Captain America needs Ant-Man's help for a mission. Meanwhile, Power Broker's new Hench app has some competition.
This book takes a step away from the main story and offers up something a bit more different. The first "half" of this issue is more of a team-up where Captain America and Ant-Man go on a mission that's a little bit of action and a little bit of covert-ops. That felt like a little bit of a problem for the issue as a whole, as we're getting two different stories, with two very different tones, smashed into the same book, but if the team-up is any indicator that ANT-MAN is heading down that road more in the future, then I like where this is going.
Something I really enjoyed about this whole team-up was the fact that Scott Lang doesn't want the public to know about his involvement with Captain America. On top of that, the relationship between Sam and Scott grows here too. We have two characters, taking up the role of a hero, who was originally portrayed by someone else. They make for a very likely team and I'm hoping that relationship is expounded upon, and in all honesty, while I like the humor this book has had in the past and the fact it's been more of a character study than a super-hero book, this felt like a nice change up.
The second half (and when I say "half," I actually mean about 5 pages) deals with Power Broker and his new app. Someone is undercutting him and stealing his idea. This feels more like what ANT-MAN has been about. It's a bit silly, but the ideas and concepts play out so well thanks to Nick Spencer's writing.
While I love what Spencer is doing, Ramon Rosanas and colorist Jordan Boyd do a stellar job in the art department. The art bridges the gap between a cartoonish style and contemporary comic art. There's a sense of fun and a great attention to detail which pays off, and we get consistent looking characters. In addition, Jordan Boyd is a colorist to watch. He has a distinctive style and this book is probably my personal favorite for his current work. His colors truly help define this book.
There's a lot to love in the All-New, All-Different Marvel, and this is one of the top books in the new line. It's a comic written for people who love super-heroes but want to get more inside the day-to-day lives of these characters. It also delivers a good amount of humor, without making the book all about the jokes. I highly recommend picking up this series.