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Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Jerome Opena
Colors: Dean White, Frank Martin, & Richard Isanove
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $3.99
The Avengers were put together to fight the fights no hero could defeat alone. That was a while ago. Times have changed and threats are bigger than ever before. “We need to get bigger” is Tony Stark’s response.
Jonathan Hickman gives us two stories that flow together seamlessly. Thor, IronMan and others are trapped on Mars by god-like foes while Hickman takes us to previous events where Steve Rogers accompanies Stark on a mission to expand their roster. Some selections are obvious while others not so much, and then you have those who declined the invitation. The gorgeous artwork of Jerome Opena was a pleasure to look at and impeccably captures Hickman’s grand vision of a new initiative.
Some heroes got more page time than others and some made an indelible impression such as Spider-Man being unable to break through something, and when he complained about it, the next panel shows Wolverine and the word, SNIKT!
Even a smaller image of Captain Marvel flying into fight highlights the majesty of Opena’s work. While the battle on Mars ended very abruptly, it didn’t take away from the awesomeness that was this issue.
I’m not the biggest Hickman fan, but with three issues into this Marvel NOW series, he seems to be on to something epic.
Grade: A
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