Cream of the Comics – 1/17/2007
by Dru, filed in Comics, Cream of the Comics, Marvel on Jan.17, 2007
Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #9
written by Jeff Parker, art by Juan Roman Cano Santacruz, cover by Cameron Stewart
Holy. Crap. Look at that cover, man.
Now, to be fair, the Avengers aren’t fighting your traditional M.O.D.O.K. They’re fighting M.O.D.O.C. This is because the K in M.O.D.O.K. stands for Killing – as in, Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing – and the Marvel Adventures line is supposed to be more kid-friendly, so the words “kill” aren’t allowed. So the C stands for Conquest. I guess it’s alright if the kids lead lives dedicated to conquest, then.
For those of you out of the loop, the ‘Adventures’ line is like the Ultimate line: It’s a separate continuity from the main Marvel U, allowing for more accessible, less continuity-intensive storytelling. The lineup for the team (in case the picture is a little unclear) includes: Captain America, Iron Man (on the same team? gasp!), Spider-Man, Wolverine, Storm, the Hulk, and Giant-Girl (as I understand it, it’s Janet Van Dyne, AKA the Wasp, but she uses her powers for BIGNESS).
The writer also happens to be Jeff Parker, the writer of the excellent Agents of Atlas, and the successful X-Men: First Class. I’m not as familiar with Santacruz, but I’ll say this about him: He draws a GREAT Avengers-as-M.O.D.O.C.s (see the preview pages).
For more M.O.D.O.K.-related reading and links, go here and enjoy – And definitely continue after the jump for that 6 page preview!
January 17th, 2007 on 1:28 am
Hahaha. I was wondering where you got that freakish Cap pic.
I haven’t been reading Marvel Adventures at all, but I’ll be checking this out for sure.
January 17th, 2007 on 3:01 am
I haven’t been reading it yet, but I’ve been looking for a good excuse, as Parker’s a very solid writer and the books have been getting good reviews. And hell, if this isn’t a good excuse to start buying the book, then nothing is.
January 17th, 2007 on 4:01 am
What’s with the Marvel Madballs?
January 17th, 2007 on 9:18 am
I haven’t bought a Marvel Comic ever but I’m considering picking this up. Amazing.
January 17th, 2007 on 10:11 am
Cameron Stewart drew that cover.
January 17th, 2007 on 1:09 pm
Thanks for the correction, Cap. Article is fixed.
Also – I just read an interview with the writer, and he said that Ego the Living Planet shows up (in this very storyarc), and wants to get it on with the planet Earth. AWESOME.