AVENGERS INITIATIVE #16
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When I picked up the last issue I didn't really know what to expect. I just picked it up for the cover. Luckily for me, it was really good. So I decided to pick it up again this month and, lo and behold, this issue was also fantastic.
This is how decompressed stories should be told. It's just one chunk of the story, but a lot of stuff happens here. Characters are introduced, skrulls are revealed, a hero (Proton) gets executed by the skrulls, there's even a backstory on the original 3-D Man. Like I said, a lot happens.
Despite the fact that there are a ton of characters in this book, Dan Slott & Christos Gage continue to make me care about characters I'd never even heard of (particularly Crusader and 3-D Man). I think that takes a lot of skill. And Stefano Caselli's art is a perfect match to the writing. The former Hack/Slash artist's layouts are well designed and the rendering of figures and environments is really strong. It's the sign of a good artist when a person can really capture the array of facial expressions necessary to enhance the storytelling and really pull the reader into the story.
My only problem with the book is one really forced Star Wars joke. I love Star Wars and the joke wasn't necessarily bad, but the timing was all wrong. However, everyone's entitle to one mistake right?
This is a really good book and I'll more than likely be buying it next month, too.
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Story: 4 - Very Good
Art: 5 - Excellent
Art: 5 - Excellent
This was pure fun.
I didn’t mind the Star Wars joke – it was kind of a pop culture joke, the idea being that some of the heroes and villains are privy to pop culture and some are not.
Agree with the review, however. This was a shockingly good book. The ability to make us care anything about these peripheral characters (even the name 3-D Man seems silly) says a lot for Dan Slott, who is not a writer I have followed in the past.
Of all the SI books that came out this week I enjoyed this one the most. The Skrull Fuckers joke had me rolling, and then when they explained how they enable themselves to see the new skrulls, I was spitting coke out my nose.
The rest of the issue was just plain fun. I really didnt expect this sort of humor until Deadpool shows up. I usually dont buy The Initiative, but the preview last week sold me and I’m really glad I did. If the whole Secret Invasion was written like this it would triple it’s sales.