serve as the flagship Marvel book as the Avengers always used to. And with a cliff-hanger as exciting as this one, I’m already excited for #2!

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Age of Heroes #1

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Writer: Kurt Busiek, Paul Cornell, Rick Remender, Dan Slott
Artist: Marko Djurdjevic, Leonard Kirk, Chris Samnee, Ty Templeton

Story: The Heroes are restored to their rightful place in this new era, and the world is safer for them. They defeated Osborn & his Siege on Asgard, now they have one last foe to face: the Mayor of New York -- J. Jonah Jameson! Also, MI13 come to the US, but one of them isn't leaving--they are defecting to the AVENGERS?! Plus Dr. Voodoo's Sorcerer Supreme duties infringe on “date night” and how much trouble can Spider-Man get into in one day? The answer: A LOT!

Review: I was expecting great things from this issue after reading the above solicitation a few weeks ago but was left feeling very dissatisfied by the time I turned the last page. The first, and longest, story which focuses on J. Jonah Jameson is particularly bad. Over in Amazing Spider-Man, the creative teams have gone to great lengths in order to do some new things with the character but this whole story regresses to focusing only on his dislike of superheroes and gives no insight into his feelings about the Heroic Age other than to show us something we’ve seen countless times before and done a lot better. A lot of what goes on contradicts much of what we know about JJJ and if this is how Kurt Busiek’s much hyped return to Marvel starts, I’m not looking forward to what comes next. The art on the other hand is really the saving grace. Djurdjevic’s work here is a lot different to his iconic painted comic book covers but he does a great job of capturing the character’s facial expressions and nails the brief action scenes too.

The second tale is probably the best one. It’s a short and entertaining story that follows the new Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Voodoo on a date that quite predictably gets interrupted in a number of humorous ways. Again, there is very little point to this story as it fails to give us an idea of his place in the new status quo of the Marvel Universe although I’m sure that fans of the character will especially love it. Remender manages to write this in a way that will appeal to those who may not know a lot about Voodoo while Samnee’s art suits this type of story very.

Next up is the one that I was most looking forward to. As many of you will know by now, I’m from the UK and am a huge Captain Britain fan so was really hoping that this story would result in the character having a larger role in future Marvel comic books even if he doesn’t have his own series. In one respect, I got my wish as the Captain is made an Avenger but at a puny two pages this feels more like a way of letting us know where he is but putting him back on the shelf and I don’t expect to see him popping up in the pages of any of the Avengers book anytime soon. At such a short length, the brilliant Paul Cornell has little to no chance to give us an idea of the ramifications of the decision made by Captain Britain but he writes all of the MI13 characters involved perfectly and it was nice to see the artist from that same series return to handle the art, which is excellent. Finally, we have a story barely worth mentioning. One page and five panels later, you’re left with a Spider-Man story which feels more like filler than anything else. There’s nothing wrong with the story or art but there’s very little that either Slott or Templeton can do in such a short space and I can only hope we’ll get a decent reaction from Spider-Man about the Heroic Age in his own or one of the Avengers titles.

As a whole, this comic book makes for an ok read but it’s far from an essential purchase. There’s nothing on offer here that will give you any great insight into the new status quo and the individual characters and stories just aren’t interesting or essential enough to read even for the biggest fan of any of them.

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Enter The Heroic Age #1

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Writer: Christos Gage, Jeff Parker, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Jim McCann
Artist: Mike McKone, Jamie McKelivie, David Lopez, Kevin Walker

Story: Five killer creative teams present the dawning of five all-HEROIC ongoing series. Who will answer the call to rise up and defend the world? The answers are in these pages exclusively! You can’t miss this first look at these new series that’ll have everyone buzzing.

