What they got right: After the horror of last issue, it's nice that Paul Tobin is back to form. A fun story, and who doesn't love the bad kid convinced to be good or else the dragon would eat them? Or Spider-Man promising that they'll pay for whatever it is the Hulk did to the monkey bars (and the look on his..um..mask at the time). We get to watch the kids learn about meteorology from Storm, go rock climbing with Spider-Man, and learn about animals from the Hulk (ah, MA Hulk, even though we don't see Bruce often enough, we still love ya'). It's back to being what a comic should be. Also, can we keep Camagni on the artist chores? (Or at least insure that last issue's artists just go away?) He's perfect for Tobin's Avengers.
What they got wrong: I know there's no such thing as continuity between MA titles, which is a shame, but this Mandarin seem far different from the Free Comic Book Day Spidey/Hulk/Iron Man special from a few years ago. Also, super power stealing robot. Been done. All the good stuff is in the rest of the story. Finally, it's bad enough to have these covers that look like posters rather than comic covers, but can we at least show only the Avengers that actually show up in the title? (And I assure you that the Avengers fighting a dragon that's holding kids hostage on the cover would have boosted sales like crazy! Even the title page makes a better cover.)
Recommendation: This is what makes Paul Tobin perfect on this title, and Camagni not only did better art than last issue, but some of the best this title has seen. Love this comic!
