Product Description: The Civil War is on, and no book will be more affected than New Avengers. You think Marvel would never mess with its top-selling book? Wrong! The Avengers are about to go to war over their beliefs, and the shake-up will shock you. Each stand-alone story in this volume is illustrated by a genuine comics superstar! Collects New Avengers #21-25.
In Retrospect, Insightful and Pertinent I had the distinct advantage of reading this collection well after I read the unified edition of Civil War, so I must admit my perspective would be different from someone unfamiliar with the outcome of Civil War and its fallout.
That said, knowing what I know about Nick Fury, Iron Man, and Captain America's current storylines, this volume of New Avengers was incredibly insightful and pertinent.
Though Brian Michael Bendis is the writer throughout, each separate issue making up the larger volume is drawn by a different artist and focuses upon a different character from the New Avengers.
While I don't believe any of these issues are "must-reads" in order to understand the larger storyline of Civil War, they certainly help illuminate character's motivations and set up plots to come in New Avengers and Mighty Avengers.
I'd also like to say that there is a component to this volume featuring Sentry drawn by Pasqual Ferry that alone makes the entire volume worth buying. I could take or leave Sentry as a character, but Ferry's rendering of Sentry interacting with the Inhumans is an absolute delight. Certainly Dean White's colors add to the beauty of Ferry's art, and I really hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did. In my opinion, Ferry is the go-to guy when it comes to interplanetary adventure, as I first learned with his stunning art in Adam Strange: Planet Heist.
New Avengers: Civil War is a great volume if you're looking for different artists interpretations of some of your favorite New Avengers; it's enlightening if you desire further character motivation during Civil War; and finally, it's a nice springboard to new plots in New Avengers.
Had I read this in "real" time I don't know I would have enjoyed it as much, but with 20/20 hindsight, I thoroughly relished New Avengers: Civil War.
~Scott William Foley, author of Dr. Nekros: Phantasms and Chicanery (Volume I, Episode II)
good but not great Again Marvel dropped the ball. They still wrote a really good book, but compared to House of M, Age of Apoclypse, and other major events, they just havne't doen all with this one that they could have.
Bendis Disbands the Avengers...for the 2nd Time They fight, they talk, they fight each other, and then talk some more--it's those wacky New Avengers circa Marvel's 2006 Civil War! As many other readers have noted, these solo takes on the infighting New Avengers are mostly filler, save for the pulse-pounding issue #25 featuring Iron Man helpless against a disgruntled employee. Since Captain America appeared in Civil War and his own book, however, did we really need to see him in solo action in New Avengers? Issue #25, as well as an appearance by the Inhumans (you'll never guess who the Sentry tries to hit it with!), make this an enjoyable if a bit unecessary read.
New Avengers continues to be great Great stuff. Not for the uninitiated, but fans of New Avengers and Civil War should love this. The best of the Civil War tie-in books. Highlights are the Leinil Yu Cage issue and the Chaykin Captain America issue.
Graphic SF Reader It is fascists vs flag wavers, and the bunch mostly caught in the middle are the Avengers, because the X-Men are invisible in this storyline.
In this volume there are stories of what happens when various Avenger types run into the shield technological police. Capekillers, there is a name to win friends and influence people. You'd want to have spare money or be really keen on the whole thing to want to get this.
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