Champions #6
Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Humberto Ramos
Colorist: ?
Publisher: Marvel
When Champions was first announced, I thought little to nothing of the series. I thought it was just another social justice book being pushed out by Marvel to appeal to a bigger audience. Surprisingly, the first few issues were really good. Like, really good. The dynamic between the team was awesome, and seeing the inclusion of Cyclops into another other team other than the X-Men was incredibly cool. Even the art really shone, it being just pleasant to the eyes, a perfect mixture between sleek and cartoonish. Everything was great!
...Until it wasn't. The art is still amazing, just getting that out before I really dig into this book. The writing... not so much. The first few issues were meaningful, talked real life issues, and did it all extremely well. The dialogue between characters felt natural, the characters were obviously developing chemistry, and they were acting like a proper superhero team! Since issue 5, things have started getting a bit, well, awkward. There's small things, like the teams finishing each others sentences (or, forming each other's sentences, for that matter) and how annoying Hulk is, (In every. Single. Issue.) but those are just minor annoyances, really. Nitpicky things. However, some things are just... just outright bad. In issue 5, it was Gwenpool. Need I say more? In issue 6, it's the Champions new adversaries, the "Freelancers". Why are they bad? Because, apparently, "punching down things is what they do".
Despite the occasional cringe worthy piece, Champions is still a good comic. To me, though, it seems like they're trying to dumb it down more with each issue. This series went from women fighting for rights in a country where women are actually oppressed to a bunch of rich kids bullying homeless people. Oh yeah, and the reason being because "punching things is what they do." While the series is still written solidly, this issue itself could definitely be classified as a filler issue, nothing really happening in it beside (stupidly) introducing the Champion's new enemies, the Freelancers.
Pros:
+Good art, as always
+The paintball scene is fun, for what it's worth.
Cons:
-Marvel trying to appeal to a younger audience, blatantly obvious with Characters using words like "lit".
-Compared to the previous issues, this issue seems fairly "dumbed down
Artist: Humberto Ramos
Colorist: ?
Publisher: Marvel
When Champions was first announced, I thought little to nothing of the series. I thought it was just another social justice book being pushed out by Marvel to appeal to a bigger audience. Surprisingly, the first few issues were really good. Like, really good. The dynamic between the team was awesome, and seeing the inclusion of Cyclops into another other team other than the X-Men was incredibly cool. Even the art really shone, it being just pleasant to the eyes, a perfect mixture between sleek and cartoonish. Everything was great!
...Until it wasn't. The art is still amazing, just getting that out before I really dig into this book. The writing... not so much. The first few issues were meaningful, talked real life issues, and did it all extremely well. The dialogue between characters felt natural, the characters were obviously developing chemistry, and they were acting like a proper superhero team! Since issue 5, things have started getting a bit, well, awkward. There's small things, like the teams finishing each others sentences (or, forming each other's sentences, for that matter) and how annoying Hulk is, (In every. Single. Issue.) but those are just minor annoyances, really. Nitpicky things. However, some things are just... just outright bad. In issue 5, it was Gwenpool. Need I say more? In issue 6, it's the Champions new adversaries, the "Freelancers". Why are they bad? Because, apparently, "punching down things is what they do".
Despite the occasional cringe worthy piece, Champions is still a good comic. To me, though, it seems like they're trying to dumb it down more with each issue. This series went from women fighting for rights in a country where women are actually oppressed to a bunch of rich kids bullying homeless people. Oh yeah, and the reason being because "punching things is what they do." While the series is still written solidly, this issue itself could definitely be classified as a filler issue, nothing really happening in it beside (stupidly) introducing the Champion's new enemies, the Freelancers.
Pros:
+Good art, as always
+The paintball scene is fun, for what it's worth.
Cons:
-Marvel trying to appeal to a younger audience, blatantly obvious with Characters using words like "lit".
-Compared to the previous issues, this issue seems fairly "dumbed down
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