Review: Whereas Age of Heroes was meant to take a look at some of the characters in the new look Marvel Universe, this title very much serves its purpose of being five individual previews for the new comic books Marvel are introducing in the wake of Siege. And in that respect, it does it’s job very well. The first short story by Christos Gage and Mike McKone is a nice way of introducing us to one of the members of the upcoming Avengers Academy although I cant help but feel that it would have been better if they’d used this opportunity to show us who’ll be running the academy and what we can expect from those characters rather than focusing instead on the unknown Rapter who’s interesting but not enough in my opinion to convince many fans to pick up this title. The second is an Agents of Atlas story that may have gone a little over my head as I’m not particularly familiar with the characters. It’s a fun enough tale that I’m sure fans of the team will enjoy and ends in a way that I think will convince many readers to hunt down the first issue in order to see how the story continue to develop.

The Black Widow part of the book is a little odd in the respect that her new series is already two issues in and so it’s not clear whether this story serves as some sort of prologue to the events of that title or whether it’s a standalone tale. Regardless of that it still makes for a well written and nicely drawn story which I really hope will have some sort of impact on the new, excellent, solo series as I was left quite intrigued by the ending in particular. Fourth, we see something that I’m sure many comic book fans have been anticipating for a long time…Clint Barton back in costume as Hawkeye! Teaming up the character with Mockingbird results in a great dynamic but McCann also pens an action packed, fun tale that features plenty of exciting moments too. Lopez’s art is well suited to the two colourful characters and he handles the aforementioned action scenes perfectly. McCann also manages to add an element of intrigue into the story that has me interested enough to pick up Hawkeye and Mockingbird next month!

Finally, we have a prologue to the upcoming, all-new Thunderbolts title. This is probably the best story out of the five as writer Jeff Parker manages to also give us an inside look at the superhero prison, the Raft. A lot of the issue focuses on a few of the villains incarcerated there and this serves to give us an idea of the new, more secure set-up as well as how the villains in this situation are forced to interact with each other and the actual prison itself. One fun twist and an awesome Luke Cage scene later and we’re left with a clear and brand new status quo for the Thunderbolts that puts Cage in an all new, interesting situation which I cant wait to see more of! So, as I mentioned before this book serves it’s purpose in setting up these new titles and I for one will be picking all of them up , apart from Agents of Atlas, next month! This issue makes for a great read and if you’re still not sure about which, if any, of the new titles to pick up, Enter the Heroic Age is the perfect tool to help you make up your mind!

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Thanks for taking the time to read and feel free to share your thoughts of these comic books in the usual place! And be sure to check back on CBM tomorrow when I'll be reviewing Invincible Iron Man #26, Rescue #1, Ultimate Comics Avengers 2 #2 and X-Men Legacy #236!
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AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 5/21/2010, 4:55 PM
All three of these look really cool!
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 5/21/2010, 5:02 PM
I'm buying Avengers 1 tomorrow.
CBArtist
CBArtist - 5/21/2010, 5:03 PM
I was soooo looking forward to Avengers #1 since it was announced. Then I found out John Romita Jr. was doing the art.I actually quit buying X-men back in the day because of his art, until Marc Silvestri started on it. So until another artist is on board. I won't buy it.
OverCross
OverCross - 5/21/2010, 5:18 PM
@griff

I'm with you on that.
What's Spidey doing?
seanxvito
seanxvito - 5/21/2010, 5:53 PM
digging on the new Avengers (pun fully intended)!
ThePrince
ThePrince - 5/21/2010, 6:33 PM
good review josh. i just picked all 3 of these up yesterday myself and must agree tenfold with you.....aside from one thing. me personally, i absolutely HATE JR Jrs art.
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 5/21/2010, 7:27 PM
WHAT! The cover of AVENGERS #1 is GREAT..It's drawn by one of the greatest talents in the industry..John Romita JR!!

What is SPIDEY doing?..well he is WEB SWINGING OFF THOR'S HAMMER..DUH!!
jusme6
jusme6 - 5/21/2010, 7:55 PM
I like how this new Avengers story is tied to Next Avengers. I wonder where they'll go with it.

