MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS # 2
Written by Various
Art by Various
This was a much better outing than the first issue of MCP. The Vanguard story is really impressing me and it was probably the best part of the first issue. I think I'd buy a mini-series based solely on that story if Marvel had put it out. The problem with the first issue was most likely the fact there were so many storylines just starting that there was little to no action or actual story to pull me in. Combined with the small page count each storyline received, it was hard to justify picking this up again. I'm glad I did though, as this was a very solid second issue.
As I said, the Vanguard story is great. I love the art and the murder mystery is really sucking me in. I enjoyed the Mr Fantastic dialogue with the detective about Uato The Watcher and I'm curious as to where this story will end up going.
The Hellcat section is just a fun little tale. I have no idea what's going on with the multiple versions and, to be honest, no real clue as to who Hellcat is outside of being able to recognize her by name and costume. I've never actually read anything with her in it that I can recall. However, this is a fun "back-up" type story that complements the more serious Vanguard quite well. Great humour and a fun little tale that I'm interesting in seeing the conclusion of.
While the Spider-Man story from last issue was a fun done-in-one tale, the Taskmaster one-shot that takes its place is a great follow-up. Taskmaster is a character I enjoy and I'm ecstatic he's going to be featured in Avengers: Initiative in the near future. However, I thought this story would reflect that future role. It was kind of odd that his interaction with SHIELD this issue was completely unrelated to his recruitment into the Initiative, but it did not detract from this short story. Great story that follows Taskmaster's "testing" of the SHIELD helicarrier security. I liked the Maria Hill stuff at the end. I think she gets a lot of gruff from readers for no good reason I can think of.
Finally, the only weak spot in my opinion, is the Omega Flight stuff. I'm just not enjoying it. The Omega Flight mini-series met with a lot of problems, what with it being shifted from ongoing to mini and other creator issues, and I just did not come away from that series with any good feelings. Seeing the amount of face time it will be getting in this book is probably the biggest thing that made me leary of picking up this second issue.
Verdict - Check it. There's a lot of variety, from comedy to action to everything in between, and I'm sure there's something here you might enjoy. The stories were 3 out of 4 for me and that ain't too bad a batting average.
As I said, the Vanguard story is great. I love the art and the murder mystery is really sucking me in. I enjoyed the Mr Fantastic dialogue with the detective about Uato The Watcher and I'm curious as to where this story will end up going.
The Hellcat section is just a fun little tale. I have no idea what's going on with the multiple versions and, to be honest, no real clue as to who Hellcat is outside of being able to recognize her by name and costume. I've never actually read anything with her in it that I can recall. However, this is a fun "back-up" type story that complements the more serious Vanguard quite well. Great humour and a fun little tale that I'm interesting in seeing the conclusion of.
While the Spider-Man story from last issue was a fun done-in-one tale, the Taskmaster one-shot that takes its place is a great follow-up. Taskmaster is a character I enjoy and I'm ecstatic he's going to be featured in Avengers: Initiative in the near future. However, I thought this story would reflect that future role. It was kind of odd that his interaction with SHIELD this issue was completely unrelated to his recruitment into the Initiative, but it did not detract from this short story. Great story that follows Taskmaster's "testing" of the SHIELD helicarrier security. I liked the Maria Hill stuff at the end. I think she gets a lot of gruff from readers for no good reason I can think of.
Finally, the only weak spot in my opinion, is the Omega Flight stuff. I'm just not enjoying it. The Omega Flight mini-series met with a lot of problems, what with it being shifted from ongoing to mini and other creator issues, and I just did not come away from that series with any good feelings. Seeing the amount of face time it will be getting in this book is probably the biggest thing that made me leary of picking up this second issue.
Verdict - Check it. There's a lot of variety, from comedy to action to everything in between, and I'm sure there's something here you might enjoy. The stories were 3 out of 4 for me and that ain't too bad a batting average.
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