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Jonathan Hickman’s New Avengers #2: In Secret, They Rule

Matthew Brake — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:46:00 +0000

To understand some of the elements of this story, one must dive back into Brian Michael Bendis’s time as the writer for the Avengers. In New Avengers: Illuminati #2, the Illuminati gathers together the Infinity… [more]

Jonathan Hickman’s New Avengers #1: Memento Mori

Matthew Brake — Thu, 14 May 2020 01:00:04 +0000

New Avengers #1: Memento Mori" title="Jonathan Hickman’s New Avengers #1: Memento Mori" style="float:left;" />If Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers #1 begins with a creation story, his New Avengers starts out with a less hopeful proclamation: “Everything Dies.” Hickman’s New Avengers #1 opens with a one-page prologue providing a recap of… [more]

Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers #3: The Garden

Matthew Brake — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 02:12:39 +0000

Avengers #3: The Garden" title="Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers #3: The Garden" style="float:left;" />Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers run consists of multiple mini-arcs that all build and culminate with Secret Wars. Avengers #3 is the action-filled climax and the culmination of his first arc. On Mars, readers are treated to… [more]

Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers #2: We Were Avengers

Matthew Brake — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:36:01 +0000

Avengers #2: We Were Avengers" title="Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers #2: We Were Avengers" style="float:left;" />Issue #2 acts as something of an interlude in the first three issues of Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers. As Captain America prepares a new team to go to Mars, Ex Nihilo’s speaks with the imprisoned Avengers,… [more]

Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers #1: An Avengers World is Born!

Matthew Brake — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:00:48 +0000

Avengers #1: An Avengers World is Born!" title="Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers #1: An Avengers World is Born!" style="float:left;" />Hickman begins Avengers #1 like a creation story, the theme of creation being prevalent throughout the three-issue opening arc: “First there was nothing. Then everything.” As we will see, this is juxtaposed against New Avengers… [more]

“We Go Bigger”: Diving into Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers

Matthew Brake — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:00:03 +0000

Jonathan Hickman’s run on the Avengers picks up just after Brian Michael Bendis’s eight-year run on the title came to an end. Bendis’s time on the title was a veritable event generating machine, beginning with… [more]