New Avengers #3
This is it! The moment we (read: I) have been waiting for. The esteemed Henry McCoy is finally gracing the Illuminati with his presence. Of course, it’s not the smoothest of transitions, and frankly, he’s not the only one having a rough time.
Writer: Jonathan Hickman | Artists: Steve Epting, Rick Magyar & Frank D’Armata
Cover: JOCK | Publisher: Marvel
Hickman’s been doing some really great stuff right now, New Avengers being a constant top of interest for me.
This was it though; this was a big moment, one that I had personally been waiting for since the announcement of New Avengers and the Illuminati and the fact that Beast was going to be joining the team. Being the total baby that I am, it hurts to see Charles Xavier again, but it’s nice to see that even though he’s dead, writers are still putting him into their stories. Granted, if the story is about the Illuminati they’d have to somehow tie in Xavier somehow, but it’s still really nice to see. Looking beyond Xavier though, Beast’s initiation totally take the cake of this issue for me, it goes from totally awesome (thanks Epting!) to hilarious (thanks Hickman!) in just the flip of a page.
Actually, what a lot of this issue did was show that even for a pretty serious story, it can have its moments of lighthearted-ness. Not just with Beast, though I feel like Beast’s addition does lighten the mood ever so slightly. Sure, he’s ridiculously intelligent, but there’s an air about him that presents for light wit and humour too, at least comparatively to the rest of them. But he’s not the only one that gets to have a bit of a lighter moment. Of course a light moment being relative to the entire series so far in which it’s pretty scientific and serious. Black Swan and Reed Richards share a bit of a moment too which admittedly made me chuckle a little.
It was said in the last review, but it’ll be said again. Black Swan is so intriguing and every interaction they have with her, I can’t help but hold on to every single word. She’s very complex and I love how Hickman has just let her entire character remain in mystery, but not to the point of frustration. We know enough about her, that her mystery is her charm.
What’s nice as well is that the art gets a few moments to have its few pages of light as well. They’re not entirely stuck in a dark room, and the Illuminati do get to be outside, so Epting’s art gets a little bit more opportunity to shine with some more added colours splashed on.
But the focus is indeed on the Illuminati, who have had internal conflicts with one another every issue and this is no exception. They try to save the world and then have deep, dark discussions about the repercussions of their actions. The paneling for the two pages of their meeting is eye catching—(it’s reminiscent of Fear Itself: Avengers with a lot of close ups on each character, but this is better because they’re not talking to a camera, they’re talking to each other, so they’re definitely more animated in each panel. But the many panels certainly catch your attention when you turn to it).
There’s definitely a bit of a shock at the end of the issue. That’s all I’m going to say.
Writer: Jonathan Hickman | Artists: Steve Epting, Rick Magyar & Frank D’Armata
Cover: JOCK | Publisher: Marvel
Hickman’s been doing some really great stuff right now, New Avengers being a constant top of interest for me.
This was it though; this was a big moment, one that I had personally been waiting for since the announcement of New Avengers and the Illuminati and the fact that Beast was going to be joining the team. Being the total baby that I am, it hurts to see Charles Xavier again, but it’s nice to see that even though he’s dead, writers are still putting him into their stories. Granted, if the story is about the Illuminati they’d have to somehow tie in Xavier somehow, but it’s still really nice to see. Looking beyond Xavier though, Beast’s initiation totally take the cake of this issue for me, it goes from totally awesome (thanks Epting!) to hilarious (thanks Hickman!) in just the flip of a page.
Actually, what a lot of this issue did was show that even for a pretty serious story, it can have its moments of lighthearted-ness. Not just with Beast, though I feel like Beast’s addition does lighten the mood ever so slightly. Sure, he’s ridiculously intelligent, but there’s an air about him that presents for light wit and humour too, at least comparatively to the rest of them. But he’s not the only one that gets to have a bit of a lighter moment. Of course a light moment being relative to the entire series so far in which it’s pretty scientific and serious. Black Swan and Reed Richards share a bit of a moment too which admittedly made me chuckle a little.
It was said in the last review, but it’ll be said again. Black Swan is so intriguing and every interaction they have with her, I can’t help but hold on to every single word. She’s very complex and I love how Hickman has just let her entire character remain in mystery, but not to the point of frustration. We know enough about her, that her mystery is her charm.
What’s nice as well is that the art gets a few moments to have its few pages of light as well. They’re not entirely stuck in a dark room, and the Illuminati do get to be outside, so Epting’s art gets a little bit more opportunity to shine with some more added colours splashed on.
But the focus is indeed on the Illuminati, who have had internal conflicts with one another every issue and this is no exception. They try to save the world and then have deep, dark discussions about the repercussions of their actions. The paneling for the two pages of their meeting is eye catching—(it’s reminiscent of Fear Itself: Avengers with a lot of close ups on each character, but this is better because they’re not talking to a camera, they’re talking to each other, so they’re definitely more animated in each panel. But the many panels certainly catch your attention when you turn to it).
There’s definitely a bit of a shock at the end of the issue. That’s all I’m going to say.
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