New Avengers (2005 series)
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Comic Summary: Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Pencils and Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Still reeling from the new reveals about their lives and shocking betrayal of one of their own, the New Avengers press forward, trying to find a way to trust each other. All that and The Hood starts his takeover as Kingpin of the super-villains. So dust off your old Marvel Handbooks, because you will not believe who he is gathering to join him and who he kills to make his mark! Plus guest-star Deathlok!!!
Codes: 75960605547003311 JUN072174
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| Penciller: | Leinil Francis Yu |
| Author: | Brian Michael Bendis |
| Cover Artist: | Leinil Francis Yu |
| Release Date: | August 8, 2007 |
| In Stock? | Not currently available |
| Genre: | Superhero |
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Building off the "senses-shattering" events of the past few issues, Bendis and Yu take a moment to breathe, slightly, with a (relatively) quiet issue that sees the core of this New Avengers team further splintering amid the massive Skrull revelations and betrayal of Spider-Woman.
Bendis' abilities when it comes to characterization are often unrecognized, but he's a keen judge of what makes his characters tick, and those skills are in full display here. Spider-Man is still his quippy self, choosing to chuckle in the face of paranoia, while Luke Cage gets quiet and retreats inside himself, pushing even his wife to the brink of rage.
The Skrull gimmick is not a bad one, by any means, but it's one that could be handled incredibly badly. In Bendis' hands, it's an excuse for the kind of storytelling he does best--lots of dialogue, and character studies set against the backdrop of superhero action.
Meanwhile, over in the organized crime world, Bendis has finally started making good on his threats of months ago to transform c-list villain The Hood into the new reigning king of the underworld. It's a bold play, since it feels like ages since anyone's done anything worthwhile with the tapestry of hoodlums that comprise Marvel's street-level crime world, and those elements in the plotting play well against the overall air of paranoia brought about by the Skrull situation.
Bendis' abilities when it comes to characterization are often unrecognized, but he's a keen judge of what makes his characters tick, and those skills are in full display here. Spider-Man is still his quippy self, choosing to chuckle in the face of paranoia, while Luke Cage gets quiet and retreats inside himself, pushing even his wife to the brink of rage.
The Skrull gimmick is not a bad one, by any means, but it's one that could be handled incredibly badly. In Bendis' hands, it's an excuse for the kind of storytelling he does best--lots of dialogue, and character studies set against the backdrop of superhero action.
Meanwhile, over in the organized crime world, Bendis has finally started making good on his threats of months ago to transform c-list villain The Hood into the new reigning king of the underworld. It's a bold play, since it feels like ages since anyone's done anything worthwhile with the tapestry of hoodlums that comprise Marvel's street-level crime world, and those elements in the plotting play well against the overall air of paranoia brought about by the Skrull situation.
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