Legion of Doom #1

Writer: Adam Glass
Penciller: Rodney Buchemi
Inker: Jose Marzan Jr

Colorist: Arthur Fujita
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Cover Art: Miguel Sepulveda & Jose Villarrubia

Assistant Editor: Sean Mackiewicz
Editor: Pat McCallum

Hot Blooded




For the most part I was bored with this issue.  Not much interesting happens.  Even the death of Jason Rusch had no build up and left me not really caring.

For the most part the issue is Heatwave in prison after he kills Jason Rusch and is captured by Cyborg.  The fight between Cyborg and Heatwave is very cliche, complete with the 'just in time' arrival and the classic 'stopping a train'.  Cyborg seems so far to have more build up than substance.

There was one thing however that did manage to grab my interest at the end.  Plastic Man, Eel O'Brian, was smuggled into the prison inside of Cluemaster and proceeds to exit his host... painfully.  The last two pages and especially the last one made the book worth reading.  Plastic Man had a very cool and sinister look to him and I really want to see what this version of him does next.

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.