New Avengers is the best Marvel title to come out in years, and I love the dynamic between the most intelligent, and powerful, characters in that universe, and the moral ambiguity that they struggle with. The art is dramatic, but not over the top, and sets a serious tone, making it all seem believable and real. I hate however, that Marvel constantly jobs out its most powerful characters, like Dr. Strange and Thor, for expediency of story. Dr. Strange constantly monitors numerous dimensions and has an incredible early warning/defensive capacity when he's written to his true power set. You don't walk into the Sanctum Sanctorum without a scratch, no matter what vague cosmic power you have, again, if the character is written to his true power set. The same applies to Reed and Tony Stark, who have also been caught seemingly unawares by the invasion, and have not been able to prevent or defend against the invaders until they were right in their faces. I did like though that T'challah seemingly took Black Dwarf down a notch, and I think this would have been a more interesting and believable story if Marvel's most powerful and intelligent characters weren't made out to look like B-listers, just to raise the stakes and add drama. That said, this is miles better than anything Bendis does and has done, and thank god this is Hickman's, and not his, event!
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