Randy’s Reviews – Avengers #6 by Jonathan Hickman and Adam Kubert

Avengers #6 Review by Randy Young

Avengers #6 Review

Avengers #6 Review

Jonathan Hickman is still in setup mode with issue 6. He is still introducing us to the extensive, new Avengers roster. This huge roster is a negative and a positive. It is almost too big to handle and really give the characters the proper attention. However, Hickman takes certain characters and lets you know he’ll be focusing on those characters alone in the issue in your hands. I feel an idea like this will be handled well in Hickman’s hands but could really use 2 or 3 books to properly flesh out the characters and stories completely.

That being said, each issue’s focus has been enlightening. The small changes he’s made to Spidey-Ock’s character are enough to get people wondering why Spider-Man is acting different but not as obvious as the dialogue Dan Slott provides in Superior Spider-Man. His exploration of Captain Universe is intriguing. She might be an old character but the new host is story I want to know more about. The ending feels like a huge, Marvel Universe wide event. I know this won’t be the case because the New Avengers are already dealing with one and Ultron is approaching so the shock of the ending falls slightly flat. This issue plays strongly on Hickman’s ability to create complex characters and grand scale crisis.

Adam Kubert has had a very distinct style for the last 20 years. His art here has some slightly new details that I’m not used to. I’m unsure if this is the inker or this is him trying something new, of which he is custom to do. The eyes are still there. Some of the angles he uses for panels are there. I just found that the art style used with Shang-Chi was different. This isn’t a bad thing by any means and I really enjoyed the art in this issue, particularly with the almost Venom/symbiote like characteristics of Captain Universe’s costume.

This was a very strong issue that will lead us into something called the “white event.”

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