The New Avengers Volume 2: Sentry - Brian Michael Bendis

Sadly, I have not had the experience of reading the immediate precursor to this volume of new style Avengers tales that Bryan Michael Bendis is trying to weave. Put simply, if it's anything like this second volume, then it seems to be at odds with itself as to the direction it is taking. There seems to be no real direction, almost as if it's plodding along with no purpose, no end result for each individual mini-plot, and this collection does the series no favours. There are two stories going on here, although the episodes follow each other in sequence. It's episodes 7-13 that are featured, with the follow on story starting us off after the revelation (for ...  Read the complete review

A review of the trade paperback for New Avengers volume 2, which reprints material first published in the New Avengers comic book, numbers seven to eleven. Note that this is a review of the UK edition, published by Panini. The UK volume doesn't match the format or presentation of the US volumes and wouldn't sit well with a collector. The US version reprints issues seven through to ten as well as New Avengers: Most Wanted Files. During a breakout from America's highest security prison, a super-powered individual known as The Sentry was released along with over forty super-powered villains. Aware that The Sentry's awesome power could pose an enormous risk to the ...  Read the complete review