The revitalisation of Bendis continues!
I thoroughly enjoyed this first chapter- it had an intriguing premise, some great action and a real sense of threat and menace for our heroes to face up to. I loved the fact that we were dropped straight in to the middle of the action, with no explanation as to how things got so bad, and just why Marvel’s mightiest all seem to be so downright whipped (the last page was a stunner). I look forward to having my questions answered over the course of the series, but for now suffice to say this did exactly what a first issue should- it left me hungry for more!
One aspect of the book which seems to have garnered a less than favourable response from many on the site (and indeed on the podcast) seems to be the artwork by Bryan Hitch- I have to say, I really can’t understand what people are so disappointed with! To me, the art is some of the best, most dramatic and dynamic I have seen Hitch produce in years. I struggle to find fault here – to me it looks as though every ounce of the artist’s effort and talent went into these pages, and the result stands head and shoulders above a lot of what is on the stands right now.
Having suffered a bad case of event burnout over the last few years, and having sworn off multi-character crossovers, I’m glad I made an exception for Age Of Ultron- let’s hope that Bendis’ current winning streak holds out and the rest of the series is as much of a treat as the first instalment.