Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 Review

Ultimate Comics Avengers #1
The Next Generation
Part One of Six





Written by: Mark Millar
Art by: Carlos Pacheco
Inks by: Danny Miki
Colors by: Justin Ponsor
Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit

The issues starts off with a great wrap around cover with a splashy #001 to draw you in. Luckily, the inside isn’t half bad either. Having not read an issue of the Ultimate line in a few years I wasn’t sure what to expect, but one thing is clear; this is a number one. If you’re concerned that continuity might make the book too difficult to follow after the Ultimatum crossover lay your fears to rest. While I didn’t understand everything, I would say I was able to keep up with 90 to 95 percent of everything the characters discussed or did.

Nick Fury is brought back to retrieve a rogue Captain America who disappeared after discovering an interesting revelation, that should have some lasting repercussions on him and the whole team. Hawkeye recounts exactly how Cap found out this secret during a battle with some AIM agents. The fight is well choreographed but I have to say that it featured so many people leaping or jumping through the air without parachutes that it became redundant by the end of the issue. Something like that should make for a good splash page, but after you see it a few times it loses its luster.

Having said that the art has been well hyped, but truthfully I found it to be stale and fairly generic. It even went so far as to remind me of the art I saw in the Avengers cartoon movies. It wasn’t all bad though, the pages featuring Tony Stark had real impact. The inks and colors nicely helped to contrast Tony’s space with Carol Danvers, well done and again you could feel the intensity of the fight.

The page turning story, riveting action and frightening reveal offset the decent artwork enough to make this book worth picking up and adding to your weekly stash.

B