Written by J. Michael Straczynski
Art by Mike Deodato Jr.; Joe Pimentel; Matt Milla; & VC’s Cory Petit
Cover Art by Mike Deodato Jr.
SUMMARY:
Entitled “Acts of Aggression,” Marvel Comics released this New Avengers-related issue for July 2005. HYDRA sends out four Avenger lookalikes (Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, & Hawkeye) to wreak high-profile havoc as diversions. At Avengers Tower, Peter and his family are adjusting to their new home, including the New Avengers as their fellow housemates. Case in point: neither Jarvis nor Logan/Wolverine is a match for the indomitable Aunt May at breakfast.
In downtown New York, Tony Stark’s Iron Man challenges HYDRA’s Thor while Luke Cage & Jessica Drew’s Spider-Woman face off against HYDRA’s Iron Man. Elsewhere, it’s Steve Rogers’ unamused Captain America vs. HYDRA’s namesake knock-off of him. Spider-Man takes on the Hawkeye impersonator, who more than holds his own.
Battling them to a stalemate, the New Avengers are left looking bad in the media for failing to capture HYDRA’s goon squad. Though consoled by his wife, Mary Jane, Peter grimly deduces that a far more sinister scheme is brewing.
REVIEW:
Both J. Michael Straczynski’s plotting and the art team’s visuals are high-caliber. Issue # 520 should impress entertain any Marvel fan. Definitely recommended!
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
None.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 8½ Stars
