Avengers: War Across Time #5
(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis
Rated T+
In Shops: May 03, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Showdown in the future! Will the original Avengers get a glimpse of what awaits them, or will the swirling madness of time swallow them up?
Avengers: War Across Time #4
(W) Paul Levitz (A) Alan Davis
The king of the dwarfs has Mjolnir and the Lava Men are ready to erupt from beneath the earth! While the Avengers are all that stand between Earth and a fiery doom, Kang is picking the perfect moment to strike again.
Avengers: War Across Time #3
(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis
Rated T
In Shops: Mar 15, 2023
SRP: $3.99
The king of the dwarfs has Mjolnir, the Lava Men are ready to erupt, and while the Avengers are all that stand between Earth and a fiery doom, Kang is picking the perfect moment to strike again.
WE ARE GROOT! This spring, Groot will not only play a surprising role in a new run of Guardians of the Galaxy, but the sentient tree alien will also star in a brand-new solo series that chronicles the quest that made him the iconic hero he is. To celebrate Groot’s big year, Marvel’s Stormbreakers Class of 2023 have depicted him in new variant covers! See Groot in all his various shapes and sizes lend a helping branch to the X-Men, Avengers, and more in these stunning pieces that will adorn Marvel’s hottest titles throughout April.
Each month, Marvel’s Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa. Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.
Check out the covers now and stay tuned in the coming weeks for the reveal of May’s Stormbreaker Variant Covers!
Avengers: War Across Time #2
(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 08, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The original Avengers invade the Baxter Building and break the barriers between worlds! Will Willie Lumpkin unleash a dangerous menace? Can Thor lose Mjolnir? Will Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz and legendary X-artist Alan Davis successfully channel the classic heroes’ adventures? Come check it out!
Avengers: War Across Time #1
(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 11, 2023
SRP: $5.99
Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The classic Avengers against the Hulk on the streets of New York! It’s the beginning of a showdown with Kang the Conqueror that will span the centuries! Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz makes his Marvel debut (unless you count a letter in AMAZING ADVENTURES #5) teamed with acclaimed artist Alan Davis!
In recent years, Marvel has had a run of “retro” stories. These new tales take place in continuity spinning out of runs of the past. Some have worked and added a lot and some have stumbled in their execution. Avengers: War Across Time #1 is a take on that retro tale spinning out of Kang the Conqueror’s attack and machinations in Avengers #11 from back in 1964. And the result is rather entertaining.
Writer Paul Levitz does an amazing job at balancing classic and more modern comics resulting in an issue that has some great pacing, good laughs, and a lot of what made those original comics so entertaining. There’s a somewhat absurd aspect to them that can get the reader frustrated but its those moments that make it all stand out. Strange speeches in battle, too many coincidences, and civilians that are always in the way make for a packed issue.
Avengers: War Across Time #1 has Kang again attempting to take over this period’s Earth to fuel his forces and to do that he must stop the Avengers. He uses a robotic Hulk to attack them, upping his plan from the classic Avengers story this spins out of. Yes, a lot of the comic is a drawn out fight, but it’s down in a way that plays off the classic visuals and moments. Aunt May wishes her nephew Peter was there to protect here with a wink and a nod. Peter himself misses Bettie Brant and the Avengers as he approaches a newspaper stand. It’s small moments, but it’s moments that make the comic feel like it’s part of the larger world of the time.
Alan Davis art is solid adding to the feel of the story. With color by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettering by Cory Petit, the comic’s style looks like it could have been of the time. The character designs, the panel layouts, the composition of the images capture what I think of when I think of those early Avengers adventures. The art team eschews a modern update which would take the reader out of the concept of the series.
Avengers: War Across Time #1 is a fun comic. I generally am not a fan of these types of stories by Levitz’s writing style and the art by the team sucked me in. It balances old with new in a way that appealed to me as a reader. With Kang having such a focus this year, this could be a series to keep an eye on, as you never know what its impact across the Marvel timeline might be.
Story: Paul Levitz Art: Alan Davis
Color: Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer: Cory Petit
Story: 8.0 Art: 7.5 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy
Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Purchase: Zeus Comics – comiXology/Kindle
Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in
Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!
Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.
Avengers: War Across Time #1 (Marvel) – Paul Levitz and Alan Davis give us a bit of a retro Avengers story!
Black Cloak #1 (Image Comics) – Two Black Cloaks try to solve the murder of a beloved prince before a civil war breaks out. The sci-fi/fantasy mix meets murder mystery has us excited.
Coming Home #1 (Re Live) – A new anthology sharing true stories of UK military veterans’ mental health journeys.
Dark Ride #4 (Image Comics) – The series has been really intriguing horror so far and we’re excited as it looks like we’re about to get some real details as to what’s going on.
Helck Vol. 1 (VIZ Media) – An intense tournament gathering powerful fighters who hope to be crowned the next Demon Lord draws in the unlikeliest of contestants-Helck, who claims to hate humans but is a human himself!
Lazaraus Planet Alpha #1 (DC Comics) – The Lazarus Volcano has erupted causing Lazarus clouds to rain down causing people to develop new abilities. It kind of sounds like DC’s version of the terrigen cloud…
Nemesis Reloaded #1 (Image Comics) – What if Batman was evil? It’s been a long time since we read the original series but we’re intrigued by Mark Millar’s plan for a big crossover this year.
WildC.A.T.s #3 (DC Comics) – The series has a been a lot of fun finally really folding in the Wildstorm characters into the DC Universe.
Avengers: War Across Time #1
(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 11, 2023
SRP: $5.99
Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The classic Avengers against the Hulk on the streets of New York! It’s the beginning of a showdown with Kang the Conqueror that will span the centuries! Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz makes his Marvel debut (unless you count a letter in AMAZING ADVENTURES #5) teamed with acclaimed artist Alan Davis!
The next generation of elite artists have arrived. Marvel‘s Stormbreakers Class of 2023 features a diverse line-up of illustrators who are constantly breaking the mold and bringing life to every panel. To celebrate the start of a new Stormbreakers era, all eight artists have drawn spectacular new variant covers that will debut in January. The first of many Stormbreakers Variant Covers to come, these covers feature some of the most iconic Marvel heroes depicted in the distinctive art styles of this new lineup of industry superstars!
Marvel’s Stormbreakers embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books. The new group of tremendous talents includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa.
Congratulations to the 2023 Class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers! Check out all eight covers now and stay tuned for more Stormbreakers Variant Covers to be revealed in the coming months!
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