Dark Avengers, Vol. 1: Assemble
by Brian Michael Bendis
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Author: Brian Michael BendisIllustrator: Mike Deodato
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-12-02
ISBN: 0785138528
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Marvel
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Book Review: Good Friendly Violent Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is best read as a sequel of sorts to Warren Ellis' excellent run on the Thunderbolts. Bendis' writing suffers a bit in comparison, but the scale of Norman Osborne's new adventures make up for that.
Deodato has been consistently improving in the last decade, and at this point and with this material he is off the chain! NOBODY does Venom better, and certain action spreads are magnificent to behold. In this arc we get to see him do updated Kirby monsters which is also fun.
Any weaknesses in this arc stem from Bendis' flawed team-writing skills. He aims for fun, and achieves, but character development and atmosphere suffer along the way. For example, he focuses on Osborne's interactions with the Sentry to great effect; but meanwhile Moonstone devolves from the richly machiavellian character she is to a bored and slutty caricature. But anybody that reads a Brian Michael Bendis book should be warned that he is great at writing teenagers and poor at writing dialogue from anybody with an education or over the age of 30. If you fully expect to see Morgan le Fey appear from centuries past uttering lines like " YOU GO, GIRLFRIEND!" or referencing 80s television then you will not be disappointed (this arc did not actually contain those words).
Artwork: 5 stars
Fun factor: 5 stars
Somebody male cradling Doom: 5 stars
Plotting: 4 stars
Writing: 3 stars
Summary of Dark Avengers, Vol. 1: Assemble
THE DARK REIGN IS HERE! The start of an explosive new era in the Avengers mythos! Who are the Dark Avengers? Who is the Iron Patriot? The answers will shock you! Brought to you by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato Jr. Collects Dark Avengers #1-6.Superheroes Books
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