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Secret Avengers (2010) (Collected Editions) #6
Secret Avengers, Vol. 2: Avengers vs. X-Men
AVX tie-in! Thor leads a secret team of Avengers on a suicide mission to stop the Phoenix by any means necessary! Who is Minister Marvel, and why has he drawn the Phoenix to the Kree homeworld? The Avengers devise a way to save the Kree, but one man stands in their way: the original Captain Marvel, reborn to unite his people! Can Ms. Marvel and the Protector break free of Minister Marvel's influence to aid their former companions? Plus: Can Hawkeye and Black Widow unmask the spy on their team in time to prevent tragedy? COLLECTING: Secret Avengers 26-32
160 pages, Paperback
First published December 5, 2012
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Rick Remender
1,242 books1,422 followersRick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the writer/co-creator of many independent comic books like Black Science, Deadly Class, LOW, Fear Agent and Seven to Eternity. Previously, he wrote The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers for Marvel Comics.
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November 18, 2015
Mystery poo week two continues
What part of the concept “Secret” does Rick Remender not get? Secret -> Covert -> Stealth. And he puts Thor on this team? Hello! The God of Thunder ! Who’s next? The Hulk! “Hulk not tiptoe! Hulk pound next person to shush him!!!”
Let’s stealthily go after the Phoenix Force, but first let’s kick back with Thor and grab ourselves a tankard of mead:
“Verily Captain Britain, let us imbibe like true warriors before a battle and drink mead until we vomitith all over Valkyrie’s horsey.”
“By Jove, no, old chap. I’m a sullen drunk.”
“Fair enough, coward, but do tell – Doth your hot sister Psylocke ever mention me? Doth she like me? If I asketh her, will she go out with me?
The second storyline involves a quest by Max Fury, Nick Fury’s 2.0, to find some secret head gear so they can wear it and bring on the power of the Abyss. Note: They don’t use pastel colors in the Abyss.
Max presides over a super duper collection of villains who all hang out at a creepy, super villain bar. It’s a place where everybody knows your name, except it’s, um, not your real name but your, um, alias. “Norm or, in this case, Batroc, the Leaper!” There’s even room at the back of the bar for the Circus of Crime*, complete with a creepy-ass killer clown.
The final piece, a wart hog head, is located and its Abyss city, here we come. Every other hero's ticket has been punched for the Abyss, so it's up to Venom and Antman to save the day.
The indistinct and blurry art is of the pervy school that has the corollary rule that as the action heats up, the zipper on Black Widow’s skin tight outfit goes lower and lower. *Le sigh* Lock that zipper down, Natasha!
*I name dropped these bozos in a thread with Anne. She thinks I made them up. Boo Yah, Anne!
What part of the concept “Secret” does Rick Remender not get? Secret -> Covert -> Stealth. And he puts Thor on this team? Hello! The God of Thunder ! Who’s next? The Hulk! “Hulk not tiptoe! Hulk pound next person to shush him!!!”
Let’s stealthily go after the Phoenix Force, but first let’s kick back with Thor and grab ourselves a tankard of mead:
“Verily Captain Britain, let us imbibe like true warriors before a battle and drink mead until we vomitith all over Valkyrie’s horsey.”
“By Jove, no, old chap. I’m a sullen drunk.”
“Fair enough, coward, but do tell – Doth your hot sister Psylocke ever mention me? Doth she like me? If I asketh her, will she go out with me?
The second storyline involves a quest by Max Fury, Nick Fury’s 2.0, to find some secret head gear so they can wear it and bring on the power of the Abyss. Note: They don’t use pastel colors in the Abyss.
Max presides over a super duper collection of villains who all hang out at a creepy, super villain bar. It’s a place where everybody knows your name, except it’s, um, not your real name but your, um, alias. “Norm or, in this case, Batroc, the Leaper!” There’s even room at the back of the bar for the Circus of Crime*, complete with a creepy-ass killer clown.
The final piece, a wart hog head, is located and its Abyss city, here we come. Every other hero's ticket has been punched for the Abyss, so it's up to Venom and Antman to save the day.
The indistinct and blurry art is of the pervy school that has the corollary rule that as the action heats up, the zipper on Black Widow’s skin tight outfit goes lower and lower. *Le sigh* Lock that zipper down, Natasha!
*I name dropped these bozos in a thread with Anne. She thinks I made them up. Boo Yah, Anne!
