w. Brian Bendis; a. David Finch<\/em><\/p>\nAfter Disassembling the Avengers, Bendis put together a new team of his and the fans favorites’ characters — Captain America, Iron Man, and oddball members Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Wolverine and Luke Cage. The odd team worked, as this introduction showed, though there’s plenty of mystery, threat, and conspiracy to fill three books this size. The scenery jumps from a massive breakout at Rykers, to the streets of New York, to the Forbidden Land, as the team slowly gels despite itself.<\/p>\n
The irony, of course, is that within six months of this book coming out, Civil War has made it certain this particular group of Avengers will never join together again. Not what Bendis had planned, certainly, but the churn is a bit disturbing.<\/p>\n
Bendis, as always, is a master of dialog. His action scenes are fine, but it’s just a joy watching him let people talking provide just as much characterization and dynamism as any sort of super-battle. Finch’s art is crisply detailed and nicely realistic. Anyone looking to build a new team book would do worse than examine this collection on how to get one jump-started.<\/p>\n
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(listening to: Silver Screen Orchestra & Singers, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” from <\/i>Spirit of the West)
\n(listening to: McKennitt, Loreena, “All Souls Night” from <\/i>Visit, The)
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\n(listening to: Baez, Joan, “I Still Miss Someone” from <\/i>5)
\n(listening to: Horton, James, “Stairway Chase” from <\/i>Fugitive, The)
\n(listening to: Giulini, A. & Mozart Festival Orch, “Piano Concerto No. 20 in D min K.466: Romanza” from <\/i>Great Piano Moments)
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\n(listening to: Springfield, Dusty, “The Windmills of Your Mind” from <\/i>Dusty in Memphis)
\n(listening to: Lehrer, Tom, “The Folk Song Army” from <\/i>That Was the Year That Was)
\n(listening to: Cash, Johnny, “Legend of John Henry’s Hammer” from <\/i>Johnny Cash 16 Biggest Hits) <\/p>\n
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