After the events of Civil War, there was World
War Hulk in which a very pissed off Hulk takes his frustrations out on the
Avengers and Illuminati who collectively worked to maroon him in space. As a
result of his return to earth, Hulk went wild and the Big Apple was laid waste.
Now
with the city cordoned off and declared a disaster area, Damage Control is
hoping to win the bid to repair the city from Tony Stark, newly appointed
Director of SHIELD. In order to do that, the gang’s going to have to get back
together. John Porter is on a sabbatical of sorts, Robin’s been fired, and the
construction crew is on the outskirts of town chomping at the bit to get the
green light.
Over
15 years has passed from Damage Control volume 3 to this new mini-series and
lots has been missed. Other than a couple of appearances on Marvel Universe
cartoons, I’ve not come across Damage Control in other books. But apparently,
they’ve been popping up in issues of Iron Man, Wolverine, and The Avengers. I
missed another hostile takeover of the company, Robin being fired, and surely
other events too.
So,
this issue meant a little catching up was in order. It also meant that I was
going “Huh?” a lot! But that’s okay! Dwayne McDuffie is just as clever and
funny as ever. The characters are engrossing and I cannot wait to see what
happens next! Especially since the Thunderbolts have just showed up and are
threatening to arrest all of the unregistered super hero volunteers that have
agreed to join the cleanup!
Awesome
stuff!
Worth
Consuming.
Rating:
8 out of 10 stars.
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