With "AXIS" in full tilt, there comes a day unlike any other, when
Earth's Mightiest Heroes were united against a common threat -- except
they
are that threat. The Avengers as the world knows them are
missing and the ones left in public sight aren't exactly performing
feats of heroic daring-do. Thus, the writing duo of Nick Spencer and
Frank Barbiere use "Avengers World" #15 to recruit a handful of
characters to serve as Avengers.
The catch is those newly-minted Avengers are less than famous,
despite the fact that at least two of them have been Avengers before.
The story itself is front-loaded, with Doctor Doom explaining the
Inversion, his new mission and his plan to Valeria Richards through the
opening pages of "Avengers World" #15. That digression is compounded
when Valeria takes Doom's plan to S.H.I.E.L.D., which affords Spencer
and Barbiere the opportunity to infuse some humor at the rest of the
issue yet to unfold. Valeria has always been a tough nut to crack, and
her words and deeds in this adventure certainly make it easy for readers
to lose sight of her youth, especially by the end of this comic book.
"Avengers World" #15 promises to be another comic book that features
the charming gathering of the heroes, but a lackluster collection of
characters is all that's left. This is definitely a story that needs
"AXIS" to exist. Once the Inversion is explained, the writers provide
some clues as to what is to come, but "Avengers World" #15 has a
completely open ending since no one missed these "Avengers" before now,
and they all appear somewhat expendable in this story. Couple that with a
significant threat and Spencer and Barbiere give readers a
suspense-filled book with high stakes in which anything can happen.
After all, Doctor Doom is one of the good guys here.
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