December 31, 2015
So the Avengers vs. X-Men crossover is crap. I knew it would be when recovering alcoholic Brian Braddock lets himself be bullied into drinking with Thor (who totally belongs on the covert ops arm of the Avengers) and it's never actually addressed in the story. Or at all, ever. It bothered me precisely because it's so incredibly pointless in light of the greater story, which is supposed to be about trying to divert the Phoenix from Earth. I mean, the entire story is bad, dull, and worst of all, overly long. But to add insult to injury, Mar-Vell (of The Death of Captain Marvel fame) actually gets resurrected, for a few issues. It has to be the single cheapest and least satisfying resurrection I've ever seen in comics, if for no other reason than that it was obviously a calculated ploy to raise hype on a minor book during a major event. Gross.
But ignoring that junk, once Remender gets back to what's obviously meant to be his Secret Avengers' main thing, dealing with the Descendants and Marvel's other robotic extras, it picks up quite a bit. I'm liking this story. It isn't great, and it isn't deep, but it's fun. Let's face it, any time a book has Emperor Doombot, even as a side character, you're probably going to enjoy yourself.
But ignoring that junk, once Remender gets back to what's obviously meant to be his Secret Avengers' main thing, dealing with the Descendants and Marvel's other robotic extras, it picks up quite a bit. I'm liking this story. It isn't great, and it isn't deep, but it's fun. Let's face it, any time a book has Emperor Doombot, even as a side character, you're probably going to enjoy yourself.
November 25, 2014
A pretty big letdown after the excitement of the first volume. I started reading this right after finishing Volume one and had to stop a few pages in. The Secret Avengers, now lead by Thor(?), are off in outer space to try and stop the Phoenix from getting to earth. What the fuck? That is a job for the regular Avengers, you know, the ones who do shit like, I don't know, go into space to fight aliens. Not the Secret Avengers who use camouflage image projectors and plant moles inside the villain's complex. It just feels so out of place. It in a way it makes me more upset because I feel like this story is only in the book because the AVX event was happening and EVERY book had to tie into that, no matter how little it might have to do with the event itself.
There was one cool moment I liked where the original Captain Marvel dies and you see that Carol Danvers, then going as Ms. Marvel, is going to take up his name as a way to honor him.
The rest of the book deals with the Shadow Council finally getting the three crowns together, which they have been working on since an earlier collection of this series. I thought it was nice to see that this story was carried out over a number of issue without getting stale, but the end was a real drag. Basically everyone loses their freewill and becomes mindless zombies that are trying to kill the few Avengers not effected by the crown. The only problem is that they are already in a city completely populated by villains. They would have been trying to kill all the heroes anyway.
This is my fourth or fifth collection I've read of the Secret Avengers series, and so far I've been really impressed by them all, but this one was a big disappointment.
There was one cool moment I liked where the original Captain Marvel dies and you see that Carol Danvers, then going as Ms. Marvel, is going to take up his name as a way to honor him.
The rest of the book deals with the Shadow Council finally getting the three crowns together, which they have been working on since an earlier collection of this series. I thought it was nice to see that this story was carried out over a number of issue without getting stale, but the end was a real drag. Basically everyone loses their freewill and becomes mindless zombies that are trying to kill the few Avengers not effected by the crown. The only problem is that they are already in a city completely populated by villains. They would have been trying to kill all the heroes anyway.
This is my fourth or fifth collection I've read of the Secret Avengers series, and so far I've been really impressed by them all, but this one was a big disappointment.
April 24, 2023
Second half is pretty cool with Venom and Antman kind of taking lead of the mission. I love watching Flash be a hero, it's great. But the first half, with Thor and the crew in space and Captain Marvel back for a few issues was really weird. Felt super out of place. Very confusing volume.
February 25, 2017
So they brought back the original Captain Marvel for one issue just to kill him... so that Ms. Marvel would take up his mantel? Sure why not.
July 6, 2013
My review will be spotty as I'm reading this interleaved with the rest of the Avengers vs. X-Men event books.
My first impression of the work here is of the art - a style I've rarely seen in the big two, but seen in the independents much more. I'm impressed at the ethereal quality of it - no heavy lines or inks, incredible amounts of pen lines to shade in each shadow, and a weird quality about the way that small body details (ear, nose) don't ever come across as either realistic (representational) or impressionistic (intentionally unreal). There's something irregular about many of the forms, but it doesn't bug me so much as intrigue me and make me wonder how it'll hit me in a few more issues or books.
