New Thunderbolts #1
So it's a new year -- let's throw up some new reviews! Thunderbolts is about to metamorphose, so let's look at the beginning of the current incarnation...
Originally presented at Comixtreme.com.
Quick Rating: Good
Title: One Step Forward
With the Avengers torn apart, a new Thunderbolts team emerges.
Writer: Fabian Nicieza
Voice of Reason: Kurt Busiek
Pencils: Tom Grummett
Inks: Gary Erskine
Colors: Chris Sotomayor
Letters: Comicraft
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Cover Art: Tom Grummett & Chris Sotomayor
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Review: I don’t know if the revamped Thunderbolts was orchestrated to mirror the premiere of the original series or if it was just fortuitous, but the creators of the new series took full advantage. Like the first time around, the team is formed at a time when the Avengers are essentially gone. New York is hurting for heroes, and the appearance of the new team is welcomed. And like the first time around, the last page pulls a big shocker that puts the entire issue in a different light and most certainly sets the tone for where this series is going to go.
Abner Jenkins, Mach-IV, is determined to re-form the Thunderbolts, and to do it, he needs Songbird. Their romance has been on the skids, but she agrees to come along anyway, and is greeted by an old friend and a disturbing new teammate. When the city is attacked, they mobilize and go on their first mission as a new team.
The story is solid, and it’s nice to see how each member of the team is introduced (or re-introduced). It seems that Nicieza is really going to play up the potential soap opera aspects of the title, though, and that’s not a part I was ever really a big fan of. It’s done well, don’t misunderstand, but I always felt the book was strongest when it stuck to the core stories about villains reforming and the deep exploration of the Marvel Universe.
The artwork, by Tom Grummett, Gary Erskine and Chris Sotomayor, is very strong. They’ve got a great feel for the characters, and Captain Marvel (yes, he appears in this issue) looks better than ever.
This is a good foundation for the new Thunderbolts to start from. The big question now, naturally, is where will they go from here?
Rating: 7/10
An archive of all my reviews is online at Evertime Realms.
Originally presented at Comixtreme.com.
Quick Rating: Good
Title: One Step Forward
With the Avengers torn apart, a new Thunderbolts team emerges.
Writer: Fabian Nicieza
Voice of Reason: Kurt Busiek
Pencils: Tom Grummett
Inks: Gary Erskine
Colors: Chris Sotomayor
Letters: Comicraft
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Cover Art: Tom Grummett & Chris Sotomayor
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Review: I don’t know if the revamped Thunderbolts was orchestrated to mirror the premiere of the original series or if it was just fortuitous, but the creators of the new series took full advantage. Like the first time around, the team is formed at a time when the Avengers are essentially gone. New York is hurting for heroes, and the appearance of the new team is welcomed. And like the first time around, the last page pulls a big shocker that puts the entire issue in a different light and most certainly sets the tone for where this series is going to go.
Abner Jenkins, Mach-IV, is determined to re-form the Thunderbolts, and to do it, he needs Songbird. Their romance has been on the skids, but she agrees to come along anyway, and is greeted by an old friend and a disturbing new teammate. When the city is attacked, they mobilize and go on their first mission as a new team.
The story is solid, and it’s nice to see how each member of the team is introduced (or re-introduced). It seems that Nicieza is really going to play up the potential soap opera aspects of the title, though, and that’s not a part I was ever really a big fan of. It’s done well, don’t misunderstand, but I always felt the book was strongest when it stuck to the core stories about villains reforming and the deep exploration of the Marvel Universe.
The artwork, by Tom Grummett, Gary Erskine and Chris Sotomayor, is very strong. They’ve got a great feel for the characters, and Captain Marvel (yes, he appears in this issue) looks better than ever.
This is a good foundation for the new Thunderbolts to start from. The big question now, naturally, is where will they go from here?
Rating: 7/10
An archive of all my reviews is online at Evertime Realms.