Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Avengers Academy #15



Writer: Christos Gage
Penciller: Tom Raney
Inkers: Scott Hanna & Andrew Hennessy
Colorist: Jeromy Cox
Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Cover Art: Billy Tan & Leonardo Olea
Assistant Editor: John Denning
Editor: Bill Roseman




I was relieved that this issue broke the trend of big event tie-ins that have an obligatory panel reference or a reprint of a scene from the main series qualifying it as a tie-in.  This issue however went the other way entirely as the events of Fear Itself feature very prominently and do not seem forced in any way.

The emotion in the story was intense, and if you have ever gone to war or watched someone you love go off, you will completely empathize with the inner turmoil that Hank Pym and Tigra go through.   The students also have very human reactions to their situations.  Even the most arrogant of them, Stryker, has doubts until Tigra helps him face them.

The reactions of everyone involved, the fear, the doubt, the drive to do what they feel is right.  These kids are not the villains of tomorrow, they are the heroes of today.

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