Airstrike

As I read this issue I had to keep checking to make sure I wasn't reading Season 3 of NBC's Heroes because that is exactly how this comic reads excepts they are being banded together to fight Skulls but it still means saving the world! The artwork is sad considering all the really great artist out there and this being your #1 story line for the year! It is pretty bad with all the heroes in MU, only a bunch of unknown, inexperienced and underaged nobodies are going to be able to stop the Skulls. I have a problem with this issue because it has basically nothing to do with the Avengers and since I subscribe to the title, I got an issue of nothing, that I wouldn't have bought. This story line should have been in one of the Secret Invasion issues not the Mighty Avengers! The best part of the comic is when Daisy Johnson agrees a black Fury is the stupid looking! I can't see why the movie industry can't leave Fury be Fury especially when you have already made a movie with him being white. As to the group that they pull together, all the characters are weak and shallow.

You have Ares's child, Ares as a character is a question mark in my opinion, and now he has a child when he just shows up as a character in Marvel Universe.

Dr. Druid's son is one of the recruits and Dr. Druid died 15 or so years ago.

A bald head guy that reminds me of Mr. Clean.

Some girl, Maybe Avalanche's daughter, whose father had earthquake powers.

The grandson of the Original Ghost Rider.

The daughter of the Griffin.

This is nothing but an episode of Heroes and it shouldn't be in an Avengers comic, don't waste you money, everything you need to know I just told you!

The artwork has improved (the frames are cleaner) but there is no consistency when drawing characters. It basically comes down to either you like Yu artwork or you don't, I don't! For example, Hawkeye kisses a female character in this comic, Yu makes him look like a totally different person in next few frames in the face by giving him a square jaw. I don't understand how you can draw a character different one frame from the next and YU does this!

The issue deals with the battle between the 70's heroes from the Skrull ship and the Avengers. Here we have some problems, Emma Frost wasn't a hero back then, she was a member of the Hellfire Club! The second problem is Jessica Jones did not exist back then she is a 2000 character! The other problem is, as both groups are facing each other, Ares is the only one out of the Avengers group giving orders or taking command! This shows that Bendis doesn't now Avengers history and one of the problems I have with him. In the Avengers group, You have 5 ex/current Chairmen, Iron Man, Black Widow, Wasp, Ronin(Hawkeye), Ms. Marvel but none of them take charge when Iron Man goes down. The excuse that they are seeing their doubles don't cut it because almost every superhero has seen his double at least 3 or 4 times. The only one that I would give some room for shock value would be Hawkeye and that is because of Mockingbird being one of the 70's heroes. Vision gets right into Sentry head and he flies away, hopefully he will never come back. There is a problem with the battle, if they do possess the powers the battle should be over in seconds.

After the battle breaks out Ms. Marvel takes off with the injured Iron Man and Sentry flies away, there goes your three most powerful. The 70's team has Phoenix, Ms. Marvel, Iron Man, Vision, Emma Frost, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Power Man, Woverine, Cap, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Invisible Woman, Jessica Jones, Beast, Spider-Man, Wonder Man versus Ronin, Luke Cage, Wolverine, Echo, Spider-Man, Wasp, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Ares, Spider Woman, Iron Fist.

It is great to see Hawkeye using the old bow again but when they gave him that back they forgot to include his arrows, all you get to see him shoot after him KO's his Skull's versions is regular arrows. The bringing back Mockingbird after a supposedly two years of MIA is ridiculous even for a Hawkeye fan, considering Mockingbird died in the mid 90's.

In New York, the Skulls attack but every one of them has powers like Marvels heroes and villains and it looks like the young Avengers will have to hold them till the cavalry comes.

If you wanted revelations about who else is a skull in MU, you aren't going to get them in this issue. You will find out about three or four of the 70's team, maybe. A definite improvement over #1 but still a disappointment overall. This story line could be used to right all the wrongs committed by Marvel Administration over the past few years before it is said and done!