[quote name='GhostShark']Every single issue of the first volume of New Avengers was great, save for the forced tie-ins into events like Civil War and Secret Invasion. The same could be said about his Avengers and New Avengers runs as well. The real drawback with those is the fact that the art was irrevocably sporadic for no reason at all. I can't even fathom why Marvel decided to juggle so many different artists around instead of sticking with just one. Storytelling is a two-part effort, and if you're constantly changing one, then the book is destined to be mediocre-to-average.
As for the Sentry, he was already kind of useless and ruined if you think about it. Bendis dug deep in the pantheons of Marvel just to find the character and make him somewhat relevant. To me, he was just the tool to push Norman Osborn over as a truly powerful villain.
I'm not saying Bendis isn't without fault, but I don't see where most of the negativity comes from. Sure, he doesn't knock it out of the park every time like Brubaker, Snyder, or Hickman. But without him, we don't get the best run on Daredevil, the best Spider-Man stories and not to mention that when he teams up with Maleev (which sadly isn't enough), it's always good. That being said, I do prefer him on solo books over team books. Sorry for ranting, haha.[/QUOTE]
It's coo! I'm glad to talk to have more comic book fans in here! And I don't get what you mean by Bendis having to dig deep into the Pantheon to get Sentry. It wasn't too long after his series that he became an Avenger and that whole bit about him being a comic book character in their universe was waaaay
ing stupid. You're right about all his solo book stuff, though. I adore his run on DD. Best since Miller. I just really hate how his Avengers all sound alike and his infatuation with street-level characters. It makes me worry about his writing the cosmic stuff that's coming up in the MU. GoG was my favorite Marvel book for a long, loooong time. Hoping that this doesn't tarnish my memory of it.
[quote name='hankmecrankme']I bet she got
ed in that outfit too.[/QUOTE]
YEP! By us!
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I had to buy the Beat Hazard DLC. Having too much fun with it.