NEW WARRIORS #1 ADVANCE REVIEW

[Blake Petit]

Review by: Blake M. Petit Blake@comixtreme.com
Quick Rating: Surprisingly Good
Title: Defiant
Rating: T+

Who are the new New Warriors?

Writer: Kevin Grevioux
Pencils: Paco Medina
Inks: Juan Vlasco
Colors: Marte Gracia
Letters: Joe Caramagna
Editor: Axel Alonso
Cover Art: Nic Klein
Publisher: Marvel Comics

I have to be frank here, I was not expecting very much from this series. I was pretty angry about how unceremoniously the old New Warriors were dispatched, and the idea of a bunch of new kids picking up the name just to “stick it to the man” wasn’t something that appealed to me. But, surprise surprise, the first issue of the new New Warriors was actually pretty darn good.

Some months after the Initiative has taken affect, there’s a mysterious, unregistered group taking down supervillains and leaving a tag that seems to indicate that there’s a new group of warriors bringing them to justice. Meanwhile, someone we haven’t seen since she “lost her X” on M-Day, gets a cryptic message that someone wants her help.

This, I suspect, is why I liked this issue so much. Although there are some new characters here, the viewpoint characters for this issue are ones that have been AWOL since House of M robbed them of their powers – characters I liked then and am happy to see returning now. The last page of this issue may take some serious explanation, but I enjoy the way things are starting to come together. It’s even a little reminiscent of how Night Thrasher assembled the original Warriors waaaaaaay back in the first issue of the original series.

Paco Medina’s artwork is quite suitable for this book – his style has a solid superhero look to it, and he’s got a familiarity with some of the characters here that serves them well.

Can’t really say much else without outright spoiling things, so I’ll leave it at this: even if you’re ticked about what happened with the original Warriors, at least give this book a flip. It may surprise you.

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[Ryan Broussard]

I think I am looking forward to this the most this week

[Ryan Broussard]

this was def Medina's best work....and I thought the "surprise" reveal in the issue was priceless....great start...

[westsidah408]

Originally Posted by Ryan Broussard

this was def Medina's best work....and I thought the "surprise" reveal in the issue was priceless....great start...

Well, Night Thrasher's death was confirmed in Front Line #1. We still don't know who is in the armour. Despite that, yeah, it was great. I especially loved the art. Have you seen the cover for #2?

[Ryan Broussard]

Originally Posted by westsidah408

Well, Night Thrasher's death was confirmed in Front Line #1. We still don't know who is in the armour. Despite that, yeah, it was great. I especially loved the art. Have you seen the cover for #2?

actually the surprise I was talking about was

beak!

[westsidah408]

Originally Posted by Ryan Broussard

actually the surprise I was talking about was

beak!

Oh, okay! Totally forgot about that!

Yeah, that was cool too.

[Ben Lehnsherr]

Great issue, great start and great art. Looks like I'll be adding ANOTHER book post-Initiative, geez.

[Tanjint]

wait, is Paco Medina the same person as Angel Medina?

-T

[westsidah408]

Originally Posted by Tanjint

wait, is Paco Medina the same person as Angel Medina?

-T

No, they're not the same person.

[Symphony of Six]

It was awesome to see

Beak

Can someone tell me where we've seen

Sophie

before?

And also...

Who is the dude on the last page and what's his story?

[Blake Petit]

Sophie was one of the New Mutants/New X-Men who lost her powers on M-Day. She could control the wind. And the guy on the last page is Night Thrasher, the guy who originally founded the New Warriors, and who allegedly died in Stamford.

[Gabriel Diaz]

not to be knit picky BUT I don't remember seeing Night Thrasher with that group of NW. I saw Speedball, Namorita, Fat boy, bug man..oh wait...yeah I guess I do but he seemed, Feminine in that issue,

[Symphony of Six]

Got it, thanks.

I just checked Civil War #1 and sure enough. I guess I knew they were all going to be toast and never really thought of who the other New Warriors were besides Namorita & Speedball since it seemed that no big deal was made out of the other characters in Civil War. As far as Sophie goes I started getting New X-Men after M-Day...roughly around the time Blake started hating the title. I dropped it around the time where the Avengers showed up so I'm going to go check out in those issues.

This was a great start; though not as good as Avengers: the Initiative...which I'm sure will be retitled "Adjectiveless" Avengers. I loved how the whole book it seemed that someone was always watching them...with the posters of the Thunderbolts & Tony Stark on the TV, etc.

[Blake Petit]

Originally Posted by Symphony of Six

This was a great start; though not as good as Avengers: the Initiative...which I'm sure will be retitled "Adjectiveless" Avengers.

I kinda doubt that, actually... the book doesn't really have anything to do with the Avengers at all. It probably should have just been called "The Initiative."

[Ryan Broussard]

Originally Posted by Blake Petit

I kinda doubt that, actually... the book doesn't really have anything to do with the Avengers at all. It probably should have just been called "The Initiative."

Yeah agree....this will prob go to just the initiative

[Symphony of Six]

Well you take away the Initiative banner on the top of the book and what are you left with...

[Blake Petit]

A title that's as accurate as calling this month's issue of Action Comics "The Adventures of the Smurfs."

[Symphony of Six]

Well...In a world where Peter Parker took off his mask & Reed Richards created Clor...you've got Heroes for Hire running around in New Avengers & Storm & Black Panther running around with the Fantastic Four...oh, and let's not forget it's Tony Stark not Nick Fury as the head director of S.H.I.E.L.D. so I'd say it would pretty much be following the new re-direction of the universe.

...and why oh why did you have to hate on the Smurfs Blake?

[Blake Petit]

Oh, it's completely following the new direction -- it's just that the new direction in question isn't really about the Avengers. It's about the Initiative.

And I didn't mean to imply the Smurfs are BAD -- just that they aren't in Action Comics.

[jadrax]

Originally Posted by Blake Petit

And I didn't mean to imply the Smurfs are BAD -- just that they aren't in Action Comics.

They weren't???

I need to change my meds again then. ;o)