Avengers

By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) Sometime later in Avengers Tower all of the Avengers are in their rooms sleeping while Norman, in his Iron Patriot armor, is waiting for Doctor Doom in The Cabal meeting room along with The Hood, Loki and Taskmaster. Doctor Doom teleports in asking Norman what Taskmaster is doing there. Nor...

By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) The Revolution has been a big fan of Mark Millar's return to the Ultimate Universe with Ultimate Comics Avengers. This title has been a great roller coaster ride thus far. While it may not be a deep read Millar and Pacheco have been treating us to one of the best comics on the shelves. It has just b...

By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) Slott did a great job capturing the Spider-Man/Norman dynamic. Even though with his new status quo Norman has faced the biggest heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe he still considers Spider-Man his greatest adversary. Even though other superheroes like Tony Stark, Hank Pym, and R...

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) DC COMICS Adventure Comics #4 IMAGE COMICS MARVEL COMICS Amazing Spider-Man #612 Dark Avengers #11 Mighty Avengers #31 Wolverine: Weapon X #7 Which Marvel comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Which Marvel comic book am I least looking forward to reading?

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) Alex Ross' Dynamite Entertainment has produced many good comics. In addition to their work with Project Superpowers, they have teamed up with Marvel for Avengers/Invaders and this comic. I expect the Torch to be another quality production. Creative Team Script:Mike Carey Commentary

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) Captain America: Reborn seems more like it was written for the enjoyment of readers who have been following Brubaker's Captain America run since the start. This fact only furthers my belief that Captain America: Reborn should have simply been a story arc inside of Captain America itself.

By noreply@blogger.com (Andrenn) Synopsis: Norman starts talking to the Young Avengers, telling them to stand down and that he’ll decide who’s an Avenger and who’s not. He says that nowadays what determines being an Avenger is him saying you are. Patriot doesn’t like this and tells of the Young Masters then says they’ll dec...

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) We cut to Dark Wolverine, Dark Hawkeye and Venom tracking the New Avengers through the sewer system. Dark Wolverine smells them. As he tells the others where the New Avengers are, Dark Wolverine is hit in the face by Captain America's shield.

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) Jarvis finds a room of Avengers. Among them are the Young Avengers, Captain America, Ronin, Ms. Marvel, and Spider-Woman. Ronin gives Jarvis a hug. Then it is Ms. Marvel's turn to see Jarvis. Infinite Avengers Mansion...Jarvis gets choked up serving refreshments to the combined Avengers teams.

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By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) I have to ask this one question: What happened to Sentry at the end of the previous issue? Bendis had the Sentry supposedly killed. This month the Sentry shows up like nothing happened. Now the Sentry "dies" again at the end of this issue. What is this? A tribute to South Park? How will Bendis kil...

By noreply@blogger.com (Andrenn) I know I just used this in the last Week’s End but…come on! Spider-man rarely is this awesome. Especially since the BND era began. Lately he’s been the unlovable loser who really you just don’t give a damn about. But Bendis all reminded us why he’s Spider-man and why he’s awesome. Why isn’t he in t...

By noreply@blogger.com (Joel) At Avengers Tower we see Daken is bragging about how he cut off Deadpool's hands with his claws. Bullseye argues that Daken didn't but eventually believes that Daken did. Venom says he doesn't care. They begin to complain about Spiderman and his sense of humor. As Sentry flies past the window,...

By noreply@blogger.com (Andrenn) Synopsis: We open to a big party hosted by Dianna Patton. Hawkeye and Executioner are arm in arm when the Young Avengers crash in. Hawkeye compliments Hawkeye (just go with it) on her dress and they soon run out. Executioner is mad as this disproves that he knew Hawkeye was Kate and right in fron...

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) DC COMICS MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #605 CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #3 DARK AVENGERS #9 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #18 MIGHTY AVENGERS #29 Which Marvel comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Which Marvel comic book am I least looking forward to reading?

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) Nick asks Carol to reopen Project: Avengers and let Nick reassemble one of his old death squads and take down Captain America. Carol says that she will give Nick Hawkeye but that the rest of her Ultimates are going to stay far away from Nick's black ops.

By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) Hawkeye sees Captain America being thrown out and dives out of the first helicopter.  Danvers screams to Hawkeye through his ear communicator that Hawkeye's odds of catching Captain America are slim to none.  Hawkeye comments that he never misses.  Hawkeye is able to reach Captain Americ...

