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Are You a Skrull?

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Avengers Assemble!! That is the New Avengers! Sales figures for October are in and the number one selling title was Marvel’s New Avengers. The New Avengers barely edged out the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. I’m interested in the progression of Marvels slots in the top of the sales charts, especially with the year ending crossovers from the big two companies Marvel and DC, but also sales figures are steadily climbing for the Dark Horse, which I reported on previously with Buffy taking Dark Horse to new sales heights. I’m looking forward to seeing a more competitive new year. I thought I’d give a quick review/preview of the New Avengers #36 to see how good the top selling title is. I have to say, with a post Civil War storyline, a new team of characters interacting, and suspicion that everyone is a Skrull, I was highly disappointed with this title. I think people might be buying it because it has Wolverine in it and it’s written by Brian Michael Bendis. I’ve seen him do far better plotting. Yu’s pencils are expressive and action oriented, but I’m more a traditionalist when it comes to the art, I don’t think the manga influence fits the story of a post Civil War Marvel Universe, especially a post war New York. I’d like to see him do a techno-filled Iron Man perhaps. Also, I sure this will disappoint the fan boys, but I feel that this story could have been told with far less almost-nudity. I don’t recall ever seeing an issue of X-Men with Wolverine in his skivvies, so why do we have to see Spider-Woman in hers? Give me a break. Maybe that’s why this title is #1 in sales figures also.
Here’s hoping the rest of December’s reviews will actually have books deserving a top-selling sales slot. I’d give this book a five out of ten. It’s easily forgettable, a fluff read, and doesn’t really drive the storyline. Not the writer’s or artist’s best work. Well that’s all the time I have for today. I’m serious about the contest, I haven’t had one entry yet, and the month will go by quickly. For more details check out the announcement at: http://www.comicbookjournal.net/contest-announcement


Posted in Marvel, News, Reviews on December 3rd, 2007

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