The next two issues extend a sense of mythmaking to reintroducing us to specific characters, Hyperion and Smasher. For instance, Captain Universe is one of a few new characters introduced and even though she is a new iteration on an older character, there’s so much mystery involving why Ex Nihlo and his crew bow in deference to her and who is the woman underneath the star mask. There are a lot of questions introduced immediately, even if the reader isn’t sure they are questions. He wastes no time in going wild with the sci-fi concepts by introducing the Builders, Ex Nihilo, and the lore surrounding them, all within the first three issues.Īvengers #1 to #3 feel very much like Hickman “calling his shots” in terms of setting up story concepts and tone. Introducing phrases like an “Avengers Machine” and an “Avengers World” are both statements of intent and setting up a form of language that he gets back to time and time again. Hickman’s goals for Avengers as the main line book is to make it feel like a grand story. Hickman’s Avengers run begins with Avengers #1-5, with Jerome Opeña and Dean White on line work and colors on the first three issues, and Adam Kubert and Frank D’armata on the following two, and VC’s Corey Petit along for all five issues. Support CBH on Patreon for exclusive rewards, or Donate here! Thank you for reading!

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