Angela: Asgard's Assassin #3

Written by: Kieron Gillen & Marguerite Bennett

Art by: Phil Jimenez, Le Beau Underwood, Romulo Fajardo & Stephanie Hans

This book might be flying under the radar for various people. It usually happens with smaller characters who haven't had time to simmer into the Marvel Universe as long as other characters. But Marvel isn't afraid of putting high profile creators with these smaller characters, and in the case of “Angela: Asgard's Assassin”, the risk is rewarding.

In previous issues, we've seen Angela on the run from a few popular Asgardian's due to her kidnapping her newly born baby sister, and heir to the Asgardian throne. Accompanying her is her friend and fellow Angel, Sera. The writing from the first two issues remains pretty consistent here, and while the plot hasn't progressed immensely, this issue felt like a set-up for the coming battles.

I will say, Angela remains a no-nonsense woman. She continues to be more of a strong presence, mainly because the story is narrated by Sera, whether it's the main story or the sub-story (drawn beautifully by the fantastic Stephanie Hans). We haven't seen Gillen write any Asgardian stories since his fantastic “Journey Into Mystery” run until this recent book and it seems as if he missed this place, since a majority of this issue is spent expanding on the little details of Norse mythology with Bennett co-writing and clearly having fun on this side of the Marvel U.

The main story is still beautifully illustrated by the art team of Jimenez, Underwood, and Fajardo, with art that feels epic and appropriately colored. I've mentioned already how great Stephanie Hans is doing with the sub-stories and I have to mention how gorgeous the covers of these issues are.

While this wasn't a bad issue, far from it actually, it was fun getting to know more about Angela and continuing the mystery of why she's kidnapped her baby sister. The plot barely moved, but it was great to see Angela continuing her threats while Sera sarcastically quips on the sidelines. Also, there's a pretty cool cameo towards the middle.