This mini-series, a spin off from a one shot and the pages of the New Avengers’ series, looks at the secret activities of the cabal of Earth heroes who called themselves the Illuminati and who acted as the checks and balances of the Marvel universe prior the super hero civil war in America. In this issue, the Illuminati serves a warning to the Skrull empire about never approaching Earth again, or else. Will the Skrull listen?
This is a good beginning for the series. Gone are Bendis’ padded stories as he must focus on a single event within a single issue. If he could write this way all the time, it would be very satisfying. A few things did bug be such as how the Skrull kept Doctor Strange in captivity. Something pleasing would have been for more group dynamics and direct references to the characters’ lives in continuity.
Cheung is a good artist who gets the job done. Part of his work reminds me of Tom Raney and Steve McNiven. The storytelling is good and so is the inking. Here the artists collaborate smoothly with the writers. So although the page layout is composed of wide panels, their purpose is to better tell the story as opposed to exposing the artists’ work. I wish all my comic books were this well created.
Thunderbolts #137
New creative team brings worry about this series' future quality.
Spider-Woman #2
The series still works, even without voice-overs!
Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #1
The new Sorcerer Supreme, chosen to defend our reality is attacked by Doctor Doom in order to save our reality from...the new Sorcerer Supreme?!
Thor #603
Donald Blake and Thor help Sif establish a secret identity while Loki and Dr. Doom exchange “gifts”…
Spider-Woman #1
One of Marvel’s most sultry, sassy, and super powered heroines gets a new monthly series.
Old Man Logan: How the Best Went Bad
Last year Mark Millar began the best Wolverine story in a decade...and this year he completed a story that was just as bad as a thousand others.
The Amazing Spider-man #605
This issue is about love, or Peter Parker’s lack of. Just as the cover implies, it’s about all the people in Parker’s life and their “it’s complicated” love lives
Dark Wolverine #78
Daken, the Dark Wolverine has been witnessed killing innocent bystanders and Norman Osborn is trying to fix the mess
Captain America Reborn #3 of 5
While Captain America relives his days on ice and his fight against the Skrulls during the Kree / Skrull war, the Falcon rescues the current Captain America
The Amazing Spider-man #604
The Chameleon is on the loose about to explode a nuclear device in the middle of New York City
