| The New Avengers are in some serious trouble. On the way home from rescuing Echo in Japan, the New Avengers are betrayed by one of their own, as they come to question their loyalties in the wake of discovering that Elektra was a Skrull. To make matters worse, there's a symbiote epidemic (that isn't delved into much, but leads to a team-up of sorts with Tony Stark and his Mighty Avengers) in New York, and things really turn bad for everyone when The Hood gathers an army of super villains (and attempts to take control of cyborg killer Dethlok), and wrecks havoc on everyone he can, most notably former Avenger Tigra. Once again, Brian Michael Bendis provides plenty of adventure and twists in his run on New Avengers, with The Trust serving as the calm before the storm of the upcoming event Secret Invasion. The distrust between Luke Cage and his team leads to new heights, and no one is safe. What Bendis does even better is put to use Brian K. Vaughan's character The Hood, who received his own Marvel MAX mini-series some time ago, but hasn't been heard from since. Thankfully, Bendis picks him up, and really gets the ball rolling with him. Recurring artist Leinil Yu provides more solid artwork here, as does Planet Hulk artist Carlo Pagulayan in the series' annual issue, which is also included in his hardcover. All in all, The Trust is another solid entry in Bendis' New Avengers run, which guarantees that trouble is a brewin' not just for Luke Cage, Spidey, Wolverine, and the rest of the crew; but for the entire Marvel universe. |
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