@Josh: Great review! Thanks for bringing the comic discussions back.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/21/2010, 8:13 PM
tea: Thanks bud, and I think you should definitely start buying some of the monthleys again! If nothing else, it's worth picking up Avengers #1 and maybe one or two of the other new Avengers titles because you do not want to wait another 7 or 8 months for the graphic novels with stories this good! :) Funnily enough, it's actually the other way around with me - when I started reading comic books, I only bought graphic novels but now I buy the monthleys, which is great, but I'm on my fourth comic box with no idea where I'm going to store the damn things, lol!

ThePrince: Cheers dude! I never used to be much of a fan of JR Jr's either! However, it was in his first arc with JMS which featured Morlun when my opinion completely changed! I honestly dont think that there's an artist out there who draws Spider-Man as well as he does! Add to that his brilliant work with Mark Millar on Wolverine and Kick-Ass and he's just one of my favourite artists alongside Steve McNiven and Marcos Martin!

jusme6: Yeah, I've never see the Next Avengers animated movie (although I read the plot on Wikipedia after reading Avengers #1!) but it's a really interesting direction to take the series in! The fact that Kang is back is what excites me most - it's so great to see a classic villain like that instead of month after month of the Hood, lol! And, thank you - it's my pleasure to bring more comic book talk to CBM! I'll be doing these reviews every Friday/Saturday so I'm hoping that when people see them as a regular feature, it'll really stir up some great discussions!
HeyVanity
HeyVanity - 5/21/2010, 9:22 PM
Sorry, Josh, but I must agree with grif. That is pretty dreadful looking, haha.

Also, I haven't read anything past Civil War, yet, so it's damn good to see Hawkeye's back!
Makiveli21
Makiveli21 - 5/21/2010, 9:24 PM
josh as always i love your reviews!

the comic reviews never left though! blackairs, jusme, and my boy anil have been doing reviews every week for the last few months!

i love the direction of avengers#1 and cant wait to see how it goes.
Upupandaway
Upupandaway - 5/21/2010, 9:54 PM
@HeyVanity- I think it's just Thor who's off. He's kind of blocky. Everything else looks pretty good. I'm not a big JRJ guy though.

@JoshW- Great reviews. I started late to the comics scene and TPB's and graphic novels were all I did. I still like TPB's though just in case an arc goes sour (and my library carries them). You're right, though. Kang is a great bad guy. He's like an evil Marty Mcfly. Keep these reviews coming. I like to know what I want to buy later.
HeyVanity
HeyVanity - 5/21/2010, 10:18 PM
@Upupandaway- Yeah, he's definitely the worst, but I'd venture to say they all (with the exception of Cap) look like shit. But hey, if I can get past the artwork in DKR, I can sure as hell get past JRJ's work.
Upupandaway
Upupandaway - 5/21/2010, 10:29 PM
@HeyVanity- It's all subjective. I actually like the art in DKR. To me, the art has to fit the context and tone of the story. (I.e. Alex Ross is great for retrospective works. The Art of New Frontier completely worked with the story.) I just think JRJ lacks some polish.
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 5/21/2010, 10:52 PM
JOSH- LOL! I know what you mean about comic boxes..
I am on my 13TH!!! (medium boxes) I have exactly
1,850 comics in total they are worth $6,920..I
keep track of them on comicpriceguide.com..It's
like the stock market for comics..but it takes
forever to make sure all are there..I still have
about 30-50 comics to register!..but it's nice to
see when an issue goes up in price! Also it's a
good thing to have a record of what issues you
have and how much there worth..for a worstcase
senario.

Anyway I HAVE to pick up those issues I have been
SLACKING on comics latly!
AlexLaChiusa
AlexLaChiusa - 5/21/2010, 11:19 PM
I loved Avengers #1 but goddammit, I really can't stand Romita Jr's artwork. Why do people think he's amazing again?

Should of got Olivier Coipel, Marko Djurdjević or Leinil Francis Yu.
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/22/2010, 4:19 AM
marvel is doing some really cool shit of late.
IronClad
IronClad - 5/22/2010, 5:18 AM
I'm w/ Gaston on this one; it looks as though Thor's face was drawn by a fifth grader. furthermore, i'm of the opinion Hawkeye's mask needs a major redesign; something about that mask around the eyes that reminds me of Church Lady's glasses. also, all that purple on his costume is just hard to look at. i say change the purple to black, do something about his mask and he's good to go. yeah, black and blue would be awesome and much less flamboyant.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/22/2010, 5:37 AM
Damn, MARVEL does love ripping everyone off!!!

