Because Marvel is greedy, there are now going to be three $3.99 monthly Avengers books. It is smart because for some reason Mighty Avengers and New Avengers were always two of Marvel's best-selling titles. Last year they added Dark Avengers. I'm guessing three is not too much. Marvel has also stacked the deck in the creative department. This series, the C.I.A., covert-ops style of Avengers, is being written by Ed Brubaker. That's awesome, as he's Marvel's best writer. They stuck the runt of the litter to do the art on this book, though. While Mike Deodato isn't a terrible artist, he's not half as good as John Romita, Jr. nor as good as Stuart Immonen, the other two Avengers artists. The big problem with this book is that the famous superheroes are in the premiere Avengers title. This group has the B-heroes: Moon Knight, Steve Rogers, Ant-Man, Beast, two chicks I've never heard of (Valkyrie & Black Widow), War Machine, Nova, and Sharon Carter. Brubaker has also had a problem in the past at writing a superhero team book. His run on Uncanny X-Men wasn't very memorable, and the first arc out of the gate has the team traveling to Mars (groan). The issue is quick and semi-interesting, though, but not mind-blowingly intense. For a first issue you want something awesome. This is just mildly amusing. **1/2
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