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) Overall: New Avengers #54 was an average at best issue. At $4.00 a pop, New Avengers remains a poor value. The reader gets a shallow story that is not worth the cover price. I would only recommend New Avengers #54 to die-hard Bendis fans and to Brother Voodoo fans.

By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) Norman tells the Avengers Iron Patriot represents the strength of America. However, that it is not enough. The American people need a heart which is what Captain America (Steve Rogers) played for so long. Norman comments that since the new Captain America (Bucky Barnes) isn't willing to be...

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) I liked how Slott has Quicksilver pretending to like the other Avengers. Quicksilver is obsessed with finding his sister and is merely putting up a front that he enjoys his Avengers teammates and that he likes being a part of the team. I am curious what will happen when Quicksilver finds out t...

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) We cut to Avengers Tower six hours ago. Iron Patriot flies out of the quinjet and comes face-to-face with Sentry. Norman asks Bob if Bob can hear him. Bob keeps asking if he was dead. Norman replies that Bob did not die and is fine. Norman says that he wants to talk to Bob. Sentry replies that he is Bob. N...

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By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) We cut to on board the Dark Avengers' quinjet. Moonstone compliments Marvel Boy for the way that he fought during the battle with Morgan's demons. Moonstone walks away and Marvel Boy stares at her butt. Marvel Boy then realizes that Ares caught him staring at Moonstone's booty. Marvel Boy qui...

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By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) Wundagore Mountain, Transia...Hank Pym, U.S. Agent, Hercules, Stature, The (young) Vision. Iron Man, Bova, Bruce Banner, and Modred are gathered. Iron Man announces that he is there to take over. Hank lists various things that Iron Man has messed up. Now that the crisis is over, Iron Man leaves. Pym follows him. Iron Man tells him not to screw up. Pym invites the others to start a new branch of the Avengers. Hulk is not interested. Pietro is pursuing his study of the Darkhold in the hope of finding his sister-Scarlet Witch. Scarlet Witch appears and transports the new Avengers away. Across the world it is announced that Hank Pym and the Avengers saved the world.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) The overall story was a good introduction to Mockingbird and Ronin. This gave Mockingbird a chance to show her background of being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Her time as a captive of the Skrulls is brought up at different times in the story but not everything is revealed. Beginning with the evaluation, t...

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) We cut to Mockingbird breaking into a hospital. She sets off the alarm in a patient's room. While the doctors rush the patient to an examining room to make sure she is alright; Mockingbird steals a doctor's lab coat and returns to the hallway. Bobbi explains that A.I.M. was producing a dirty bomb. The operation has been moved and she is going to track it down. Clint uses a "net" arrow to trap her against a wall. He calls Captain America to bring in the Avengers. The overall story was a good introduction to Mockingbird and Ronin. This gave Mockingbird a chance to show her background of being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Her time as a captive of the Skrulls is brought up at different times in the story but not everything is revealed. Beginning with the evaluation, the writer h...   [read the full post]

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) The Hulk then sees Iron Man. The Hulk thinks back to the events leading up to World War Hulk and gets all mad at Iron Man. Again. Therefore, Hulk attacks Iron Man. Scarlet Witch frowns and says that her plan might have worked too well. Scarlet Witch then teleports from the scene. We see Hulk smashing...

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) Rapscallion86 and JonHend posted two very valid comments to the New Avengers #50 review. Both are loyal Followers of the Revolution, but they had real issues with the review. Both commented that I was too sarcastic and hostile in my review. And both commented that they would much rather read...

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) I think that while New Avengers and Mighty Avengers might be polarizing for Avengers fans that Dark Avengers is the title that will appeal to both sets of fans. Dark Avengers has the grittiness and darkness of New Avengers combined with the epic adventures and team action scenes that you ge...

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By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) The Revolution has been looking forward to Secret Warriors #1. Bendis’ handling of Nick Fury was one of the few bright spots in the Secret Invasion tie-in issues that we got on the Avengers titles. It is nice to have Nick Fury back in a monthly title. The Marvel Universe is just that much more interesting with Nick Fury active and doing his thing once again. I am also glad and relieved to see that Hydra appears to be the main villain on this title. I appreciate that Bendis and Hickman are utilizing Hydra as the big threat rather than having the Secret Warriors simply going up against HAMMER and the Dark Avengers. We are already going to get a heaping helping of HAMMER and the Dark Avengers being the primary bad guys on so many other Marvel titles. It was not...   [read the full post]

