New Avengers #55
Jul 30, 2009 by     Comments Off on New Avengers #55    Posted In: Reviews

Cover by Stuart Immonen

Marvel Comics – September 2009 – $3.99 – 32 pgs – Color

Writer: Brian Bendis – Art: Stuart Immonen – Cover: Stuart Immonen

Synopsis: With the new Sorcerer Supreme chosen, and the Hood seemingly out of commission you would think we would be moving on to something fresh.  Unfortunately we once again return to The Hood and his gang cooking up a brand new plot to take out the underground Avengers team.  Some of The Hood’s gang decides they are getting tired of taking orders, and want to try doing things their way.  Dr. Harrow (baddie) reverse engineers old Starktech that is a power nullifier, and decides to test it out on the Avengers…

Review: I am done with the Hood and his gang.  Last issue we saw the Hood get the crap beat out of him, and in the hospital.  Now we are back to a mediocre story involving the Hood and his gang of villain rejects next issue.  I dunno, this all just feels very redundant.  Also, the team dynamic seems really messy lately.  We have Clint bring up that he should go kill Norman, and Spider-Man saying that goes against everything they stand for.  The rest of the team just sits there while the two argue about it, and say basically nothing.  Captain America is trying to interrupt conversation to let everyone know he thinks the apartment is too dirty, and Spider-Man makes about seven random comments about how he wishes he didn’t tell the team his identity.  WHAT?!?!  I think Bendis is officially past his prime on the series.  The artwork did receive a major improvement with Immonen joining the team, but it’s not enough to improve upon a story that has become stale and uninteresting.

Story: 5.5 – Writing: 5 – Art: 8 – Cover: 7.5

Overall: 6.5


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