Civil War. We made it. Not since Secret Wars II has a crossover engulfed nearly the entire Marvel publishing line, but after the runaway success of this one, it will be the…
Tag: Avengers
Avengers 503 & Finale
Big finish! Yes, really, this story is only 4 issues. Just maximum carnage in minimal space. It opens with a flashback drawn by Olivier Coipel. Real “pre-2012 depictions of women in comics”…
Avengers 502
I mean, haven’t enough of them died already? Jack of Hearts came back and re-died, Ant-Man died, Vision died as much as an android can. And a few of the non-dead ones…
Avengers 500 & 501
When we found out Bendis got Avengers, obviously, we were excited. I had recently bailed on the book for the first time since the Busiek/Perez #1 we very very briefly looked at…
MKSM 02
This one I remember in detail. It sucks. Man, reading this series is like a death march. I got used to mostly enjoying these comics, more fool I. Well, it begins with…
Sentry 5
Things are weird from page one this month. The idea that this machine has been keeping the whole world from remembering him the whole time is a bit much! But we’re in…
Sentry 4
This issue picks up from the last so completely that you have to wonder if this was meant to be one big book at some point. I mean, Reed’s just responding to…
Avengers 24 & 25
And, we’re back. I decided I should to cover this. It continuing the Eighth Day wasn’t enough on its own, but 1. Spider-Man does show up in the back half, and 2….
SSM 28
Last month it was double covers for ever issue, this month it’s this split gag for every issue. Always like an excuse for other characters to react to something like this. The…
SMU 19 & Avengers 1
Here’s a book that screams “inessential.” But that doesn’t mean unenjoyable, so let’s see. Former Spider-Man assistant editor Mark Bernardo writes, the ubiquitous Joe Bennett pencils, Joe Pimentel inks and John Kalish…