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) The New Avengers roster is another weakness. Spider-Man and Wolverine are genuine A-listers. But, honestly, Spider-Man has never historically been a team character. And Wolverine is way too overexposed and brings nothing of value to the New Avengers. While Captain America is an A-list character, Bucky as Captain America is more of a B-list character. Ms. Marvel, Ronin, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, Mockingbird and Iron Fist are all B-list and C-list characters. And there is a lack of diversity in terms of types of characters on this team as we get a team that is comprised mostly of street based urban styled characters.   [read the full post]

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) If he's really Marvel's Superman then have him DO something SUPER. Have him lead or leave, because if this series of comics ends like World War Hulk did, I will have officially given up on Avengers. Spider-Man: Noir #2 Wolverine: Origins #32

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) We slide to five days ago at Avengers Tower. Ms. Marvel arrives at the tower and is greeted by Norman Osborn. Norman says that he is running the Avengers and that Ms. Marvel is the leader of the Avengers. Ms. Marvel spits that she only reports to Tony Stark and that Avengers Tower is Tony’s house. We zip to Avengers Tower with the new New Avengers, I guess, assembled. Norman stares at the old picture of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Hawkeye. Norman tells Ms. Hand that his current Avengers are missing something. Ms. Hand suggests that Norman needs a “Jarvis.” Norman agrees, but says that the team itself is missing something.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Synopsis: We begin with a flashback scene to when the Avengers discovered Captain America’s body in the frozen arctic water. We see Henry Pym trying to figure out how to properly resuscitate Captain America. Pym is on amazed that they found the original Captain America and is in awe at the prospect of Captain America joining the Avengers. We cut to Avengers Tower with Norman standing in the Avengers meeting room near the picture of Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye and Quicksilver. Norman gets an evil smile on his face. End of issue. I would certainly not blame Tony for Captain America’s death. This one continues to mystify me. Have any of the writers like Bendis bothered to read Brubaker’s Captain America? The blame clearl...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) We zip to the events during Secret Invasion #8 when the Skrull ship with all the captured heroes and SHIELD agents is opened up by Iron Man. Jessica sees Jarvis and realizes that she left her baby with Skrull posing as Jarvis. Jessica flies off for the Avengers Tower. Ms. Marvel grabs Luke and follows Jessica. The three arrive at the tower and see that their baby is gone. Luke cries. End of issue. The Bad: However, the fact is, and I confirmed it once again by looking at the cover, that this is New Avengers #47 and not Luke Cage Special #1. And since this is an issue of the New Avengers I do actually expect an Avengers related story that actually stars the Avengers. I know that may make me sound like a raving lunatic and a madman, but I stand by that statement.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) The Skrull then undergoes the process of transforming completely into Hank Pym. We cut to two months ago with Ultron attacking the Mighty Avengers. We see Pym helping SHIELD and the Mighty Avengers figure up a way to defeat Ultron. We slide to Pym meeting with the other Skrull spies. Pym says that the information they had on Tony Stark is outdated. Pym says that Stark has gone organic with the Extremis virus. Pym says that this Stark Tech has a weakness that Ultron found and penetrated. That this Stark Tech is now what is used on all SHIELD bases and the Avengers Tower. Pym says that the Skrulls can now exploit this weak spot. Pym says that it is time to summon the Skrull armada. Pym then says that he is going to go put the proverbial cherry on top.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) The ending to New Avengers #41 was a total miss for me. That is because I find the plotline involving the 1970’s Captain America to be completely lacking in drama or intrigue. We know that the 1970’s Captain America is a Skrull. We have seen Steve’s dead body over on Captain America after he was k...

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) We zip forward to a couple of months ago with the Avengers meeting at the Avengers Tower. Jarvis asks Iron Man if it would be possible for him to review the Avengers files on the Sentry. Jarvis says that in light of the unfortunate tragedy with Scarlet Witch that he has been wondering if there was something he could have been more aware of and to have server her and all of them more properly. We cut to a meeting of all the Skrull imposters. Jarvis is addressing the rest of the Skrull imposters. In the crowd we see Henry Pym. Also present in the Skrull Empress posing as a dark haired woman. The Empress asks Jarvis what they are going to do about the Sentry. Jarvis says that all they have to do is simply wait for the Sentry to self-destruct.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) The Revolution really enjoyed the last issue of Mighty Avengers. Bendis did a fantastic job writing Nick Fury’s character and filling the reader in on the back-story about what Nick has been doing in connection with the Skrull invasion. Mighty Avengers #13 continues to follow Nick Fury as...

