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Secret Avengers #011 - Comic Review
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Publisher: Marvel Comics
Title: Secret Avengers #011
Price: $3.99
Writer: Ed Brisson
Artist: Luke Ross
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This is part 2 of 2 for this Secret Avengers, Infinity tie-in arc, and though I absolutely loved the issue before this (Issue #010) I felt like this issue was lacking in story but was a good solid ending to the story. I know, that may sound a bit confusing. We pick up right where issue 10 left off, with our heroes trapped by yet another Inhuman. If you've been reading Infinity you know about the whole Terragenesis thing that happened with Black Bolt. Through this issue we see S.H.E.I.L.D Director Maria Hill trying to get online with the team in the field, while we see the team in the field (Nick Fury, Agent Coulson, Iron Patriot and Sarah Garza) fight for their lives against the Inhuman who is attacking them.
Summary of the Story(some spoilers)
As I said, story wise it was fulfilling but was nothing great and felt like it was lacking compared to issue 10. Most of the book is back and fourth banter between Maria Hill, attempting to get a com back online with her team, and Nick Fury telling the rest of the team what the plan of action will be to take down the villain. Through all of this, Sarah Garza (a recently turned Inhuman/Super Hero) is narrating telling us how she doesn't feel like she can do this anymore and how she doesn't think she is good enough to run with the big dogs. After Nick Fury and his team break free from the Inhuman's grip they find refuge in a demolished house and formulate a plan. After the plan goes south and the Inhuman finds where the rest of the team is hiding (Nick Fury attempts to talk the Inhuman into relaxing and not killing everyone) he throws a car into the building in which the team is taking refuge, and Sarah Garza is believed to have been killed. Through a little shpeal that the Inhuman is going on, Sarah Garza's body absorbs the power from the car crash and uses it to become basically the Human Tourch. Sarah is able to stop the Inhuman and brings him within an inch of his life. As she is about to kill him, she realizes that she isn't strong enough and won't ever be able to kill anyone. Consequently, Nick Fury put a bullet into the back of the Inhumans head and killed him right then and there. The book ends with Sarah Garza telling Director Hill that there is no way she is going to be able to kill anyone and that she is no longer going to be a field agent.
Review of the Book
I stated above that the writing was both a good but disappointing ending, and what I meant by this was that it was a good wrap up to the arc, but was very basic and has been done a million times before this. It was a good ending because we got to see a character become who they truly are and realize exactly what they want to do. Bad, because we've seen this done before in basically every super hero comic at some point in time. The art in this book was average. It wasn't anything spectacular but was nothing terrible either. I feel like the art works very well with the Infinity event going on and overall really works for this specific story.
Pros, Cons, and Rating.
Pros: Good art, fun action, and fun characters
Cons: Disappointing ending, Okay writing, and something we've heard a million times before
Rating: 7/10. Fun read if you read it with issue #010 as well.
article by Matt Skajem
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