: P

Damn TWO new X-MEN titles coming out too!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/22/2010, 5:37 AM
HeyVanity: Haha, no worries! I may be a fan but even I'll admit that the cover to The Avengers #1 is far from his best work! Inside though is pure quality although I cant help but feel like he may be better suited to Amazing Spider-Man which I'd love to see him draw on a regular basis!

Makiveli21: Cheers man, long time no see! I didnt realise that - I'll have to start checking out the "Reviews" tab more often! I very rarely have the time these days to look at anything other than news!

Upupandaway: Thanks! :) I started off buying the UK reprints which are sold in general newsagents here (but are a good few years behind) and then used graphic novels as a way to both catch up to the the monthly US comic books and to familiarise myself with many of the classic tales as well! I dont have a comic store near me so I get my comics in the post every Friday (they're released here on a Thursday rather than Wednesday!) but occasionally pick up the odd graphic novel as well!

PETE: And I thought that I had a lot, lol! ;) I hadnt heard of that site but I'll definitely check it out now I know about it, thanks! As I only started buying the monthly comic books in 2005/6 (after years of buying graphic novels and UK reprints) I doubt I have too many valuable titles but who knows!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/22/2010, 5:39 AM
Oh and (i know its not up there but) SECRET AVENGERS just feels like SECRET DEFENDERS to me!

Just does, though gonna deff get HEROIC AGE!!!

[frick] it, and of course AVENGERS 1! (Should really go an get 'em b4 they sell the [frick] out).

Cool stuff @ JOSH!

PP @ 13th box, i got over 40, maybe more of 'em, all the damn things had to go in the SHED! : D

Don't worry bro, you'll get there soon, trust me, it ain't pretty when you do though! : P
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/22/2010, 5:46 AM
LEE: Lol, thanks bud! :D You should definitely pick up a copy of Avengers #1 because I promise you that it's far from a waste of money! It doesnt matter if you're not bang up to date with the current comic books either as they've made it pretty easy to follow. (in order to pick up a pile of new readers due to the fact it's a #1 I'm guessing!) I dont think that Secret Avengers is out for another few weeks but I personally cant wait...even though you might be right about it!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/22/2010, 5:46 AM
JOSH @ I just edited my comment dude, yeah deff getting AVENGERS 1 man!

AVENGERS has always been my fav MARVEL comic, just like DC has been JLA!

As for SECRET AVENGERS, hopefully I'm wrong, I'm gonna have to pick up a copy as its AVENGERS anyways and the ACADEMY one, so cheers dude!

And the top lot, great reviews!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/22/2010, 5:48 AM
Lol, TEA @ I wish i could put 'em in the attic, but the [frick]ing celling (?) would come down here lol! : D
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/22/2010, 6:02 AM
LEE: Ah, so I see! I just found this preview page over on CBR that I was going to use and try to tempt you into buying it, lol...

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I gave up on Avengers: The Initiative after the first 12 issues. I thought it was ok but got a little bored with it to be honest. I'll be giving Academy a chance though and will defiitely be picking up the core Avengers titles, Secret and New! :) And thanks again!

tea: Good man! I'm really looking forward to Shadowland - it'll be great to see DD back in the spotlight after his absence from pretty much every big event of the past few years! You managed to pick up a signed copy huh? Awesome man! I only have one signed comic book and that's Daredevil #504 by Andy Diggle! If you dont mind me asking, where exactly do you buy your comic books from?
Simonsonrules
Simonsonrules - 5/22/2010, 7:05 AM
I agree with everyone who has voiced a negative opinion of John's work on Avengers no. 1. Don't get me wrong, I think that John is a tremendously talented artist, but I've never thought his expressionist style was appropriate for super hero work. His Daredevil and Iron Man work aside (80s correct me if I'm wrong about the Daredevil, hazy memory), I think his work is more appropriate for other comic genres. I've often wondered about the relationship he has with Marvel; clearly his name alone commands respect. His style is somewhat dated, however, and I didn't find Avengers no. 1 visually compelling. It was a real let down after Siege and especially Copiel's epic run on Thor. Copiel was born to draw the Avengers.
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 5/22/2010, 8:23 AM
Hey, Josh! Love the reviews. I just picked all three of these up on Wednesday.