I must say I like Remender's writing on this book. I haven't always been a big fan, and I don't know how this fits into the spectrum of his other current work, but this has a nice elegance and heartfelt quality to it. I actually feel like I'm connecting with Ms. Marvel, Captain Britain and a few others - their words seem natural, fitting to their current situation, role in the world and ability to influence the situation around them. I'm not entirely sure if these are all in character but it's close enough and they work as characters I'd like to continue following.
OTOH, this is very little related to the "secret/spy" Avengers that I was hoping this book had become, in the AvX arc. But post-AvX it returns to that rightful niche among all these team books, with a mind-fuck story about supernatural power, hundreds of baddies getting together in a city underground and a very weird team-up.
The writing on this second arc was definitely weird and a bit hard to follow, making me feel like I'd missed something huge in either the previous volume or in the last ten years. When did Remender get to be such a kook? And how did he get his hands on such kook-friendly artists?
Taskmaster was completely ridiculous - more bizarre in his own skull-faced way than Deadpool and way more confident of his bad assery.
My first impression of the work here is of the art - a style I've rarely seen in the big two, but seen in the independents much more. I'm impressed at the ethereal quality of it - no heavy lines or inks, incredible amounts of pen lines to shade in each shadow, and a weird quality about the way that small body details (ear, nose) don't ever come across as either realistic (representational) or impressionistic (intentionally unreal). There's something irregular about many of the forms, but it doesn't bug me so much as intrigue me and make me wonder how it'll hit me in a few more issues or books.
I must say I like Remender's writing on this book. I haven't always been a big fan, and I don't know how this fits into the spectrum of his other current work, but this has a nice elegance and heartfelt quality to it. I actually feel like I'm connecting with Ms. Marvel, Captain Britain and a few others - their words seem natural, fitting to their current situation, role in the world and ability to influence the situation around them. I'm not entirely sure if these are all in character but it's close enough and they work as characters I'd like to continue following.
OTOH, this is very little related to the "secret/spy" Avengers that I was hoping this book had become, in the AvX arc. But post-AvX it returns to that rightful niche among all these team books, with a mind-fuck story about supernatural power, hundreds of baddies getting together in a city underground and a very weird team-up.
The writing on this second arc was definitely weird and a bit hard to follow, making me feel like I'd missed something huge in either the previous volume or in the last ten years. When did Remender get to be such a kook? And how did he get his hands on such kook-friendly artists?
Taskmaster was completely ridiculous - more bizarre in his own skull-faced way than Deadpool and way more confident of his bad assery.
September 2, 2015
I really, really like Rick Remender. He just seems so reliable. I know he's still relatively fresh in the comics game, such that he hasn't completely fallen into his own unbreakable, repetitive patterns like so many writers do. Maybe he will one day, but right now, his stuff just feels like a perfect marriage of old school and new school writing styles that keeps me coming back for more.
Now, all that said, the AvX tie-in at the beginning of this volume is pretty worthless. It's well-written, but just feels like a bit of a waste of time. Luckily, it's only the first few issues, and then the rest of the book is devoted to Remender building outward from the previous volumes of this series (which has done a fair amount of languishing since its inception). He takes threads built by Brubaker and Ellis and weaves them seamlessly into his own take on this world, creating a massive payoff for story thread that otherwise felt abandoned. The action is fast and high-energy, and the plot's right there with it.
Remender also does a great job of allowing his characters to fail realistically. Hawkeye and company screw up so many times in this book, but always manage to admit it and find a way to move forward. It's part of what makes these Secret Avengers a great team: their ability to recover, not just their ability to plan. It's not something Brubaker or Ellis really approached much in their respective runs, and it's a welcome change.
I will say, there's one moment at the end of this book where the characters choose not to trust Black Widow about something, and that seems nuts. She's possibly the smartest, most trustworthy member of the entire team, and the fact that they basically writer her off as crazy with no further evidence that she's ever been crazy doesn't sit right. But, it's in the interest in building towards a conclusion, so I'll let it slide, I guess.
I hope you never lose your touch, Remender!
