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Avengers Children’s Crusade #4

Allan Heinberg (w) Jim Cheung, Mark Morales (a)

I have said this before (in this very column) and will say it again, Avengers Children’s Crusade is hands down the very best title Marvel is producing right now. I loved this past issue, with Heinberg’s nod to Marvel’s old school stories in the beginning. Not even at the halfway point of it’s nine-issue run, each issue leaves you clamoring for more and is chock full of super-hero goodness. Don’t want to give anything away, nut we do learn a little bit about whether or not Doom’s bride to be is actually who we think (and hope) is it. And Heinberg is also writing Doom with such a zeal that I wish that is all he wrote, all Doom all the time (and I am sure that character would agree as well).

Steel #1 Reign of Doomsday

Steve Lyons (w) Ed Benes (a)

Doomsday back, and dude I don’t think anyone is going to be able to stop him. But at least we have characters who will try as in the title-character of this issue. I headed in not wanting to like this, but found myself compelled by Lyons’ story and Irons monologue that ran throughout the entire issue. I think the Reign of Doomsday which continues in Outsiders next week looks to be a promising winter tale.

Ultimate Comics Captain America #1

Jason Aaron (w) Ron Garney (a)

In Jason Aaron I Trust. This is another title I did not have high expectations for this week, and once again was pleasantly surprised. Aaron is writing Steve Rogers a little harsh in this book, but the book’s premise is an interesting one, having Rogers face the Captain America of the Vietnam War, and just wait to see who that is.

Generation Hope #3

Kieron Gillen (w) Salvador Espin (a)

There’s a moment in this issue, which really closes the door on the opening arc of the title, that Hope tells Cyclops to let her be the Messiah. I thought this was a really interesting moment for her character, Cyclops and the book. While our one-eyed friend has been touting her savior-like qualities, Hope has never really accepted this role. It was an interesting turn of events and really sparked the story for me.