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The Avengers: The Final Host
Author: Aaron, McGuinness, Medina, Curiel
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Publishing Date: 2018
Pgs: 154
Dewey: 741.5973 AVE V.1
Disposition: Irving Public Library - South Campus - Irving, TX
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REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

Summary:
Celestials. The core trinity of the Avengers. The arrival of the Final Host of Celestials. Loki. And a band of heroes gathered around Odin in the history before history. Will Earth survive.
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Genre:
Superhero
Graphic Novel
Marvel Comics

Why this book:
I’m intrigued by the Preshistoric Avengers.
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The Feel:

Favorite Character:
May be the best portrayal of Odin in Marvel Comics ever. Maybe.

Least Favorite Character:
Tony Stark in the bar with Cap and Thor. He’s just too...Endgame Robert Downey Jr. and not enough Iron Man.

Odin is an asshole. Nevermind what I said earlier.

Favorite Scene:
Raining dead giant space aliens from orbit.

Favorite Concept:
Odin and the Phoenix. Woof.

Meh / PFFT Moments:
Some of the panels are too busy, crowding the art. Don’t get me wrong. It’s beautiful. For instance, the Ghost Rider panel where you first see his ride. It’s hard to tell what it is. To me, anyway. Loved the reveal when it had more room though.

She-Hulk and Ghost Rider, in the way that this story is fitted together, feel off. Aaron had a Ghost Rider, Hulk, and Black Panther run, so their inclusion makes sense in that aspect. But storywise, Shulkie and Ghost aren’t fitting...yet.

Shitty the way that Tony reacted to Ghost Rider and, then, despite admonishing him about it, the others followed suit.

Missed Opportunity:
Thor and Loki discover that they have an older sibling birthed from Odin and the Phoenix’s relationship.

The Unimind deus ex machina was given a very short page to do it’s deal.
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Pacing:
Well paced.

Last Page Sound:
Huh?

Things I’d Like to See:
More Prehistoric Avengers and the Odin-Phoenix relationship.

Author Assessment:
Nice stuff.
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I think the main objective of this run was to bring the book in line with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in order that the public of the latter can enjoy (and buy) the books. The result: It is a simple and direct story with no ties to the burden of the chronology, with a feel of Superfriends (yeah, that one from the Brand Ecch).
It is good for kids. ( )

Cosmic hoo-ha of the highest order. I've never liked the Celestials or the Eternals, so you'd think I'd support a book that heaps harm upon them, but they're just crappy Jack Kirby characters I'd rather forget about entirely (along with their DC counterparts, the New Gods).

This follow-up to Aaron's Marvel Legacy flashes back to the Stone Age Avengers again before reuniting the original versions of Captain America, Thor and Captain America as the core of a new iteration of the Avengers in the present day. The team has potential, so I'll probably watch for the second volume and hope they battle someone or something more interesting. ( )