I, for one, love John Romita Jr.'s artwork. His style reminds me of the great Frank Miller, especially when it's complemented by Klaus Janson's inks. Is Romita's art as realistic, as say, Alex Ross? No, of course not. Do I think his style fits comic art? Yes, indeed I do. Not every artist has to be hyper-realistic to be good. J.R. Jr. has stated himself that his style is "whatever comes out on time, that's my style." Hey, at least he admits it.

That being said, Avengers #1 was awesome! I love the team! It's got all of Marvel's heavy hitters (with the exception of the Hulk). Spider-Woman is one of my favorite female heroes of all time (it might have something to do with her costume:)). I love the return of Kang the Conquerer. It's really cool to see a classic Marvel villian that I'm familiar with. I always thought Kang was really underrated.

The only stories I really got excited about in Enter the Heroic Age were the Hawkeye and Mockingbird and Thunderbolts. I've never read one Thunderbolts story ever, but I've always thought the concept was cool (even though DC did it first with the Suicide Squad). I think the only reason I liked the Hawkeye-Mockingbird story is because it reminded me of Green Arrow and Black Canary (which to me are far superior characters). Jeez, I'm starting to sound like I'm a DC Nazi! Sorry, Josh. :) I don't really find Black Widow to be that interesting and her story here, less so. As far as Avenger's Academy, meh. I'll pass.

Age of Heroes #1 was pretty disappointing as well. The Doctor Voodoo story was neat. I don't know a lot about him though. When the hell did Doctor Strange lose the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme? I am so out of the Marvel loop. I actually thought the little one page story with Spider-Man was pretty funny. There's not a lot you can do with one page and I thought the creators captured Spidey's sense of humor very well.

I haven't bought much Marvel stuff (or comics in general) for a while, outside of the loner books like Daredevil, Iron Fist, Moon Knight, Punisher, and Ghost Rider. I was a little turned off by the story lines the last couple of years, but Avengers #1 gives me hope. Bring on the Heroic Age!

Makiveli21
Makiveli21 - 5/22/2010, 10:39 AM
in the spidey titles we had "shed" pt 2 and "american son".

"shed" has been the best part of the gauntlet by far the lizard looks so cool and i love the jeckyl and hyde typa thing they got goin on with doc connors. the lizard talks to him and asks to be let out- its awesome! that last panel was a little disturbing though.... he didnt really eat him did he? in the brand new bright and sunny heroic age, the lizard eats doc connors kid?! wow.

"american son" is back and i always love to read about the relationships that peter parker has with the osbornes.... normans locked up, harrys eatin oxys and livin with mj (it makes me so uncomfortable every time i see him with her), and gabriel stacy is back and more pissed off than ever! he broke into normans lab and stole the american son armor and starts saving people and beating up bad guys and everyone thinks its harry because only someone with osborne dna can wear the suit. so gabriel shows up at harrys coffee shop, introduces himself as harrys brother, and blasts him right through the chest! again with the crazy last panel.

i know everyone on this site loves to trash talk the spidey titles ever since "one more day" and "brand new day", but lately these books have been getting alot better. i cant wait to see the conclusion of "shed" and im dyin to see crazy old norman back in "american son"! hes only been in jail for like 2 weeks and im ready to break him out myself!

