No Beyonder...No!

I was not happy after reading New Avengers: Illuminati #3 by Bendis/Reed and Cheung.

In this issue the Illuminati go back and "stop" the Beyonder of Secret Wars II. What crap. It just doesn't make sense that the whole Secret Wars II was just a figment of the Beyonder's imagination. That series tied into most of the Marvel titles at the time. I seem to recall that his appearance had a profound effect on Spidey and I'm sure that the events have been refer to since - so they must have happened!

So utter bollocks. I can't accept that this is true.

The art by Jim Cheung was alright though.

Rating 3/10 (for the art).

Much better (as expected) was Captain America #27 by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting and Mike Perkins.

I've said it before, and I'll keep saying it, I'm sure this will read better as a trade but I'm still enjoying getting a monthly dose of Brubaker (I get Daredevil in trade and will do the same with Criminal).

One surprise in this issue was that Bucky/ Winter Soldier and the Black Widow used to get it on. How old is Natasha anyway - I'll have to refresh myself on her on the Marvel website.

Rating 7.5/10