Dark Reign Young Avengers #1 (OF 5)

The character designs that Marvel released months ago sold me on this book.  Hope it is good.

The preview was really tempting for this.  Plus I love Paul Cornell's work.  I'll probably cave and pick this up even though I was planning on trade waiting.

Ahh, before I read the description I totally forgot this wasn't about the actual Young Avengers. Still, I've gotta check this out, hopefully it's good.

Also, is the preview supposed to lead us to believe that these Young Avengers aren't really young at all?

Either way, yay for new Young Avengers material.

I was so sold on this one I saw Cornell was writing.  His Cpt. Britain is so much fun I have to give this a shot.

Yeah if anybody can take over for Heinberg on the YA property its Cornell.

I think I'll just grab the trade. I know it'll be good, but I'm trying to cut down on buying miniseries.

looks good

According to Graham Crackers Comic Shop this is their most in demand comic book hope it's worth buying because I'm willing to get me a copy of this Marvel Comics Epic Saga.

and the odd commentary from evil09 continues...

I'm confused why people are so excited about this.

Yes it's written by Paul Cornell.....But it's just another lame mini-series that has the YA interacting with an event or new status quo. Wake me up when Marvel gets the guts to do an ongoing with this team. Heinberg be damned.

@TNC-It's Paul Cornel, you silly bastard. :P That's all it takes to get me interested.  Add in the preview, which has some pretty good artwork going on, and you'll get enough people to try out at least the first issue.

Seriously, I haven't read a bad comic by Cornell yet, I wont miss this one.

I love the young teams in Marvel more than I like them in DC.  There's something about the horrible things that happen to these kids that are going to make them great heroes.  Can't wait to have this in hand.

All I'm saying is that: Is there no way for Marvel to get an ongoing with this? They have to wait for Heinburg to get out of Grey's Anatomy to try a series with this? It's really tough to have interest in characters when their only used for event mini's.

alright......ya got me. im intrested

I can't believe I'm saying this, but the lighting choices in this book really made the characters odd looking, even difficult to perceive.

Yeah I know its DARK Reign, but a little light wouldn't hurt you.

All in all this issue was ok. It could have done with a recap page atleast listing the new characters names and a short description. Other than that the only character I feel anything for is Chris, although I think that was the point.

@TNC I believe Heinberg has a contract with Marvel that only he can write the "Young Avengers" main title for another 12 issues. This is why you had the event tie ins and YA Presents... I wish that weren't the case, but I have to say, I'd rather have these very well written (Well... Not YA/Runaways SI) minis then nothing at all.

Good issue, not great. It could have used a bit more "ommph" but I enjoyed it. Cornell is very good at dialogue. And I like the racist character that's actually pretty daring for a team geared towards children. 

It was an OK issue.  I'm not sticking around for the singles though.  If I hear good things, I'll pick up the trade. 

I don't know what it was, but the scene when the old lady was accidently melted made me laugh!

I picked it up, but didnt have any desire to read it.

ehhh yeahhhhhh this has no point. i guess they were tired of using the runaways and made up these dark runaways.  up your nose with a rubber hose marvel

I thought this was actually a very solid, 3-star book. The coloring (maybe?) is really well done, and, while I could've used some kind of introduction to the characters beforehand, and I kind of had a hard time distinguishing between them, I thought the team did a good job of making me care about them. I don't think this is going to be a top of the shelf title, or anything of that nature, but this issue was very fun and I'm excited to read more.

I think the racist girl is supposed to be less Nazi, more British Nationalist Party. Maybe the Union Jack on her metalworking helmet tipped me off, but those attitudes aren't merely limited to Germany, and there didn't seem to be accenting her speech to read like a German accent.

This book didn't really click me with any of the characters except maybe Executioner. Maybe it's just me, but it appears that Melter melted an old lady and nobody even noticed?