Review Group Week #263: The Avengers #10
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Let me guess--that's where Dr. Strange hid his infinity gem, knowing how bad it smells under the hat. |
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Thanos can still show up. Solicits say a major name is coming to earth to lay claim to the jewels. Probably not Thanos, but eh... |
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This is easy to solve: there's an Illumnati within the Illuminati. See, Professor Xavier, Black Bolt, Mr. Fantastic, and Dr. Strange know Iron Man is a drunk and Namor is a douche so they can't trust those two. Thus, Black Bolt has Iron Man's and his Gems. |
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First, the opening scene with Rulk, Namor, and Thor deep-sea swimming is unnecessarily long. How many pages does it take to convey the really simple point that they are going to the very depths? Certainly it doesn't take three wordless pages devoid of background detail. This is a terrific waste of space that simply decompresses the story and reduces the art duties. Second, the dialogue is stilted. Bendis, in this issue, is a caricature of himself, filling panel after panel with silly, staccato conversations. The brief exchange between Ant-Man and Iron Fist exemplifies this point: Ant-Man: Hey Iron Fist : Hey Ant-Man: I'm Ant-Man Iron-Fist: I know that. Ant-Man: You're Iron Fist. Iron-Man: I know that, too. Huh? Bendis has said that he is a big fan of David Mamet -- the playwright and screenwriter famous for his rapid, often-choppy dialogue. But this exchange goes beyond Mamet-speak and resembles, instead, the inane, socially awkward conversations of twelve-year-old boys. These are superheroes for God's sake -- men with tremendous power and intelligence, men who have faced death countless times, men who have saved the world on a regular basis. They should demonstrate more personality and confidence than what Bendis is giving them here. Finally, the art by Romita, Jr. is weak. The backgrounds are lacking, the fight scenes are cluttered, and the women in this book look like they have all been beaten repeatedly with an ugly stick. Everything about this book is a disappointment. An issue like this reminds me why I don't read superhero comics anymore. STORY: 2 ART: 4 OVERALL: 3 |
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Check out Kirkman's 12-issue Irredeemable Ant-Man series. |
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The Spider-Man/Marvel Boy exchange was bad. |
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I thought Marvel Boy was pretty boring in the Morrison mini. I think the only place I've liked the character was in Dark Avengers. | ||
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The Dark Avengers annual that focused on him was good. I was expecting big things from that. What a letdown. |
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I don't think I read the annual. |
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That seems weird to me, but ![]() |
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It's the one where he splits away from the Dark Avengers. Great until I saw the new costume for the first time. ![]() |
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