Avengers Invaders #1
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Scrpit: Jim Krueger
Pencils: Steven Sadowski
Color: inLight Studios
Letters: Todd Klein
Asst. Editor: Tom Brenan
Editor: Stephen Wacker
Executive Editor: Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief: Joe Quesada
Covers by: Alex Ross, David Finch & Jason Keith
July 2008
SYNOPSIS:
Legends Live Again.
The original Invaders (Captain America , Bucky , Human Torch , Toro , and the Sub-Mariner) return in a twelve issue maxi-series by the award winning team behind EARTH X, Justice and Project Superpowers .The greatest super-team of World War II finds themselves transported from the battlefields of the Second World War to a future they never imagined! Now, the Invaders find themselves confronted by two teams of Avengers who want desperately to believe these heroes are who they say they are, while Tony Stark faces his greatest challenge since the Civil War as he must deal with the “return” of Steve Rogers. Confronted by a world they barely recognize, the Invaders will have to show two teams of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes just what kind of power, courage and sheer determination it took to defeat the forces of unrelenting evil in the Twentieth century. In fact…they may just have to do it again in the Twenty-First.
PRO:
I’ve always liked the Invaders and I’m glad to see them using the ideas behind them again. Surely it’s a way to expand the ideas put forth in Civil War and it fits.
Steven Sadowski has always been an artist I admired and he does a fine job here as does Alex Ross on the covers.
CON:
Though its nice to see the Invaders again, I can tell this is just going to be a lot of the same retreaded territory we’ve seen in other mini-series of this sort. Big revelations and someone get’s captured and then the “good guys” rush in to save everyone. Very A typical and that’s disappointing.
Also, someone hire and Inker. I think Sadowski’s work is excellent but there are moments of artwork where it cries out for some sort of completeness and solidarity that an Inker provides.
It was neat to see them use the original Kirby Captain America Design but it’s fairly inconsistent throughout the book – particularly with the coloring. From what I recall, the 40’s Cap had the triangular shield and the flag on his costume only went to the sides with a large star in the back – his belt was red. In Avengers/ Invaders we have the circle shield and the flag going to his sides. In the old Invaders series from the 70’s he had his round shield and had the flag on his costume go all the way around. WTH? So, is the Invaders Cap a Skrull? If one publishes a crossover with “old school” versions shouldn’t they do some research and be correct? Why is this so obvious to me? Check out the 3rd story page, 2nd panel.
What’s Dynamite Entertainment have to with this? Alex Ross maybe?
High Point:
Nice Alex Ross covers. Always good to see the Invaders again.
Low Point:
Bad continuity with established characters. Inker is needed badly.
Will I Acquire the Next Issue:
Yes.
Review © 2008 Mark Robert Bourne
Art ©) Marvel Entertainment
