Post by goldenfist on Feb 19, 2009 10:43:27 GMT -5
Read what Ign.com had to say about Dark Avengers #2.
Second issues are always a bit of a make-or-break situation for me. It's easy to make a debut issue look and feel like a genuine event without much effort; the #1 on the cover does 80% of the work for you. It's the follow-up issue where writers have to get down to business, make the series about something, and set the tone for how it'll function month to month. It's often a book will lose my interest if it fails to make a convincing case for itself. But judging by Dark Avengers #2, Brian Bendis's third foray into the world of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes is set to be my monthly guilty pleasure.
Issue #2 of the series does, in fact, see the characters get down to business and try to make their team about something. Given that Norman and his Thunderbolts enjoyed a comparatively lower profile in Colorado, their new roles as public figures bring a number of questions for the team. They're also faced with their first threat, a magical battle between Osborn ally Dr. Doom and perennial Avengers villainess Morgana Le Fay.
Now, make no mistake. I'm fully aware that this isn't the deepest, richest comic book on the stands. It's not particularly deep or intelligent, and there are obvious logical questions about the fictional public's blind willingness to accept new versions of already established characters. These are details that will turn some away from the series. But personally, I enjoy it for what it is: dumb fun that tells you a bombastic, crazy story about evil people being in charge. The perverse joy that Ellis's Thunderbolts provided is intact, and despite the this book's titular adjective, there's definitely an infectious bouncy quality to the issue. But one only needs to compare Sentry's temporary win over Morgana to, say, Luke Cage's fight in the last issue of New Avengers to see that Dark inhabits its own unique niche, different from its sister titles and quite obviously enjoying its own borderline ridiculousness.
The bottom line is I'm having a good time with each issue of Dark Avengers. It's not going to change the face of serial comic books as we know it, but it has an agenda, a nice range of art by the ever reliable Mike Deodato, and just the right amount of self-referential sarcasm to pull the whole exercise off.
Review Score: 8.2 Impressive
Second issues are always a bit of a make-or-break situation for me. It's easy to make a debut issue look and feel like a genuine event without much effort; the #1 on the cover does 80% of the work for you. It's the follow-up issue where writers have to get down to business, make the series about something, and set the tone for how it'll function month to month. It's often a book will lose my interest if it fails to make a convincing case for itself. But judging by Dark Avengers #2, Brian Bendis's third foray into the world of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes is set to be my monthly guilty pleasure.
Issue #2 of the series does, in fact, see the characters get down to business and try to make their team about something. Given that Norman and his Thunderbolts enjoyed a comparatively lower profile in Colorado, their new roles as public figures bring a number of questions for the team. They're also faced with their first threat, a magical battle between Osborn ally Dr. Doom and perennial Avengers villainess Morgana Le Fay.
Now, make no mistake. I'm fully aware that this isn't the deepest, richest comic book on the stands. It's not particularly deep or intelligent, and there are obvious logical questions about the fictional public's blind willingness to accept new versions of already established characters. These are details that will turn some away from the series. But personally, I enjoy it for what it is: dumb fun that tells you a bombastic, crazy story about evil people being in charge. The perverse joy that Ellis's Thunderbolts provided is intact, and despite the this book's titular adjective, there's definitely an infectious bouncy quality to the issue. But one only needs to compare Sentry's temporary win over Morgana to, say, Luke Cage's fight in the last issue of New Avengers to see that Dark inhabits its own unique niche, different from its sister titles and quite obviously enjoying its own borderline ridiculousness.
The bottom line is I'm having a good time with each issue of Dark Avengers. It's not going to change the face of serial comic books as we know it, but it has an agenda, a nice range of art by the ever reliable Mike Deodato, and just the right amount of self-referential sarcasm to pull the whole exercise off.
Review Score: 8.2 Impressive