For our second "double review" this week (catching up for the holiday), the Avengers are up to bat.In the New Avengers, the team faces a major problem. Needing advanced medical treatment, Luke Cage surrendered to the Dark Avengers - and now the New Avengers have to figure out a way to rescue him.
What follows is a fun, Oceans 11-style story, with several twists and turns and loads of guest stars.
It's the usual strong writing from Brian Bendis and outstanding art from Stuart Immonen, with a terrific double splash page (though you have to wonder what Spider-Man is actually swinging from).
Add on a neat twist at the end and you have a darn good comic.
Grade: A-
Over in the Ultimate Avengers universe, it's all about wall-to-wall action, as the "new" Avengers, assembled by Nick Fury and Tony Stark's smarter brother, go after Captain America.Cap's off on a mission of his own - to discover the true story behind the new Red Skull - and War Machine, the newly cloned Nerd Hulk (I am not making this up) and the Red Wasp are out to stop him.
It makes for a fun, action-packed issue (although Cap uses an especially despicable trick that, thankfully, works) - just what you'd expect from writer Mark Millar.
The art by Carlos Pacheco is quite good, of course, and he has a lot of fun with the fight scenes here.
Of course, it's the same old complaint about the "Ultimates" - no one is particularly heroic or sympathetic here - but it is good mindless fun.
Grade: B
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