Tuesday 29 September 2015

Mighty Avengers: Original Sin- Not Your Father's Avengers



Finished reading Mighty Avengers: Original Sin- Not Your Father's Avengers, concluding writer Al Ewing's Mighty Avengers series as the book deals with Luke Cage discovering a new side to his father while the team deal with the threat of the Deathwalkers. The book opens with Luke Cage meeting with his father James Geary in Atlanta, after discovering that there was a previous incarnation of the Mighty Avengers in 1972 thanks to the explosion of the Watcher's eye during the events of Original Sin. This is where James tells Luke about an investigation the original Mighty Avengers embarked on in 1972 leading to their first encounter with the Deathwalkers where the team stopped a dangerous ritual taking place. Meanwhile Kaluu and Constance Molina of the original Mighty Avengers meet with the current incarnation of the team hoping they can help find out where Blade is and to ask for help against the return of the Deathwalkers who have got the Talisman of Kamar-Taj back in their possession hoping to recreate the same ritual they tried in 1972. Overall this was a great book as it dives into the history and the legacy of the Mighty Avengers and how it ties into the history of the Deathwalkers while also giving the villainous group more development the reader more understanding of their motive. The narration from James Geary for the story of the original Mighty Avengers gives it a more personal feel as James tells it from his point of view. The final confrontation between the Mighty Avengers and the Deathwalkers is good and gives the series a satisfying conclusion. 8/10

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