by
Mike Carey, Leonard Kirk, Ed Tadeo ;
Marvel Comics, Crossgen
Martin Skidmore —
22-Mar-11
Everything about this feels far too glib. We have a schoolgirl who might as well be Buffy mark II, struggling at school, traumatised by her mother having recently died. She has strange dreams, and when attacked by some bullies at school, demonstrates superpowers then finds herself time-travelling to some pirate ship, under attack by some superpowered evil pirates.
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Tags: Crossgen, Ed Tadeo, Leonard Kirk, Marvel, Mike Carey, Sigil
by
Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli, David Lafuente, Lan Medina, Ed Tadeo ;
Marvel Comics
Martin Skidmore —
09-Feb-11
Like the first issue of Avengers vs New Ultimates, this has a Death of Spider-Man banner; at least this comic has Spider-Man in it, and I suppose this story actually is the lead-in towards that death. Certainly the threat level is vast enough, since it involves some artefact with wishing powers, with no implied limits on it – maybe that level of danger will in due course drag in the big teams.
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Tags: Brian Michael Bendis, David Lafuente, Ed Tadeo, Lan Medina, Marvel, Sara Pichelli, Spider-Man, Ultimate
