Things start off pretty normal, Thor is moaning about some such on Avengers Mountain when he comes under attack from, in his words, a harridan. Imagine his surprise when said attacker is unmasked to revel the face of his avenging colleague Carol Danvers! From there its punch, blast, punch again, hammer swing, blast, loss of said “damn hammer” that spans more acreage than an NFL team on world tour, before a quite shocking cliffhanger concludes this issue!
Kelly Thompson is becoming somewhat synonymous with this character. Granted, this series may not have reached the dizzy heights of her previous run, but at least with Thompson you get a writer who genuinely “gets” and understands Carol. With so much time spent with the character there is the question of how many times can you have a book where Carol loses her powers (a part of the last two arcs) and is saved by her friends (did I mention the last two arcs?). Here, we get to see Carol kick loose in a way that we haven’t seen in quite a long time, which to be fair she would have to do to take on Thor. Through it all, there are no hints or teases to the motivations other than “you have to trust me” monologue which hints that Carol is trying to save the team by killing them! Circular logic, at this stage, to be sure.
Given that Carol runs the risk of being seen as over powered, those involved have kind of tried to ground her with a family of friends, in much the same way that Superman is grounded by Lois, Jimmy and the rest of the Daily Planet. With Carol, apart from Jessica Drew, the lines of friendship seem less distinct. This issue then, sees a total 180 degree turnabout; instead of hiding her power for the sake of friendship, Carol is at her powerful best. Granted, this turn of events may be short lived in the grand scheme of things, but that doesn’t that this isn’t going to be a helluva ride!
Writing – 5 Stars
Art – 5 Stars
Colors – 5 Stars
Cover (Mark Brooks) – 5 Stars
Overall – 5 Stars
Written by; Kelly Thompson
Art by; Lee Gerbett
Colors by; Tamra Bonvillain
Letters by; VC’s Clayton Cowles
Published by; Marvel Worldwide
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I am a long time comic book fan, being first introduced to Batman in the mid to late 70's. This led to a appreciation of classic artists like Neal Adams and Jim Aparo. Moving through the decades that followed, I have a working knowledge of a huge raft of characters with a fondness for old school characters like JSA and The Shadow
Currently reading a slew of Bat Books, enjoying a mini Marvel revival, and the host of The Definative Crusade and Outside the Panels whilst also appearing on No-Prize Podcast on the Undercover Capes Podcast Network
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