RSS Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Dan Toland returns to review Ms. Marvel Annual #1, Secret Invasion: Front Line #3, X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1 and X-Men Origins: Beast. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/c/iiwy/iiwy-057 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 When Kurt Busiek was writing The Avengers, I fell in love with Ms. Marvel. She was a complex character I could get behind, and I thought it was a shame she wasn't given her own series back then. Had Busiek written it, I have no doubt it could have ran for several years, but Marvel dropped the ball there. Now that they've tried to pick it back up, I'm less impressed. The Ms. Marvel Bendis writes in Mighty and New Avengers is okay, but she's nowhere near as real as Busiek's. And Brian Reed's version is worse; she never feels important in her own book, and the stories are a bit lackluster. So the fact that she takes a backseat to Spider-Man in the annual isn't at all a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Busiek's Ms. Marvel/Warbird was an outstanding character. If Busiek were anywhere near this book, then it would be outstanding, and Marvel would finally have the major female character they've been trying to have for years. Bendis is only interested in having her be an interesting supporting character, and Reed just isn't up to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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