I'll go on record by saying I was a bit biased before I picked this comic up. I'm not a big fan of Hawkeye, Hank Pym or Captain Britain. The only character that excited me was Beast, and that's just because he's been missing from a lot of the X-Men series until very recently.

However, I did enjoy the story. It was a decent mix of real-world problems with super-hero overtones. The writing was strong and there was the right mix of humor and seriousness.

The art, on the other hand, was dreadful. All the wrong things were detailed, while all the things that should have been detailed weren't. the only thing that looked great was the flames from the explosions. Captain America's armor/uniform looked more like he killed a blue fish and draped it over his shoulders than anything else. And Beast ... well, let's just say he's seen way better days. Really I feel like the art was just phoned in.

The only saving grace with this issue is the writing. In the end, even with the promise of Venom next issue, I won't be continuing with this series.


Note: The issue I purchased was missing the middle 4 pages and I was so completely lost before I figured out what the hell happend. I'll be taking it back tomorrow, hopefully for credit or a refund or to exchange it with something else. I got the last one on the rack, so I won't be able to exchange it for the same thing. Thankfully I saved some other poor schmuck from wondering how they went from Captain Britain pulling a dart out of his mouth to the adaptoids attacking in the next panel.


Final Rating 5/10