Avengers: The Initiative #9 Review

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #9
Written by Dan Slott
Art by Stefano Caselli

I love and hate this issue. Slott is doing wonders on this book and I believe Gage joined him this issue or is coming on board soon, so it can only get better with that. However, making new heroes, kiling them, then introducing more new heroes, building them up and killing them again is not the way to do things. This storyline isn't finished, but as of this issue, it looks like Hank Pym, Thor-Girl and Trauma were all killed in this issue. I think it's all going to be a fake out, but, more than likely, someone is going to end up dead by the end of this.

Taskmaster and Ant-Man are settling in nicely in this book and I'm so happy they both landed on their feet after Tasky looked to be off to prison post-Civil War and Ant-Man's series was cancelled. Slott also touched on Thor-Girl's relationship with the 'other' Thor that recently started showing up in the Marvel Universe.

So, getting back to my opening line, I love the developments and variety of new and old characters and this book is my favourite Avengers title, but if it turns out Slott's just going to cannibilize his own characters and bring in a fresh batch every 6 months, he can count me out.

Verdict - Must Read

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