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Secret Avengers #27 – Review

Posted on May 26, 2012 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Renato Guedes (art), Bettie Breitweiser & Matthew Wilson (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Mar-Vell, Noh-Varr, and Ms. Marvel deliver a beatdown on a Hala gone mad. The Review: This is an issue where in many respects, the script plays second-fiddle to the art.  Much as was the case last [...]

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The Avengers #26 – Review

Posted on May 19, 2012 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Walter Simonson (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jason Keith (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Cap sends Thor and a team of Avengers to space on a suicide mission to head off the Phoenix.  However, all is not what it seems for Noh-Varr. The Review:  Let’s be clear here: the [...]

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The Invincible Iron Man #516 – Review

Posted on May 4, 2012 by paladinking

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story:  Hammer makes being Iron Man impossible; Stane finds himself trapped with his back against the wall; the mole within Stark Resilient is revealed. The Review:  The sudden resurgence of Matt Fraction’s Invincible Iron Man after Fear Itself has been [...]

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Avengers vs. X-Men #0 – Review

Posted on March 28, 2012 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis & Jason Aaron (writers), Frank Cho (art), Jason Keith (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The Scarlet Witch is back in action and Hope becomes a crime-fighter. The Review: How much you enjoy AvX #0 is largely contingent on what you expect to get out of this issue.  In many [...]

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New Avengers #23 – Review

Posted on March 28, 2012 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato & Will Conrad (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Norman’s latest Dark Avengers get their come-uppance. The Review:  There’s really not much to this comic, which I suppose means that it can’t be any worse than strictly mediocre though converse, that it also means [...]

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Avengers #15 – Review

Posted on July 20, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils & colors), Tim Townsend, Wayne Faucher, Jaime Mendoza, Victor Olazaba, and Mark Irwin (inks), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Steve Rogers sends a strike-team to Brazil to tackle the Worthy-fied Hulk, including a Spider-Woman still searching for her big moment of redemption. What’s Good:  While I [...]

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Avengers #14 – Review

Posted on June 16, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Dean White (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: “The Red Hulk…proved himself an Avenger.” The Review:  As far as issue structure goes, this is a bit of a weird one.  We start out with the same talking heads format that found such [...]

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New Avengers #13 – Review

Posted on June 9, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato & Howard Chaykin (artists), Rain Beredo & Edgar Delgado (colorists), and Joe Caramagna (letterer) The Story: “Captain, my captain.  Well done, Miss Hand.” The Review:  New Avengers #13 is a frustrating issue.  Thankfully, it’s frustrating because it’s a good issue, but it’s good in an irritating way that [...]

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Avengers #13 – Review

Posted on May 18, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (script), Chris Bachalo (art & colors), Tim Townsend, Jaime Mendoza, Al Vey, & Wayne Faucher (inks), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story:  The Avengers recount the early days of Fear Itself. The Review:  This is a very difficult issue to review.  Quite frankly, if you don’t like Brian Bendis, particularly Bendis [...]

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New Avengers #11 – Review

Posted on April 14, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writing), Mike Deodato & Howard Chaykin (art), Rain Beredo & Edgar Delgado (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Doctors try to save Mockingbird while in the past, Nick and friends raid a Red Skull base. The Review: New Avengers #11 is a very frustrating issue to review.  On the one [...]

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New Avengers #8 – Review

Posted on January 30, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) and Daniel Acuna (artist) The Story: Luke Cage and Jessica Jones go out on a date.  Yeah, that’s not going to go uninterrupted. What’s Good: It’s always nice when a creator gets to work with characters that he/she knows like the back of his hand, and that’s what we get [...]

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New Avengers #7 – Review

Posted on December 12, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: The Avengers set their house in order and get a little help along the way. What’s Good: This is one of those issues that’ll serve as a litmus test for how much of a fan [...]

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New Avengers #6 – Review

Posted on November 13, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin & Rain Beredo (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: A mystically roided up Wolverine takes on Agamotto for the fate of the universe. What’s Good: This arc has bothered in a way; Bendis seems so intent on convincing us of [...]

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New Avengers #5 – Review

Posted on October 15, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The Avengers learn who is behind the mystic attacks and devise a plan to challenge him/it. What’s Good: By this point, it should go without saying that I’m loving this as a Marvel mystic [...]

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New Avengers #4 – Review

Posted on September 9, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The Avengers beat demonic faces and Iron Fist confronts Dr. Strange. What’s Good: There’s a lot of action this month.  In fact, there’s a ton of action.  The great news is that that means [...]

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New Avengers #2 – Review

Posted on July 21, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin, Matt Milla, & Rain Beredo (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The New Avengers fight their unknown demonic adversaries in an effort to keep the Eye of Agamotto away from them. What Good: Despite all the demonic possession and punching, [...]

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New Avengers #1 – Review

Posted on June 18, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Luke Cage (re)assembles his Avengers team and something very, very nasty possesses the former Sorcerer Supreme and it wants the Eye of Agamotto. What’s Good: Last month, I griped a little bit about Avengers [...]

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New Avengers Finale #1 – Review

Posted on May 14, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Bryan Hitch & Stuart Immonen (pencils), Butch Guice, Andrew Currie, & Karl Story (inks), Paul Mounts, Justin Ponsor, & Rain Beredo (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: With Siege ended, the New Avengers turn the tables, as they become the hunters and the Hood becomes the hunted. What’s Good: [...]

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Siege #4 – Review

Posted on May 13, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Olivier Coipel (pencils), Mark Morales (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The battle with the Void concludes, leading to the dawning of a new chapter for the Marvel Universe.  Oh, and two major characters die. What’s Good: The majority of this book is one gigantic fight [...]

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New Avengers #63 – Review

Posted on March 25, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike McKone (art), Dave McCaig (colors), and Albert Deschesne (letters) The Story: The motivations of Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Ronin, and Mockingbird are explored in the days leading up to Siege. What’s Good: This is probably the best issue of New Avengers to come around in some time, and it’s [...]

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Dark Avengers #14 – Review

Posted on February 19, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Victoria Hand deals with dissension in the ranks and the Void makes his presence known. What’s Good: This issue is a solid issue largely because it’s based entirely on perhaps the two best things to come out of Dark [...]

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Seige #2 – Review

Posted on February 3, 2010 by DS Arsenault

By: Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Olivier Coipel (penciller), Mark Morales (inker), Laura Martin (colorist) The Story: Osborn has managed to start his war with Asgard pretty well. He’s got Thor down, the Asgardians are on the ropes and things look good, until Ares clues in that Osborn wasn’t entirely truthful. Divine blood is thicker than [...]

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Ms. Marvel #49 – Review

Posted on January 27, 2010 by DS Arsenault

By: Brian Reed (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) The Story: Ms. Marvel is on the trail of Mystique and she’s pounding the crap out of a flunky to catch her prey. In the meantime, Captain Marvel is going through some really messed up moments and does more than a little violence to his own church and [...]

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Siege #1 – Review

Posted on January 7, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Olivier Coipel (pencils), Mark Morales (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Norman Osborn finds his reason to begin his assault on Asgard. What’s Good: This is some really impressive, massive work by Coipel and Martin.  The art here is gorgeous and some of the best stuff I’ve [...]

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New Avengers #59 – Review

Posted on November 30, 2009 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Dave McCaig (colors), and Albert Deschesne (letters) The Story: The Avengers, with some friends, attempt a daring ploy to rescue Luke Cage. What’s Good: While it’s nothing groundbreaking, this issue is absolutely solid and as such, it’s the best single issue of New [...]

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