Now, all that said, the AvX tie-in at the beginning of this volume is pretty worthless. It's well-written, but just feels like a bit of a waste of time. Luckily, it's only the first few issues, and then the rest of the book is devoted to Remender building outward from the previous volumes of this series (which has done a fair amount of languishing since its inception). He takes threads built by Brubaker and Ellis and weaves them seamlessly into his own take on this world, creating a massive payoff for story thread that otherwise felt abandoned. The action is fast and high-energy, and the plot's right there with it.
Remender also does a great job of allowing his characters to fail realistically. Hawkeye and company screw up so many times in this book, but always manage to admit it and find a way to move forward. It's part of what makes these Secret Avengers a great team: their ability to recover, not just their ability to plan. It's not something Brubaker or Ellis really approached much in their respective runs, and it's a welcome change.
I will say, there's one moment at the end of this book where the characters choose not to trust Black Widow about something, and that seems nuts. She's possibly the smartest, most trustworthy member of the entire team, and the fact that they basically writer her off as crazy with no further evidence that she's ever been crazy doesn't sit right. But, it's in the interest in building towards a conclusion, so I'll let it slide, I guess.
I hope you never lose your touch, Remender!
June 11, 2013
The second of Rick Remender's Secret Avengers books is unfortunately derailed by Avengers Vs. X-Men, which means that the first 3 issues, whilst decent as an AvX story, have no bearing on the Father/Shadow Council story that Remender was telling previously.
The later four issues return to this story, and are all the better for it, with the culmination of some plot lines and the teasing of some new ones too. It is also quite heavy in good character moments, particularly for Venom, Ant-Man, and Valkyrie.
The artwork in the AvX tie-in by Renato Geudes is very minimalist, letting the colourist do most of the talking, and very different to most Marvel books at the moment. Matteo Scalera's contributions on the final story are much more visceral, and convey lots of motion and high impact shots. Both are excellent in their own ways.
The later four issues return to this story, and are all the better for it, with the culmination of some plot lines and the teasing of some new ones too. It is also quite heavy in good character moments, particularly for Venom, Ant-Man, and Valkyrie.
The artwork in the AvX tie-in by Renato Geudes is very minimalist, letting the colourist do most of the talking, and very different to most Marvel books at the moment. Matteo Scalera's contributions on the final story are much more visceral, and convey lots of motion and high impact shots. Both are excellent in their own ways.
September 4, 2019
So, if I just accept that Rick Remender just doesn’t know Captain Britain very well, this volume is better. Captain Britain was able to singlehandedly hold off the Phoenix Force in the AVX tie ins, that was neat. The next set of issues in this volume had a lot of fun villain cameos (including Madcap). The story was interesting and told much better and more fluidly than the previous volume. However, the fact that Brian is portrayed as not a team player, arrogant, and not very intelligent is distracting because it has no grounds. Also he caved in to peer pressure to drink before battle?!?! Other than the poor Portrayal of the great Captain Britain, this story was good.
March 6, 2020
While the AvX tie-in issues could've used some more context, this was a very solid volume. As usual, Remender does a great job making mandated tie-ins during his runs at Marvel feel quite natural. This time, a little less so as I feel we could've used more context for the AvX tie-in. We just kinda get dropped in the middle of the action with a fairly different team. That said, it was still enjoyable and did further character development for Captain Brittain.
The arc after that was the true continuation of the previous volume, finally getting back to the Bagalia arc and the main team. Good stuff, and the art by Scalera is some of the best to grace this period of Marvel comics.
The arc after that was the true continuation of the previous volume, finally getting back to the Bagalia arc and the main team. Good stuff, and the art by Scalera is some of the best to grace this period of Marvel comics.
October 1, 2013
I would give the cosmic front-end story 3 stars and the down & dirty caper in the back 5 stars, so this averages out to 4. I don't think the Phoenix mission makes much sense on the face of it, and the odd turns it takes just makes it even more bizarre. Remender really hits his stride with the longer darker material after, which hearkens back to the X-Force material that really drew me to him in the first place. It is all very pulpy material that only suffers from having too epic a cast of characters.
October 27, 2023
With the threat of the Phoenix returning to Earth, a team of Avengers head off into space to try and intercept it and stop it by any means necessary.
