Cyric

I was recently browsing for books at the nearby Barnes & Noble book store and (after nearly an hour) when I didn't find anything in the fantasy or horror sections, I thought I'd try something I hadn't done in a while and buy a comic book. After browsing through the graphic novel section for a good twenty minutes, my eyes finally settled on The Mighty Avengers. It had a flashy cover and everything (with a surprisingly chunky Ms. Marvel leading a band of multicolored superheroes), so I decided to buy it.
The cashier looked like he was strongly into this type of thing (typical nerd with the glasses and pocket protector). He gave me weird smile as he scaned my book. Feeling creeped out, I forked over the 20 bucks (overpriced, if you ask me) and got out of there. He didn't even offer me a bag.
After I got home I dove into the book right away. It started out good. A apparently new team of avengers (Ms. Marvel, Iron Man, Wonder Man, Ares, Black Widow, and Sentry) are defending New York (I think) from various monsters. I thought the artwork was great, and that the dialogue was... kind of childish (I mean, when they throw out %^$! every two seconds you kind of get the impression that they are just trying to impress the young ones). The mole man is revealed to be behind the monster attack, but then (here's were it really gets weird) the weather goes crazy (Volcanic activity in Oregon, Hail storms in Germany, ECT.) and Iron Man/Tony Stark suddenly turns all gooey and morphs into a nude (robotic-talking) female! I guess this chicks name is Ultron.
Anyways, all this chick does is stand around doing nothing for a good 20 pages (an excuse to draw her nude, if you ask me). Her private parts are eather covered up by a whisp of smoke or are mettalic in color (and this comic is All Ages?!) Finally the avengers do fight her (and a bunch of iron man suits).
It was okay, I guess. Not much of a story, and pretty so-so writing. I thought that this comic used thought bubbles a little too much (It's like the creator injected "Man!" at random spots). In conculsion: Buy if you dig artwork, get it from your library if you want it for it's reading material. I guess...

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Prince of Lies