By Rokk Krinn Mighty Avengers continues to be a much better read than New Avengers. And that trend should continue with Mighty Avengers #12. We get treated to a Nick Fury spotlight issue with Mighty Avengers #12. We should learn what role Nick Fury is playing in the battle against the Skrulls. Let’s go ahead and hit this review. Synopsis: We begin with a flashback to when Latveria launched a counter-attack in response to the covert mission in Latveria by a Nick Fury led team that included Wolverine, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Black Widow and Luke Cage. We see an LMD of Nick Fury telling the heroes that he is done with politics. That they will never see or hear from him again. That one day they will look around and see the world like he has to and that they will know that Nic...   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn Wolverine then confesses that the main reason that he hooked up with the Secret Avengers was because he wasn’t going to let them leave Echo in Japan. Echo tells Wolverine to not hit on her again. Wolverine says that he isn’t hitting on her. That she will hit on him. Wolverine and Echo have a pretty nasty brawl with the Skrull and finally are able to hurt it bad enough where it decides to retreat and live to fight another day. After the Skrull runs away, Echo tells Wolverine that she know believes him that there is a Skrull conspiracy. Wolverine says “I told you so.” Echo asks Wolverine why he followed her. Wolverine responds that he figured she was the most likely person that the Skrulls would try to replace in order to infiltrate the Secret Avengers becau...   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn The Good: I cannot believe it. Mighty Avengers #9 was a fun read! What a refreshing change of pace to read an Avengers comic book that actually felt like the Avengers. Bendis cranks out a fast paced issue. Mighty Avengers #9 was properly plotted, which is also a surprise. This issue is quite focused and progresses with a clear purpose. The fact that this issue was so well paced and plotted was a pleasant surprise. For as plodding and dull as New Avengers has been, it was nice to see Bendis flash his ability to actually produce a tightly written and quick paced issue. And it is fantastic for the Avengers to finally tangle with a legit villain. The Hood over on New Avengers simply isn’t Avengers material. Hood is a fine villain for tiles like Heroes for Hire,...   [read the full post]

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By Rokk Krinn Creative Team Writer: Brain Michael Bendis Artist: Frank Cho The Avengers streak toward Avengers Tower. Suddenly, an army of old Iron Man armors stand between the Avengers and Avengers Tower. The Avengers start brawling with the Iron Man armors. Sentry streaks through the wall of Avengers tower and finds Lindy’s mutilated corpse. Sentry gently holds his wife’s body. We see one of Ultron’s tentacles behind the Sentry. Frank Cho’s art is fantastic. I absolutely love his wonderfully detailed style of artwork. Cho breathes life into Bendis’ story and makes this a fantastic comic book to look at. It isn’t even close how much better looking Cho’s Mighty Avengers is compared to Yu’s New Avengers.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn Synopsis: We begin with the Secret Avengers flying home on one of Iron Fist’s corporate jets. Nobody is talking. Spider-Man breaks the ice and asks why isn’t anyone talking about the fact that Electra was really a Skrull all along. Wolverine answers because nobody trusts anyone. That any one of them could be a Skrull. Wolverine points out the various reasons why Hawkeye, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Echo, Spider-Woman, Dr. Strange, Spider-Man and Wolverine himself all could be Skrulls. Luke then smiles and says that he told everyone that he thought there was someone out there pulling there strings. Spider-Woman then says that they should turn the Skrull over to Tony Stark. That if Stark is the biggest cop in the world. And that Stark will know what to do wi...   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn We cut back to the Secret Avengers brawling with the Hand. Logan yells that they have to kill the ninjas in order to survive this fight. During the brawl, Spider-Man realizes that he is going to have to compete with Hawkeye, I mean Ronin, in the “mid-battle witty zinger” department. We then see Electra’s body turn into a Skrull! The Secret Avengers stand around the dead Skrull’s body. The Secret Avengers are stunned. The rest of the Avengers have vanilla personalities and generic dialogue to match. There is absolutely no chemistry at all between the various members of the Avengers. I can’t remember the last Avengers roster that had less chemistry than this roster that Bendis has currently assembled.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn The Avengers leave and Sentry locks horns with Ultron. They engage in one titanic brawl. Between Tony Stark, Ms. Marvel and Black Widow, the Mighty Avengers is loaded with extremely talented field generals who are more than qualified to lead this team into battle. And that many qualified people to lead this team should certainly lead to some conflict down the road. I am enjoying watching Ms. Marvel continuing to battle through self-doubt in her growth as the Mighty Avengers new leader. I continue to like Ms. Marvel more and more with each issue. Bendis is doing a good job elevating Ms. Marvel to the level of other A-List heroes. It should be interesting to see if Ms. Marvel can get the other Avengers to stop questioning every move she makes.   [read the full post]