Thursday, May 20, 2010

CBR Review: Avengers #1

I recently reviewed Avengers #1 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "For anyone who’s argued that Brian Michael Bendis hasn’t written a ‘real’ Avengers comic before -- whatever that means -- the first issue of the newly relaunched Avengers should silence those criticisms. This issue has a feeling reminiscent of the last time Avengers was relaunched by Kurt Busiek and George Perez. There’s that same feeling of a return to a time that, let’s be honest, never existed. Part that return, part a celebration of the idea of the Avengers being the preeminent team in the Marvel universe, Avengers #1 sets things up by introducing the team and having trouble quickly finding it."

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