No Marvel relaunch/rebrand/renumbering would be complete without an Avengers title, and we get our first look at the newest incarnation of Marvel’s premier super team with All-New All-Different Avengers #1. Headlined by writer Mark Waid and artists Adam Kubert and Mahmud Asrar, All-New All-Different Avengers hits a lot of the requisite team-up boxes, even if the actual execution of the debut feels a bit uneven.
Right out of the gate Waid acknowledges the fluidity of his Avengers lineup, as Sam Wilson’s Cap notes the lack of a true Avengers team despite the many ragtag bands (and books) bearing the name. In that same vein, Wade also leans into the seeming perception/reception of this new MCU. Civilians challenge the current roster as not being comprised of “their” heroes, and Sam is forced into a needless racial quandary involving a box of cookies and a sea of electronic devices. Its pointed stuff, and Waid uses it to really inform what it is that makes this team different from what has come before.
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Right out of the gate Waid acknowledges the fluidity of his Avengers lineup, as Sam Wilson’s Cap notes the lack of a true Avengers team despite the many ragtag bands (and books) bearing the name. In that same vein, Wade also leans into the seeming perception/reception of this new MCU. Civilians challenge the current roster as not being comprised of “their” heroes, and Sam is forced into a needless racial quandary involving a box of cookies and a sea of electronic devices. Its pointed stuff, and Waid uses it to really inform what it is that makes this team different from what has come before.
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