This was actually a cool tie in to the main story, as it fills in a gap that is pretty prevalent in the main title. In the main title, the team flies off and fails. However, here we get to see just how that happened. This book was a bit uneven - there was some truly awesome moments like Thor going head to head with the Phoenix and Captain Britain believing in himself enough to hold the Phoenix in place for a while - but there was also a lot of what felt like filler. Don't get me wring, the stuff on the planet Hela was ok - but we could've done without 3 issues of it.
I would recommend this to fans of the Avengers - especially if you want fill in all the gaps from the A vs X event.
This was actually a cool tie in to the main story, as it fills in a gap that is pretty prevalent in the main title. In the main title, the team flies off and fails. However, here we get to see just how that happened. This book was a bit uneven - there was some truly awesome moments like Thor going head to head with the Phoenix and Captain Britain believing in himself enough to hold the Phoenix in place for a while - but there was also a lot of what felt like filler. Don't get me wring, the stuff on the planet Hela was ok - but we could've done without 3 issues of it.
I would recommend this to fans of the Avengers - especially if you want fill in all the gaps from the A vs X event.
May 27, 2017
Rick Remender's Secret Avengers gets pulled into the Avengers Vs. X-Men event and it doesn't succeed. The tie-in portion weighs so heavily on the events of multiple other storylines this book is almost made inconsequential. Then when we get back to what was going on we get a subpar version of the Secret Warriors book from a few years back. The art was a big drawback here. Tons of Masters of Evil characters are depicted here and so many are squeezed into panels that almost no one looks familiar. Overall, the book was a disappointment.
May 22, 2019
Collects Secret Avengers (2010) issues #26-32
The story is forced to tie in to the event "AvX," so there is pointless missions and in-fighting. I don't quite understand why Hawkeye won't give Agent Venom a chance.
The second half of the volume brings back Max Fury, and that part was a little better. Taskmaster also has a big role.
The story is forced to tie in to the event "AvX," so there is pointless missions and in-fighting. I don't quite understand why Hawkeye won't give Agent Venom a chance.
The second half of the volume brings back Max Fury, and that part was a little better. Taskmaster also has a big role.
May 1, 2021
Half of this was for the Avengers vs X-men event and the rest was a short arch about the 3 crowns of power (or whatever they're called). It was kind of strange seeing Taskmaster be a bad guy again after seeing him train good guys in the Initiative event. Also, Hawkeye as the leader of the Secret Avengers is kind of an A-hole, but the conversation between him and Cap was great.
January 19, 2020
There basically two stories here. One that continued the events of the previous volume and the other which takes place first and had nothing to do with the preceding story. Neither are particularly well done.
October 13, 2018
Another meh trade from Rick Remender.
March 29, 2022
Worst AVX tie in
July 6, 2020
I was most interested in the John Steele, but overall I'm losing steam with his series. I'll read the last volume, but only because I'm a completest. It didn't help that this was bogged down with Avengers Vs. X-Men issues.
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September 1, 2013
The first few issues of this volume are an Avengers v X-Men tie-in story about the Secret Avengers trying to stop the Phoenix. I did not care for it too much, with it not being really needed for the main storyline, nor did I find that it really developed the characters that much. I particularly disliked how Beast was drawn.
The latter few issues had a story involving the Secret Avengers facing the Masters of Evil, also involving Max Fury. The art in this story is different to traditional clean lines and bright colours of some other superhero graphic novel volumes, being a little more minimalist and blended, with colour contrasts used to greater effect. It took a bit of getting used to, but I think it worked here.
This is not a volume for the casual reader, rather being a volume for those who either regularly read Secret Avengers or are willing to take the time to at least have a general idea of the state of play of this volume. That said, those who decide not to read it would not be missing out on a ‘must read’ volume.
The latter few issues had a story involving the Secret Avengers facing the Masters of Evil, also involving Max Fury. The art in this story is different to traditional clean lines and bright colours of some other superhero graphic novel volumes, being a little more minimalist and blended, with colour contrasts used to greater effect. It took a bit of getting used to, but I think it worked here.
This is not a volume for the casual reader, rather being a volume for those who either regularly read Secret Avengers or are willing to take the time to at least have a general idea of the state of play of this volume. That said, those who decide not to read it would not be missing out on a ‘must read’ volume.
