The Mighty Avengers # 8
is a comic book published by Marvel Publishing & released on 2 / / 2008Plot Summary
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It’s the Mighty Avengers versus the New Avengers who have been overtaken by a symbiote virus. So, yeah, it’s Avengers versus Avengers symbiotes!! Janet gets new powers!! And the Mighty Avengers declare war on a foreign country!! All this and Mark Bagley too!!
Flashback to the day before. Janet is thinking about designing matching uniforms for the team. Hank pays her a visit and gives her a new formula so she can either shrink or grow to "giant" size.
Now. In Manhattan, the Mighty Avengers find themselves surrounded by a city of symbiote-infested people. They are attacked and Janet quickly shows off her new growing powers. The attackers are biting and she becomes infected. Spider-Woman is next.
Iron Man orders them all to leave so they're not infected too. Wonder Man says his blood is ionic so he's safe. Ares is a god. Sentry is surprised he's okay. So is Ms. Marvel.
Iron Man calls S.H.I.E.L.D. and orders the entire island of Manhattan to be secured. He tells the Avengers not to engage with the attackers because they are New Yorkers and shouldn't be hurt. Then he takes off, leaving them to try to prevent the infected from hurting themselves or causing too much damage.
Soon they are surprised to find Luke Cage trying to help them. The rest of the "new" Avengers aren't doing so well, they're infected too.
Iron Man searches records of everyone that has hosted a symbiote (including Ben Reilly!). He tries finding out how to stop the virus and has to go to the Baxter Building for more info. He finally finds an antidote as he questions the going-ons of all the recent events. Everyone is cured.
The "new" Avengers immediately try to help the confused New Yorkers get their bearings. Iron Man is surprised to see Clint wearing the Ronin costume. He asks him what he's doing with them. Clint tells Tony that he's thought a lot about their talk. He says it was Tony that killed Captain America and continues helping people.
Iron Man's armor then tells him it's detected the trajectory of the virus and takes off again. Wonder Man wonders what they're supposed to do now. Technically they should be arresting the "new" Avengers. Carol thinks over it and orders her team to different areas to help out.
In space, Iron Man discovers that the virus came from a Latverian engineer under the employ of Dr. Doom.
Next stop, Latveria!
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Does 'the Man' have a moment of clarity here?
Reviewed by Jonas Shade on Feb. 1, 2008. Jonas Shade has written 4 reviews. His/her last review was for . |
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Great art as usual plus I'm beginning to think that the story of forgiveness and redemption which is surely following the Civil War will be far more interesting in terms of personal loyalties and private soul searching than the main event ever could have been.
You'd be forgiven yourself for missing some of the gentle realisations that must surely be dawning on Tony Stark during this issue amidst all the action (Go giant Wasp...Uh-Oh Giant Wasp just turned into giant carnage..bummer). Not only do the rebels, the outlaws, the free spirits, namely the New Avengers, stand in line against the threat of a world wide infection of Venomness with the Official, Autority figures of the Mighty Avengers (representing 'The Man')but after fighting toe to toe with those who are officially the good guys, they are allowed to walk away without a word or a challenge. Just look at Tony's eyes peering from the protection of his helmet when Ex-friend and fellow avenger of old suggests that it was his actions that led to the death of Captain America, someone they both had previously placed on a pedestal, as the epitome of all they ever hoped to be. It is this moment, captured in a couple of frames rather than the two page spread of Iron-Man asking himself if he'd been 'played' that is the bullet point in this issue.
Mind you someone is going to pay it seems, a certain Doctor Doom has, it appears, picked the very worst time to pick on the Avengers...Methinks he's about to have his arse handed to him on a plate!
I do enjoy reading the Mighty Avengers as a companion to both the Avengers Initiative and to the New Avengers, but as we no longer have to see both sides of the coin...we've made our minds up, not over who's right and who's wrong (that would be Spidey's crew right?), but over who's the coolest team, and that would be the New Avengers everytime! I wonder just how long Marvel are going to make us splash out on two (or more)Avengers comics a month before they kiss and make up and we have an amalgamate of the 2 teams? I'm looking forward to seeing who makes the cut in that book!
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Soon... the Avengers will be together again
Reviewed by Ataricon on Feb. 3, 2008. Ataricon has written 3 reviews. His/her last review was for . |
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First I love the art but man...I miss Cho. I think that as the skrull come creeping into the forefront there will be a witch hunt for ms marvel and the team will need to structure around Tony which will be disastrous as he is already stretched so thin, the skrull invasion will push him to the edge and the Avengers, will have to be THE Avengers no more new,mighty,initiative. Who will lead up the Avengers when Ms. Marvel gets treated to some Salem trials.
And, for the fitieth time Where is Nick Fury? I hope he comes back in the Nick of time to take S.H.E.I.L.D from Tony. And also if Pym is really dead like we saw in the initiative...Wasp may go a little wonky soon.
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| Date Added: | June 6, 2008 |
