Secret
War #1
Script: Brian Michael Bendis
Painter: Gabriele Dell’otto
Story: Following on from the
monumental marvel crossover even that was secret war, we this brand new
mini series, set in present day following up from those events. The
story starts off in Harlem with Jessica Jones and Luke Cage who head to
their apartment where they bump into a shadowy female figure who looks a
lot like mystique only to have the shit blown out of the building by
some kind of laser beam. This is followed up by an nice shield
debriefing at which nick fury learns Luke cage is in a coma and so heads
down to the hospital where he finds iron fist and Jessica sitting at the
bed side of Luke cage who due to his impenetrable skin has all manner of
tubes forced down his throat and nose. We then cut to an interrogation
room where the killer shriek is having seven colours of $%*? kicked out
of him by some shield agents, who cut a deal with hi and release him
onto the street so he will lead them to the guy who supplies him and
most of the super villain community with their hi-tech weapons. Only
this backfires and shriek gets fried by the booby-trapped door handle
and turned to a smoky pile of ash. Inside shield find an underground
complex filled with familiar looking weapons and armour but no sign of
the man their after, “The Tinkerer”. But it just so happens the
black widows has picked him up in Latveria getting in to a car with
diplomatic plates. We cut back to another shield briefing where nick
fury tells the guys in charge about the situation with the Tinkerer and
how he is believe to have someone else backing him, someone who they
believe to be the newly elected prime minister of Latveria.
The Good: Well what can I say this
totally blew me away, and that’s saying something. The best thing
about this is the fact that it feels like an epic, which is something I
sadly missed out on due to my late comic start. The art is amazing and
the cover is super sexy with its silver writing and dynamic Spiderman
swinging across. The issue is enhanced even more by the extra section at
the back featuring fantastic Dell’otto artwork, and a recorded jack-o’-lantern
conversation complete with biography. The story it’s self is
wonderfully complex and reads like a dream I think this is easily some
of bendis’ best work to date.
The Bad: I don’t want to find
anything bad about this issue, but the $4 cover price makes it a little
pricey but believe me it’s money well spent.
Rating: EPIC. 5 webheads out of 5