
By: Matt Fraction (story), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters)
The Story: The mysterious visitor from beyond the veil turns out to be more familiar than thought, telling tales of a horrifying (and pretty ludicrous) villain. Also, the Yancy Street Gang strikes!
The Review: I had high expectations for this book and as such, I ‘d be lying if I didn’t say that the first issue disappointed me a bit insofar as nothing much seemed to happen. Then, last month, it started to click. Now, with the third issue, I think this might stand along Hawkeye as among the very best books Marvel is currently publishing.
The reason for this is one word: fun. That is really the best and perhaps only word I can use to describe this issue. It’s off-kilter, it’s genuinely funny, it has a team with great chemistry, it’s thoroughly mad-cap, it’s human, and it’s clear that the creative team is having a great time putting it all together, which really shines through in their work.
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