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52 Week Sixteen

By Hervé St-Louis
August 30, 2006 - 07:27

Black Adam is about to get married to Isis and worries about his declining hairline. All the Marvel family is gathered for the special occasion presided over by Captain Marvel in person. But in the streets of Kanhdak, there’s a suicide bombing being prepared to try to topple the wedding of the nation’s rulers. It’s up to Renée Montoya and the Question to stop the terrorist attack. Will they make it in time?

Black Adam wanted to take a proactive course against crime and evil but no matter how much he thinks he can make his people happy, they still muster enough courage to call him a dictator and blow recruit kids to blow themselves up. Of course, Intergang is probably behind all of this. I like how we see the great all powerful Marvel family revels in itself and its powers, while they can’t even stop a single child from blowing himself.

That not even Captain Marvel Junior, supposedly watching over the crown could not stop low level crimes is intriguing. It shows us why grunts like The Question and Batman are needed. To deal with the small stuff the big heroes don’t bother to look at, even when it affects them directly.

Bennet is one of the best 52 artists. His work is always consistent and well designed. His characters’ faces are also more solid than some of the other artists. While his work is not flamboyant, it’s a reliable and provides genuine entertainment.

8/10

Past review:

52 Week Fifteen

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