Luke Cage is back in business in Mighty Avengers #1. The hero turned family man quit the Avengers to focus on being a good father and husband. Luke is training Avengers Academy graduates in a new Heroes for Hire. It’s great to see Cage mentoring the new Power Man and White Tiger as they take on smugglers. While on a job the Heroes for Hire encounter the Superior Spider-Man. Meanwhile, Monica Rambeau (formerly known as Captain Marvel and Photon) is stopping crime in style and may be the only person who knows the identity of the new Ronin.
Writer Al Ewing spins each story thread of the New York City heroes coming together while exploring the sinister dynamic between Thanos and his Black Order. We get insight into the competition between the Mad God’s evil enforcers as Proxima Midnight makes Thanos an offer he can’t refuse.
In a moment reminiscent of Breakout (when Luke Cage and the New Avengers formed out of a crisis) Proxima Midnight attacks New York and disparate group of heroes Assemble to take on the threat. It’s great to see Marvel have a team of racial diverse heroes. Some may call it forced or contrived. I love any book that puts Luke Cage back kicking ass and I can’t wait to see him clash with Otto Octavius.
Mighty Avengers #1 is off to an exciting start with more heroes (Falcon, She-Hulk, Blue Marvel) on the way in the fight to protect Earth against Thanos.
By Editor