x35's Avengers West Coast #53 - The Plan Proceeds review

    Avatar image for x35
    • Score:
    • x35 wrote this review on .
    • 3 out of 3 Comic Vine users found it helpful.
    • x35 has written a total of 163 reviews. The last one was for TPB

    Celestial Vengeance

    AF Reviews: Acts of Vengeance
    AF Reviews: Acts of Vengeance

    The Plan Proceeds is the 2nd part of the main Acts of Vengeance storyline and is by John Byrne. Among other things we see the Avengers (Hank Pym, Human Torch, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp and Wonder Man) have a pretty cool fight with Hulk's enemies the U-Foes.

    I previously lamented my appreciation of the Byrne era of Avengers and this issue reflects quite well why I like it so much. Every team-mate gets an opportunity to shine. For example, we get a battle between Human Torch and X-Ray that is given just as much time as Iron Man vs. Ironclad. The fight with the U-Foes is fairly good and as villains the U-Foes are a good team as all four have very different and useful powers. The U-Foes succeed in destroying Avengers Mansion but not before realizing they've been tricked to do so by someone.

    Outside of the main story, there's a few sub-plots here as well. We continue on with the Scarlet Witch/Wonder Man/Vision melodrama and love triangle which sometimes becomes a bit much in some Byrne issues but here it's not too bad. We also have a sequence which sets up Magneto eventually abandoning the Cabal (ooops, spoiler!) and hints at his ultimate plan which are continued on in Avengers and Captain America issues after Acts of Vengeance. Other than that we also have a sequence setting up an upcoming Immortus storyline (which was axed and retooled and caused Byrne to quit Avengers). The Immortus sequence will feel utterly random and out of place if you only read the Acts of Vengeance issues. And still a bit out-of-place if you don't, since the story was altered so much.

    We get another good issue from John Byrne with a cool fight and a good choice for villains as well as seeds for what will go on to be relevant to the crossover later on. A good issue with a good cast of Avengers and good villains. Did I say this is good?

    Other reviews for Avengers West Coast #53 - The Plan Proceeds

    This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for:

    Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live.

    Comment and Save

    Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Comic Vine users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.