Friday, March 2, 2012

Dark Avengers Vol. 2: Molecule Man TPB [2009-2010] by Brian Michael Bendis



DARK AVENGERS VOLUME 2: MOLECULE MAN TRADE PAPERBACK
Following X-Men Utopia the Dark Avengers deal with the menace of Owen Reese AKA the Molecule Man. Meanwhile Ares of the Dark Avengers deal with his son Alexander AKA Phobos the God of Fear joining Nick Fury and his Secret Warriors. Ares takes down Man-Thing as the Sentry gets shot in the face by his wife and Moonstone flirts with Bullseye.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- The Molecule Man takes down the Sentry as the H.A.M.M.E.R. and the Dark Avengers assemble
- Osborn faces a pregnant Gwen Stacy and his own personal demons
- The Molecule Man mentally tortures each of the Dark Avengers
- Victoria Hand surrenders on behalf of the United States to the Molecule Man
- The Sentry enters the Molecule Man’s world and tells him to put everything back and go away
- Norman Osborn slowly deteriorates into the Green Goblin before the events of Siege

This paperback collects
Dark Avengers #9–12

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5