mtharman's Secret Avengers #1 - Secret Histories, Part 1 review

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    New Covert Ops team


    I guess wanting some time away from the wonderful spotlight of being Captain America, good old Steve Rogers decides to play James Bond with his own selected team. 
     

    The Good: 
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    Artwork was great, Mike Deodato did a really good job in making these characters stand out and how easy it was to see their character and reactions. I even like how you can easily follow the fighting scene with Steve Rogers. 
    -The storyline was really progressive and not random at all, even all the characters in the team had their reasons and use for the team which I thought was going to be a downfall. 
     
    The Bad: 
    -Why did they have to label each character like we was dumb as hell? question is, did they really need to label the characters and why didn't they label Nova or Nick Fury?

    Example: Black Widow- Ex-Soviet super-spy 
     
    For some reason I felt that this comic was saying 
    Black Widow- Ex-Soviet super-spy, you dumbf**k

    So in a way, that got really annoying. 
    -Then comes the one liner response from Black Widow when she see's Valkyrie pull out her sword for action. 
    "and i'm not going to ask where you were hiding that sword." -Black Widow
    Why would Marvel think its funny to picture a primitive norse woman hiding a four foot sword up in her, you know what, is way beyond me, so im going to leave it alone from there. 
    -Last but not least, why is the introduction page at the end instead at the front or somewhere close to the front? 
    Overall, I find these minor, but really annoying problems.  
     
    Conclusion: 
    Overall, the comic was great and had higher expectations than what I was prepared for. It isn't really a disappointment and very progressive to where your excited to see the next issue.

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