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I read this, but I didn't see Dani... unless she was the very... well-developed woman making comments about the new 'recruits' when they arrived at Camp Hammond.
I like tha name of the camp and I think I'll like Cloud 9 (I *know* I will if her power comes from where I think it does), but that's about it. Dan Slott has earned lots of credit, for me anyway, with SHE-HULK... so I'll stick around for awhile.
I think the super-powered army could work in a brand new comic universe in a pretty powerful way. But I don't think it will stand the test of time in an ongoing shared universe like Marvel's.
Soldiers are at their most effective as a mass; individuality's not the name of the game. That's a direct conflict with super-heroes, in general. I don't know that that's something that can be overcome, here. We'll see.
I really didn't like the drill sergeant guy. His counterpart in SHE-HULK, Southpaw, was the least successful thing about that series, for me. I'm sort of sorry to see her mirrored here. Basically, I think the gigantic one-armed thing looks stupid. All I can think when I see these characters is 'future horrendous back problems'. Aside from my dislike for his power-set, he came off as generic and completely stereotypical. Which might have been the aim, come to think of it.
I loathe the direction Marvel seems hellbent on following till everything's lost in the dustcloud of their passing. I keep thinking there must be *something* behind it all. And there's enough bits I *like* here and there to keep me interested... appalled, but interested.
Reed Richards was taken to the brink... some probably would say over it... and only just pulled back before becoming irredeemable (funny, they chose that adjective for one of their recent titles, isn't it?).
In this title, Hank Pym looks to be dancing along on that line still. He was somewhat of a cypher during CIVIL WAR-- he seemed to be squarely in the Iron Man camp, but really wasn't focused upon too heavily (that I read, anyway). Lord knows, Marvel's been dumping on Hank for what... half a decade, now? Maybe Dan Slott's the one to give the guy a break.
He could start by getting Hank the heck out of that Yellowjacket suit! It's a great *looking* costume, but don't we all know what's around the corner whenever Hank adopts this persona?
Marvel's only got so many Captain Americas, and Iron Men, etc...
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I'm trying not to read much of your post, Mystery Lad, because I don't get the issue until tomorrow, but I think Dani's first appearance is supposed to be in issue #3.
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I browsed through the issue and I didn't much care for it, but I'm saving the details for the All Avengers thread. What I can say here is that I'll definitely keep browsing through future issues until Dani appears.
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I won't get a chance to browse through # 2 until the weekend of the nineteenth, because that's when the new issue of X-Factor will have arrived.
I'm glad there's something that'll be positive about the second issue of Avengers: Initiative, because the first issue made me sick. I want somebody to take Gauntlet's gauntlet and IMPALE HIM WITH IT!!
Kind of a superhero twist on that infamous soldier-kills-his-sargeant scene from Full Metal Jacket.
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I am glad her appearance is a cliff-hanger as well. And knowing Slott he's going to use her Valkryie abilities. He uses all the obscure facts of characters.
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quote:Originally posted by Ultra Jorge: I am glad her appearance is a cliff-hanger as well. And knowing Slott he's going to use her Valkryie abilities. He uses all the obscure facts of characters.
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Finally had a chance to browse through (not buy) the issue.
I agree that the cliffhanger was well done, and I can't wait to finally see Dani in the next issue.
And that's only good thing I can say. The recruits don't interest me at all, Gauntlet is still a hateful ass rather than a likeable hardass, Justice and War Machine continue to be good characters floundering in a bad book, and the attempt to make Yellowjacket look good was partly spoiled by the ugly and inaccurate flashback.
Dani would have to play a big, big role in order for me to actually pay for what is otherwise pure tripe. Forgive me for sounding overly negative, but I have a feeling that Dani's going to end up in the same boat as Justice and War Machine.
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I guess this means I should check out Avengers:The Initiative #1 next week.
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