Where the past few issue have felt lackluster, this issue delivers completely both the story and art have got me back on board. This issue continues the Unspoken story arc and starts with a cool recap. The recap is a blog page belonging to Stature and it very reminiscent of what Millar did with Valeria in Fantastic Four. We see a odd grouping of Avengers form to fight the former Inhuman king that consist of the Mighty, New, and Young Avengers. Jarvis has the best moment in the book. He remarks that it has been to long since so many "Avengers" have united to stop a threat. However, what really got me back into this comic is Dan Slott's writing of Hank Pym. I like that Slott is redeeming the character and finding a place for him in the Marvel universe. The scene with Pym outside space and time having a conversation with Eternity was cool. I also love the comedic relief provided by Cho and Hercules (No I haven't read Incredible Herc and I need to get the trades.) Sean Chen takes over on art and it is a welcome departure from Koi Pham. I enjoyed his work in Dark Reign: Fantastic Four and he doesn't disappoint here. He may not be a big name artist but it is easy to see why he is a go to guy for several Marvel properties.
Story: 5 - Excellent
Art: 4 - Very Good
This was really fun! But the bait and switch with Clint on the cover in Hawkeye garb is a party foul!
Posted by ohcaroline on 10/22/09 at 09:34 AM