MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
WRITER: Al Ewing
ART: Luke Ross
COLORS: Rachelle Rosenberg
LETTERS: VC's Cory Petit
COVER: Luke Ross
VARIANT COVERS: Ryan Benjamin; Ulises Farinas with Ryan Hill; Skottie Young; Mike Grell with Chris Sotomayor
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (January 2015)
Rated “T+”
Captain America created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; The Avengers created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
As part of its “Avenger NOW!” initiative, Marvel Comics is debuting some new titles and relaunching others. Captain America & The Mighty Avengers is a re-launch of the recent The Mighty Avengers, and it arrived at the same time as All-New Captain America. Written by Al Ewing (who wrote the previous Mighty Avengers series), drawn by Luke Ross, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Cory Petit, this series finds the new-look Captain America (Sam Wilson a.k.a. The Falcon) as the leader of The Mighty Avengers.
Captain America & The Mighty Avengers #1 (“We Take Care Of Our Own”) opens with Captain America in action, and he ain't playin' at all, girl. Meanwhile, the Amazing Spider-Man is trying to make up with the Mighty Avengers for the actions of the Superior Spider-Man, but is Luke Cage buyin' Amazing's story.
I read the first issue of The Mighty Avengers #1 sometime ago, and was not interested enough to read past the first issue. It was not a bad comic book, but I simply could not find a reason to keep reading, beyond mild curiosity. And comic books are too expensive, or at least they are too expensive for a “mild curiosity” purchase.
Now, Captain America & The Mighty Avengers #1 opens in the aftermath of Avengers & X-Men: Axis, which saw some personality changes among the super-powered set. So some of our favorite superheroes, particularly The Avengers, are acting in strange ways or sport darker persona. The good thing about this new title is that “dark” and “menacing” do not result in a “grim and gritty” comic book. Captain America & The Mighty Avengers #1 is a fun read. Heck, I might read more... because fun can make sticker shock go away.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux
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