Happy Holidays everybody! I know, it’s our very first review of, well, anything really. Sorry it’s been so long for us to finally get one of these up, but I had to catch up on a lot of books and with the holidays it’s been pretty slow around here. Since there are a multitude of things going on in the Marvel / Avengers universe, I felt it would be appropriate for our very first review to be on a book focusing on one of the founding members of The Avengers; Ant-Man.
A quick plot synopsis goes like this; Ant-Man (and others) examine some of the events that lead up to the tragic death of a central character. It’s hard to say much more without giving away the death I just mentioned, but that really is the gist of it. It’s a simple story that’s a good introduction to one of our main Avengers.
What’s really cool about this book is that it actually contains 2 other books. Hank Pym’s (Ant-Man) reflections of past events are shown through these two books (Tales To Astonish #44 & The Avengers #213) which are pretty significant snapshots of Ant-Man’s crazy history. We start with one of his very early stories showcasing his multiple powers and the origins of The Wasp. The second gives us a glimpse at his stint as Yellowjacket, just one of the many identity crises Ant-Man has suffered from (I told you he had a rocky past).
The use of older books as flashbacks is typically frowned upon in other mediums, but it serves it’s purpose well here. Think of it as a clip show; ie The Seinfeld finale, but good. If you are new to The Avengers or looking for a quick refresher on a main character, this is a perfect place to start.
Until I can think of a better rating system (suggestions people!), I’m gonna use the ‘ole “…out of 10″ system for our first review. I hope to roll out more reviews over the next few weeks, but try and bare with me, I still have some catching up to do.
These reviews will also get longer (promise).
8 out of 10
Title: Secret Invasion: Requiem #1
Release Date: December 24, 2008
It wasn’t my fault this time, Marvel didn’t put them up until either late last night or early this morning. So here are this weeks free comic books from Marvel! And what do you know, we get a couple Avengers related books to check out. Dark Reign: New Nation (Secret Warriors) #1 and Thor (1966) #337. Check them out at the links below. And remember, we’re still looking for a few writers that keep up on any of the Avengers comic books or characters related to the Avengers. So if you are a huge fan of Iron Man, for example, and you like to write we could use your help in keeping updated information on the Iron Man comic books.
Tue, Dec 30, 2008
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