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October 15, 2012Remender's Secret Avengers is hella more fun than Brubaker's. I don't particularly care about the overarching robot rebellion plot, which is in any case disrupted by Mandatory Summer Event Crossover Hijinks, but the writer and the characters seem to be having fun, and therefore so am I. I am especially fond of overcompensating insecure asshole Hawkeye and the Flash Thompson/Valkyrie romance (fast as the latter seemed to go). The characterization may be slight, but it's deft, and it's a better balance than Brubaker's plot-heavy retreads.
Nice shout out to the movie in the Hawkeye/Black Widow fight, though the deadpan explanation of the original Human Torch's medal of honor may be the best part.
Nice shout out to the movie in the Hawkeye/Black Widow fight, though the deadpan explanation of the original Human Torch's medal of honor may be the best part.
October 31, 2014
Operation Phoenix (26-28). These issues have a nice cosmic scope otherwise missing from the AvX crossover. However, they're not actually about the Secret Avengers for the most part (and it's also unclear how the results here impacted the rest of the AvX crossover) [6/10].
A Council of Masters (29-32). This is a nice collision of the old Shadow Council plot and the new Descendants plot. There's nothing amazing here, but it's a good read. Someday I'll have to go through and just read the relevant issues of Secret Avengers (minus the bad volumes by Ellis and Spencer and minus the AvX crossover) [7/10].
A Council of Masters (29-32). This is a nice collision of the old Shadow Council plot and the new Descendants plot. There's nothing amazing here, but it's a good read. Someday I'll have to go through and just read the relevant issues of Secret Avengers (minus the bad volumes by Ellis and Spencer and minus the AvX crossover) [7/10].
August 13, 2016
Remender delivers again. The first few chapters were weak, but nothing is under the control of a single creator when the comic they're working on ties into a big series like AvX. That said, the second half of the volume, which finishes the Shadow Council/Abyss storyline that's been running off and on since the very first issue of this series, is much stronger. I particularly like Remender's use and characterization of Venom. Flash has never been a character I liked much. Even when he showed up in Guardians of the Galaxy he was kind of meh. But he's great here. Nice job, Rick.
December 30, 2014
The AvX tie-in is only tangential to the main storyline. I'm guessing since I haven't read the main storyline, but I understood everything so I don't think it was a major tie-in. That said, I wasn't overly impressed with the story itself.
The second storyline continues the Crown and Shadow Council arc. It's moderately better but still not great. Venom gets some actual screen time. Eric O'Grady is revealed to be dead and one of my favorite characters is lost.
The second storyline continues the Crown and Shadow Council arc. It's moderately better but still not great. Venom gets some actual screen time. Eric O'Grady is revealed to be dead and one of my favorite characters is lost.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 9, 2013
It's standard superhero stuff. Rememder is good at the action and he always starts and ends with strong cliffhangers or action scenes. I liked the return of the Kree Captain Marvel. It was nice but that's half the book and it's tied into the Phoenix Saga. the other half is nice standard superhero team stuff.
November 21, 2013
A group of Avengers go into space to try and stop the Phoenix Force before it hits Earth. However, the Kree want the Phoenix and things get complicated. This is a really good plot, and some moments will truly surprise you, particularly the blast from the past. Ms Marvel is put through the ringer again, and Beast illustrates how clever he really is. A very good read.
June 2, 2014
A great second book, tons of action and plot. Love the new incarnation of venom and vengeance is one mean mofo. Rick remender does a great job writing but the second artist 28-32? Is sloppy and some of the art is pretty careless but it barely effects this great story. Taskmaster, ant man, black widow the list goes on and on. Good stuff
May 1, 2015
I enjoyed the twists and turns in this story, despite not really understanding a lot of what was going on, and some pretty terrible art at times (particularly Black Widow having some kind of crazy elastic body powers for some reason). Beast was also missed here, though the combination of characters was pretty interesting, and I'm glad to see Venom getting better integrated with the team.
November 7, 2015
Once the Thor/Kree side quest is out of the way, and we return to our original covert super squad, this book continues the great action and fun of the first volume! Focusing on Ant-Man and Agent Venom brings some new perspective to the mission as well. Fun stuff, once you are through some of the melodramatic cosmic-level stuff.
January 6, 2019
There are too many interesting ideas here. Probably the best part (!) was the unrelated and short AvX tie-in. It wins because everyone is rightfully too afraid to try to follow-up the Death of Captain Marvel. It's a rich vein that, even when used improperly, feels meaningful.
But only because they let it lay fallow so long.
But only because they let it lay fallow so long.
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