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February 3, 2005
review: "New Avengers #3"
What can I say? When you see him on the cover, you want more of him in the book. Still, even without much of the Sentry in it, this is a great issue of what should be a great book. I was a fan of the Avengers before. But, like any "group" book, you eventually hit a point where you have more people who are on the team than off the team. In the end, how many heros were considered an Avenger? Last count was around a million.
This reconstruction of the team, by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch, is not one to miss. (As an aside, am I developing a fixation with Brian Michael Bendis? I can't get enough of his Daredevil books and now this? Should he be worried?) This issue takes a slower, more methodical approach to the story than the previous two issues. The jailbreak on "The Raft", the super-villian high-security prison island, is through and the entire experience is making Captain America realize the necessity of an Avengers team. He convinces Tony Stark that those who helped squash the prison break should be the new team. This issue's story is the round-up of those involved.
One of the nicer elements is the inclusion of Luke Cage. Somewhat of a B-level hero for a long time Bendis has him smartly demanding "to be heard." He clearly wants a leadership role and that's going to be interesting. It's also exciting to see who's approached and what their responses are. Bendis and the editors at Marvel have clearly mapped out a grand scheme of how their top tier heros would respond to each other and Bendis does a great job of capturing it.
All in all a great issue, with just that one minor itch I can't seem to reach... he's on the friggin' cover for crying out loud!
Highly recommended.
(Review by Sean Ferrell)
Read my review of "The Sentry".
Posted by sferrell at February 3, 2005 2:52 PM
