Mighty Avengers #7
Mighty Avengers #7
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Aritst: Mark Bagley
Cover: Frank Cho
Mark Bagley is back baby! Sure, he’s about to head to DC but he is back with Bendis once again! What’s even better, Mighty Avengers is shipping on time once more! Plus, many symbiotes show up in this issue and Bagley can totally nail drawing the nasty alien parasites!
The issue starts off with Spider-Woman bringing Skrull-Lectra to Tony Stark. Yes, we have known this was going to happen for some time now (Since New Avengers is so far ahead) but this is finally happening and Bagley is drawing it. Tony and Jessica talk about this secret invasion happening around them, and Tony tells Jesssica to join his Avengers team. This will surprise the Skrulls and maybe flush out the Skrull who is on Tony’s team (I still think Carol Danvers is a Skrull, but who knows what will be revealed) and this will also help Tony orchestrate a game plan about this global invasion taking place. The next day Simon Williams makes a speech about how much he enjoys being an Avenger, and Tony tells his team Jessica Drew is joining. Jessica comes out (looking smoking hot, way to go Bagley!) and Carol and her team are shocked and pissed. Natasha doesn’t buy this at all and Ares totally wants to nail Jessica (who can blame him) while Carol dwells on why she wasn’t told before hand. See, isn’t she acting all Skrull like? Her friend just joined her team and she is all sad and mad about it! Jessica states she wants to do something right and if it doesn’t work out, Sentry can throw her in the sun. Sentry doesn’t find this funny, but I did! Meanwhile, in space some astronauts repair some Stark satellites damaged in the last arc. A small metallic orb falls to earth and lands in New York City. A woman walks her child and the baby turns into Venom Jr! The mom screams for help but everyone around her are turning into symbiote. The woman turns into a symbiote as well and all hell breaks loose. Bagley totally nails this double page spread of everyone getting their symbiote on. At Avengers tower, Tony still doesn’t trust his team and everyone is all jittery. Lindy, Sentry’s wife, tells Tony to de-power or kill Sentry since he is too powerful. Just as the team tries to figure out what is happening, Maria Hill alerts the team with a new mission. The Avengers assemble in a beautiful splash page by Bagley with Spider-Woman now a member.
Thoughts/Comments:
By far the best comic I read this week. Man this issue was fun. Bendis and Bagley bring all the fun and love the put into Ultimate Spidey and make me care about Tony Stark and his Avengers team. I love that Jessica Drew joins in this issue, and man does Bagley draw her (and the entire Mighty Avengers team) beautifully. I still think Carol Danvers is a Skrull, and maybe Lindy as well. I mean she just out of the blue wants to kill Bob. I understand she is scared of his power, but that’s her freaking husband! There was some great humor in this issue. I loved Tony telling Jessica “Fuck the Registration Act” when discussing the Skrulls, and the part with Ares thinking “I will have you fair creature” when looking at Jessica Drew was great. The art was top notch and I’m glad this book is back on schedule! If you want a fun super hero comic with great art and humor, but this issue. Solid A+!
