Avengers Enemy Within #1
Avengers The Enemy Within Reads exactly like a normal Captain Marvel issue. As usual the comic has a few ups and downs, but overall is a solid issue of the event. Carol Danvers has a lesion in her brain that makes her life a whole lot more complicated. The good Captain cannot fly but all of her other superpowers are fair game. For the average person this would not be a huge deal, but the average person is not obsessed with being a pilot. Most of this series has revolved around this facet of Danvers’ life. This is a very serious disease that seems to be growing with each issue, as our titular hero cannot stay grounded for an expanded set of time. The series functions as a crossover between Captain Marvel and Avengers Assemble, and contains five parts.
One thing this issue is missing is a genuine surprise in any sort of fashion. Hopefully later in this mini-series plot twists will be abound. With the rapid fire shipping schedule of this title, there is plenty of opportunity to hit the gas and go faster. As usual this series has some great humorous elements that it is never afraid to shy away from. Kelly is genius to utilize the character of Spider-Woman, as she has been critically ignored over the past few years. The supervillains of this particular installment are fairly silly and serve to do little but simply divulge plot points. Toward the end of this issue Carol divulges a treasure trove of some of the souvenirs she has collected along the way of her journey. In a serialized art form looking back at past adventures is a powerful to engage your loyal reader. Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick also has the fantastic idea of turning the collection into a plot point to drive the end of this issue into the next.
Scott Hepburn is in charge of pencilling the interiors on this issue, and his pencils really suit the style of the book. In the past some of the newer artists that took on the title were too stylized and made the book almost completely incoherent. Hepburn channels a cartoony vibe and uses it to really sell all of the moments in this comic. The artist still retains the stakes necessary for this issue to to be dramatic. He also renders a few great battle scenes to depict, along with some dinosaurs that capture the imagination. Scott also nails all of the different facial expressions of the characters, selling much of the humour in this title. Massive accolades must be given to color artist Jordie Bellaire. The first sequence has the brown that is followed by a stirring flash of green that shows off the power of an important character. The green and orange dinosaurs look so simple yet elegant, and shades of grey that build depth really underline how beautiful the art in this book is.
Captain Marvel is on the cusp of one of the most important phases of her life. Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick respects the character so much that she made the important choice to let this storyline play out in five parts of the next month or so. With a rapidly paced shipping schedule and massive potential this is an issue that may not be amazing at this moment, but will likely payoff towards the end.
One thing this issue is missing is a genuine surprise in any sort of fashion. Hopefully later in this mini-series plot twists will be abound. With the rapid fire shipping schedule of this title, there is plenty of opportunity to hit the gas and go faster. As usual this series has some great humorous elements that it is never afraid to shy away from. Kelly is genius to utilize the character of Spider-Woman, as she has been critically ignored over the past few years. The supervillains of this particular installment are fairly silly and serve to do little but simply divulge plot points. Toward the end of this issue Carol divulges a treasure trove of some of the souvenirs she has collected along the way of her journey. In a serialized art form looking back at past adventures is a powerful to engage your loyal reader. Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick also has the fantastic idea of turning the collection into a plot point to drive the end of this issue into the next.
Scott Hepburn is in charge of pencilling the interiors on this issue, and his pencils really suit the style of the book. In the past some of the newer artists that took on the title were too stylized and made the book almost completely incoherent. Hepburn channels a cartoony vibe and uses it to really sell all of the moments in this comic. The artist still retains the stakes necessary for this issue to to be dramatic. He also renders a few great battle scenes to depict, along with some dinosaurs that capture the imagination. Scott also nails all of the different facial expressions of the characters, selling much of the humour in this title. Massive accolades must be given to color artist Jordie Bellaire. The first sequence has the brown that is followed by a stirring flash of green that shows off the power of an important character. The green and orange dinosaurs look so simple yet elegant, and shades of grey that build depth really underline how beautiful the art in this book is.
Captain Marvel is on the cusp of one of the most important phases of her life. Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick respects the character so much that she made the important choice to let this storyline play out in five parts of the next month or so. With a rapidly paced shipping schedule and massive potential this is an issue that may not be amazing at this moment, but will likely payoff towards the end.
A Look Inside