and if your one of those people who got all bent outta shape by "OMD" and BND"- next month they are starting the "OMIT" or "One Moment In Time" series that will supposedly answer all of our questions over the last 2 years. what happend at peter and mjs wedding? mjs whisper to mephisto? how much mj knows about spiderman? will all be answered in the coming weeks.
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 5/22/2010, 1:08 PM
@Makiveli21-I picked up the "Shed" story in ASM as well & I'm digging it. It's been like a hundred issues since I've bought a Spider-Man comic and I'm definitely glad I started again with this one.
JonF
JonF - 5/22/2010, 3:36 PM
Everyone hating on JRjr's artwork needs to check out his 1981 - 1983 run on Amazing Spider-Man vol.1 from issue #'s 212 - 250! They were done in a less distorted style that I think will be more to your liking!
Scuzz
Scuzz - 5/22/2010, 3:38 PM
i stopped reading Avengers a long time ago because of
bendis. he ruined the marvel u, with a little help from
Mark Millar. i thought after the complete disasters that
were secret invasion, dark reign and siege they woulk give
control of the marvel u to someone else ( my votes for Jeff
Parker) he is the brett ratner of comics but worse because
for some reason people actually like him. he is everything
that is wrong with the industry. money money money. no
integrity. when they cancel great books like Iron Fist or
Ghost rider i blame bendis. and why does romita still have
a job? his art is awful. seriously, compare it to artists
like adi granov or olivier coipel and you will see how
utterly talentless romita is. and why do they need so many
avengers titles? change the name of new to the champions
and secret to the defenders. it annoys me when you have
multiple teams with same name.

the only avengers title i would consider picking up is
secret avengers. brubaker is 100 times the writer bendis is
and deodato puts romita to shame. plus nova is my favourite
character.
Deadpaul
Deadpaul - 5/22/2010, 3:48 PM
i'm in the back of avengers #1. i'm one of the lucky few.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/22/2010, 6:49 PM
Thanks for your comments guys! :)

MatchesMalone: Thanks man, much appreciated - you make some great points about these issues as well! :) You couldnt have picked a better time to start reading comic books again anyway! I think Doctor Strange lost the mantle in a recent issue of New Avengers after his actions in World War Hulk or soemthing...you're best off having a look on Wikipedia because I lose track of all the constant changes the MU was going through up until now! Hopefully the Heroic Age will last more than a year! And as a Marvel guy, I want to hear none of that DC talk here - Green Arrow better than Hawkeye? BAH! ;D

Makiveli21: As shocking as it is, I actually think he killed him. It's not something I ever thought Marvel would do in a book like Amazing but it's one hell of a great twist in the respect that we now have an all new Lizard and seemingly no more Doc Connors! I cant wait to finally get some answers in OMIT - before that though, I'm counting down the second until 'Grim Hunt' as I'm a huge fan of Michael Lark!

ANIL: Yeah, I thought Siege was far too rushed - the Sentry fight was over too quickly, we never got to see the Spider-Man/Norman Osborn confrontation that I think we've all been wanting the past twelve months and four issues just wasnt enough space to tell this type of big story! It's further proof in my opinion that despite the fact Bendis is a good writer, Marvel needs to let someone else handle their big events for a while! I'm not a big Hickman fan though - his FF work has been very hit and miss IMO. I dont think anyone will ever be able to live up to the awesome Waid/Wieringo run though..! I'd love to see Captain Britain with his own book and it's great that he's now an Avenger but I have a feeling that Bendis wont be using him and we'll probably not see him again for years! ;(
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/23/2010, 4:24 AM
How can anyone not like John Romita Jr!?! :P

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marvel72
marvel72 - 5/23/2010, 4:30 AM
@ joshw john romita jr artwork is excellent,personally i liked his early stuff back in the 80s uncanny x-men & daredevil.mordern stuff world war hulk.
Scuzz
Scuzz - 5/23/2010, 9:24 AM
his art was acceptable in the 80s because thats what art was like then. but while other artists evolved with
the times romita just stayed the same. he does have a descent sence of storytelling but that is his only
talent. his art is blocky, has very little detail and is decades out of date
OdinsBeard
OdinsBeard - 5/24/2010, 12:13 PM
Scuzz@ preach on brother... your comments have been spot on.
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