Hype
Little
is known about Avengers Standoff
before the first issue hits the stands however we know more about the
aftermath. Steve Rogers will return as Captain America while the Winter Solider
leads the Thunderbolts. Each will star in their respective series beginning in
May. In the recent first issue of Captain
America: Sam Wilson, Maria Hill publically denied using fragments of the
Cosmic Cube to remake reality without the public knowledge.
Rehash
The
issue begins when a boy named Jim who wakes up with amnesia and is taken to
Pleasant Hill. We are introduced to Doctor Erik Selvig who is a supporting
character in the Thor and Avengers films. Jim saves a baby from a
burning building and is warned that Pleasant Hill is not what it seems. Mayor Maria
Hill meets with Jim pushing him to escape and find out that Pleasant Hill is a
place for super villain incarcerations. SHIELD is using technology to change
people into productive members of society. We discover Jim is really Baron Zemo and he is reunited with the Fixer.
Feedback
Mark Bagley was chosen to be the artist of this book for one particular reason.
It was to capture the ending of the first Thunderbolts
book with Kurt Busiek where the heroes turned out to be the
villains. The Fixer looks like Tony
Stark and Jim looks like a young Steve Rogers which would reflect the mirror
opposites of their counterparts. The Fixer is the villain version of Iron Man
and Baron Zero is the villain version of Captain America. The book is written by Nick Spencer and it
becomes very clear early on how this book is connected to the new Thunderbolts. Overall this was a great
issue which should have received a zero issue as it is the kick off for the
rest of the Avengers Standoff event.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – 5 OUT OF 5
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – 5 OUT OF 5
