I just finished reading Cap's last issue. Man, that's good work. Nice art, a plot that moves fast without wasting a single page, a writer that gets inside the minds of the characters and shows the different angles, different approaches, they are taking towards trying to resolve the mystery of Captain America's murder.
Ed Brubaker, as he has been doing since issue #26, right after the "death of Cap issue", divides the issue in chapters, each of them featuring a different character. You can see, however, that their plots are about to collide into one really interesting story.
On the other hand, just last week I read the last New Avengers and Mighty Avengers issues, as a longtime Avengers fan. Well, though a few months ago I was enjoying the New Avengers title after Civil War, now all I see is Marvel giving Bendis "carte blanche" to do anything he wants and what's worse, taking the time/pages he wants.
What I mean is we find that a whole issue is just plain talk and the new team falling from the skies, with only an interesting point (that took two or three pages) at the end.
Here's the difference between two titles that are clearly moving on, setting new stages for Avengers characters (don't forget that the main characters on the Cap title right now are the Falcon, the Black Widow, Tony Stark and Bucky). One goes fast, things happening on each issue and has deep introspection on characters without taking five pages to go to the point, where the other titles (NA and MA) are clearly written for the trade paperback form, in a really slow motion...
Will that change for the best? Knowing Bendis' style and seeing that Marvel's chiefs adore him, I don't think so...
Sam
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I don't read Cap's comics. I do read the two Bendis books and I think you nailed it on the head.
I have not enjoyed both books lately, esp. New Avengers.
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