praetor_fenix's Secret Avengers #15 - Fear Itself, Pt. 4: The Widow review

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    Preachy, aggresive, dull and condescendent.

    So, Fear itself reaches the climax as Sin faces and snuffs Bucky Barnes, this issue deals with the reaction of Natasha, widow (both in name and character) to an online publication insensibly dismissing her husband's death. 

     The Good. 
      
     The art is great, Nasha looks quite stunning. And the topic it's pretty original or so it seems at the begining... 
     
    The Bad. 
     
    It all comes down to the writers attempt to justify cheapness in comic book death, so it instantly makes him a devil's advocade, it could still have been a great issue if the arguments were smart and logical, or if the way he tried to convince us was entertaining in any way... It isn't. 
     
    The Veredict. 
     
    Out of the three avengers ongoing series, this is the one i have been enjoying the least, in my humble opinion it doesn't feel like an avengers book, and especially the fear itself "tie-in" issues have been pretty dull, so if you are an average reader and have been enjoying the series so far, it's likely you will disagree with my opinion on this issue. Still, even for this series it was a dull, actionless issue. so i personally wouldn't recomend it.

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