New Avengers, Vol. 5: Civil War (v. 5)
by Brian Michael Bendis
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Author: Brian Michael BendisIllustrator: Howard Chaykin
Illustrator: Pasqual Ferry
Illustrator: Olivier Coipel
Illustrator: Leinil Francis Yu
Illustrator: Jim Cheung
Illustrator: Adi Granov
Illustrator: John Dell
Illustrator: Jose Pimentel
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-15
ISBN: 0785124462
Number of pages: 120
Publisher: Marvel
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Book Review: If for no other reason, it has Issue #22.
Summary: 5 Stars
I sort of agree with some of what has been said about this collection. The legendary Howard Chaykin illustrated the first issue (#21) that focuses on Captain America... and his art on this issue just seems EXTREMELY rushed. It's pretty bad, which is really sad for fans of Chaykin. But the story is really good with Cap escaping from SHIELD "Capekillers", enlisting the help of The Falcon and trying to enlist the help of Hank Pym, who unfortunately is already siding with the Pro-Registration side.
#23 focuses on Jessica Drew and her internal conflicts over her allegiance to SHIELD, her loyalty to the Avengers and her obligations to HYDRA. It's a very good and very emotional issue.
#24 deals with The Sentry, which in my humble opinion, is possibly the most useless superhero that ever existed. He has "the power of a thousand exploding suns" but he's a paranoid schizophrenic and an agoraphobe. I certainly don't mind a character who's a little unusual, but he's just such a blah character. One moment, he's saving the world and ripping Carnage in half and throwing things into the Sun... the next, he's laying in his bed in a fetal position sobbing.
And in #24, he's just kinda chillin' in space very close to the Blue Area of the Moon, where the Inhumans live... and they're kinda peeved at humans right now because Quicksilver stole the Terrigen Mists in order to regain his own mutant power that he lost in the House of M... never mind. Anyway, he has some dinner with the Royal Family of Attilan, kisses Crystal for some reason and gets taken back to Earth by Tony Stark to join the pro-reg team.
In #25, Iron Man is essentially taken hostage (in his armor) and going to be killed by a VERY disgruntled former employee of Starktech who is quite perturbed that his tech is being used against other heroes in this Civil War. It turns into a race against time for SHIELD Director Maria Hill to stop the would-be killer. When the issue is said and done, Tony Stark is offered by Hill to be the new Director of SHIELD. It's a hit-and-miss issue with great art by Mr. Cheung.
But it's issue #22 that is the stand-out here with the unlikliest of protagonists: Luke Cage. At midnight, the Superhuman Registration Act goes into law and Iron Man and Ms. Marvel are at the Cage home to convince Cage and his super-powered wife, Jessica Jones that registration is the way to go. But Cage makes THE case for the anti-reg's. He just wants to live and do what he can to help the people of his world... if that happens to involve using his powers, so be it. But he also knows that failing to register will make him, his wife and newborn baby a target by the government. So he sends Jessica and his child across the border into Canada so that he can make his stand against those that would oppress him and those like him. And he makes one hell of a stand against the Capekillers that come to arrest him (albeit with the help of the 'Secret Avengers' like Cap and Daredevil). It was judged by Wizard Magazine to be the single best issue of 2006 and it's pretty well-deserving of that title. With terrific art by new series regular Leinil Yu and a hard-hitting emotionally-driven story, this collection is worth it just for this.
One of the things that is pretty consistent about this collection is the writing by Bendis. People get on him for being too talky or too preachy or too long-winded, but to be perfectly honest, I think that a comic that can make you think AND be entertaining is better than the ones that are gluttoned with splash pages and big action and zero characterization. Bendis is pretty much one of the modern masters of mixing great storytelling and characterization with great action pieces.
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The Civil War is on, and no book will be more affected than New Avengers. You think Marvel would never mess with its top-selling book? Wrong! The Avengers are about to go to war over their beliefs, and the shake-up will shock you. Each stand-alone story in this volume is illustrated by a genuine comics superstar! Collects New Avengers #21-25.Superheroes Books
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