New Avengers Omnibus, Vol. 1 Author: Visit Amazon's Brian Michael Bendis Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0785164898 | Format: EPUB
New Avengers Omnibus, Vol. 1 Description
- Hardcover: 1208 pages
- Publisher: Marvel (September 19, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0785164898
- ISBN-13: 978-0785164890
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 7.8 x 2.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 7.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This version of the avengers comes together (almost by fate) in the wake of a tragedy that breaks up the traditional team as we know them. This team includes fan favorites like Wolverine and Spider-Man, and they are exactly as you'd expect them to be; perhaps what Bendis does best here, however, is making the lesser known characters shine. Luke Cage and Spider-Woman are as interesting and human as ever, and through their own trials become the focus of large chunks of the nearly 1200 page story. A story of this size is going to have its faults and shortcomings, but it remains largely consistent throughout. The largest story complaint is that this had to be so largely affected by the many events surrounding it (House of M and Civil War), that is can, at some times, feel like a giant supplemental story rather than its own. Such is the nature of comic events, though.
Artists like David Finch broke out here, and although his art is okay, it is not my typical cup of tea; however, there are so many artists on this book, there is bound to be some you love while some you won't. None of it is bad, but I would've preferred more by the amazing Alex Maleev; his issues in this book art fantastic, and it is great to see him working with Bendis again. The number of artists and styles doesn't cause the book to suffer quite like so many other omnibus collections out there, as there are some similar artistic threads throughout all the issues: some are just going to be preferred over others.
As far as quality of the omnibus itself, this is as good as ever, and uses the thicker, heavier paper before Marvel switched. I don't like it quite as much because this is already so large and unwieldy, but this book will surely hold up over the years because of it.
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