New Avengers 11-13
The last of the David Finch New Avengers. I won’t miss his faces, but he does draw a pretty fight scene. And while it isn’t the most inspired of designs, there’s something about the Ronin costume that I totally dig:
It also helps that it’s Echo beneath the mask. I’ll go over this in detail when I get to David Mack’s Daredevil, but I love her character so much. Wikipedia reveals that she hasn’t really been put to good use since her initial appearance, so I’ll take what I can get.
Not much else happens here; The Avengers fight ninja and Spider-Woman reveals that she’s working for Madame Hydra. Again, way more plot than character here.
Regret buying? No
Would buy again? Yes
Would read again? Yes
Rating: Fine
Fantastic Four 261-264
The out-of-nowhere kiss that starts issue 261 did nothing but remind me of a more memorable opening page kiss (even though it came years later):
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| Maybe it's only memorable to me. |
I don’t know very much about the Namor/Sue romance, and this issue doesn’t do anything to enlighten me. But the two panels devoted to it have me more interested in this relationship than fifty-plus issues of watching Reed and Sue go through the motions of a marriage that could belong in a fifties sitcom.
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| Just like Reed, too busy reading to notice his wife. |
The Trial of Reed Richards. What an odd issue - it came during Marvel’s Assistant Editor Month, which gave it the excuse of being weird. It chose to take advantage of this leeway by making John Byrne a character in the story, for reasons that defy understanding. After moving past that baffling decision, the issue serves as the origin story for Galactus. The trial is concluded by a deus ex machina turn from Eternity. Sure, whatever.
Regret buying? No
Would buy again? Yes
Would read again? Yes
Rating: Fine
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