That's because writer Jonathan Hickman has been doing such impressive work on books like Fantastic Four, SHIELD and the sadly-underrated Secret Warriors.
Now he's tackling The Avengers, following a long and successful run by Brian Bendis on the title, and he wastes no time in carving out his own spot.
This issue starts with an Avengers line-up that's taken right from the film, as Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Hawkeye and the Black Widow investigate a strange attack - and an ever stranger menace - that has set up shop on Mars.
You'd expect this powerhouse team to have no problem dealing with any menace - but that's just part of the surprise waiting in this story (which we won't spoil here, of course).
The story sets the stage for a sea change with the team - and as that final page indicates, it's going to be very interesting to see what happens next!
The art for this issue is by Jerome Opena, and I have to admit it took me a while to get used to it. His style is very organic and unique, with some echoes of the great Mobius. By about halfway through the issue, I was sold.
Hickman specializes in big, sprawling stories, and that's exactly what we're getting here. I love it!
Grade: A
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2 comments:
This was a fun issue. I am a little bugged by all the big type title/other pages that Hickman is famous for. But they don't seem to cut into the art pages. The art is terrific! I love this guy. Looks like fun.
Pete
Pete, I agree that the title page shtick is a bit well-worn (I've never counted the pages to see if those count as story pages). But it was a solid first issue.
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