Avengers #5

Avengers fans need to read this issue. It's a love letter to the Avengers, but also to the wonderfully eclectic group of heroes too. Mark Waid's accomplished a rare feat: he's added a story to the pantheon of fantastic Avengers lore we'll be reading for years. Read Full Review

Avengers #5 is all killer, no filler, and that was precisely what the A-list title needed. Mark Waid and his characters have a problem to solve, and come hell or high water, they are going to solve it. This narrative focus gives his script a pointed energy and real sense of fun as he barrels from one cliffhanger to the next. Harnessing that energy are Mike Del Mundo and Marco D’Alfonso who compound that fun then project it into impressive visual storytelling. If you like your plots big and your artwork super weird, then Avengers #5 is the book for you. Read Full Review

After pumping the brakes last issue, this issue hits the gas for a thrilling penultimate chapter to this volume's opening arc. Avengers #5 positively drips with adoration for the team's history. Read Full Review

Mark Waid and Mike Del Mundo deliver a fun tribute to Avengers past and present in this issue as the team uses Kang's methods against him. There's a real joy in seeing this new team join forces with the iconic Avengers of yesteryear, and Waid's humorous dialogue makes particularly strong use of the original Avengers. Read Full Review

Kalaoui

Mar 01, 2017

Great concept by Waid and awesome art by Del Mundo. This is what i want out of my Avengers stories. Everyone is involved here.

freemanlouis7

Mar 03, 2017

Now that's more like it, go straight into super hero-ing. Peter is acting like Peter. Sam is acting like a leader.

CrazyforRAMU

Oct 31, 2017

The Avengers' side of the Kang war is a love letter to the team, but it doesn't go off without its hitches. It's an epic script and epic art, and the only problem here is that they're not really suited for each other. Mike del Mundo's style is nearly overwhelmed by a script this busy, and his mugging faces sabotage the humor of the writing. Despite this mismatch, it's still an awfully entertaining book and the fullest possibilities of time travel - 15-Avenger all-time all-star squad! - are utilized well.

Ryan

Jan 30, 2019

Waid’s Avengers has finally found its groove and I can’t wait for next issue. Best issue yet right here

Spock's Brain

Mar 16, 2017

This was a cool issue in that it brought back Avengers' teams past to enter into the current Kang war. It looked good, but was probably Mike del Mundo's shakiest effort to date; the character work featured a parade of shocked faces, eyes wide and mouths agape. But overall, good stuff.

supercoolyeah

Mar 01, 2017

Just I love Del Mundo but I don't think his art fits the context. He would be epic like let's say Scarlet Witch or something like Dr. Strange but on the Avengers it's a little hard to swallow at times. And this whole Kang deal you were expecting to get the living crud get kicked out of him this issue but nothing. Waid needs to pick up the pace just a tad.

Adsun22

Feb 05, 2020

Wasp is good indeed. That moment Falcon realized he made a time paradox.

Jack's Yattering

Apr 03, 2017

This is the kind of Avengers story I love. It's just too bad that Mike Del Mundo's art, which is a great fit for other books (see the first volume of WEIRD WORLD,for example, where his work was outstanding), detracts from this book. It can be murky and hard to follow, at times,and the characters look like caricatures of themselves. I can't help but feel AVENGERS would be better served with a different, more traditional, artist. SCORE: 7

You don't know good comics.

Sep 15, 2017

Hilarious that people give this a 9. This book has been terrible from issue 1. The only good thing about the series is the covers. Mark Waid needs to hand this book over somebody who isn't going to ruin a title that should be among Marvels best.