New Avengers #38 Review

NEW AVENGERS #38
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Michael Gaydos

First up, the art is terrible. Gaydos is trying to channel the old Alias style here, but something got lost in translation, possibly the colouring or inking, because this is an abomination. Some of the scenes look good, specifically the opening Alias office section, but just look at some of the characters, such as Ares, who looks like he's going to eat Cage's baby.

Despite the art, I found myself liking the issue. You either love Bendis speak or you hate it and I almost always enjoy reading his character driven pieces. However, I can't understand the position he has Luke taking. Secret home gets destroyed, baby nearly killed as 20 or so villains attack, they have no where else to go and she doesn't even know if her husband survived, so she takes the baby to Avengers Tower and registers so she can protect her child. Luke treats her like she's a nazi or something for protecting their kid. Everything she says to him is perfectly reasonable and it makes no sense for him to treat her the way he does.

Of note, Spider-Man is back in the red and blues, meaning New Avengers has entered Brand New Day's timeline. I still don't know if WWH happened yet in this book, as Avengers Tower is still standing. Marvel's timeline is so messed up these days.

Also, the scene with Iron Fist explaining the new apartment / hideout the team has was great. Loved the reaction to it being the Leader's apartment as everyone needs a refresher course on who he is and why they should care and the full page spread of it all clicking for everyone as to who he actually is.

Verdict - Check It

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