The last volume the Avengers tackled the multiverse. In volume six, Earth's Mightiest Heroes tackle time travel. Alternate earths, time travel, Avengers? This series is like Christmas to me with all of my favorite things rolled into one!
'Infinite Avengers' answers many pressing questions that have arisen since the first issue of this series (and sister series New Avengers.) Does Steve Rogers recall what happened to him when the Illuminati wiped his mind? Why did that rogue planet show up randomly before the alternate earths did on a regular basis? What does the future hold for Avengers World?
Just about the only thing not answered is why do only the Avengers titles seem to focus on the destruction of the multiverse? I mean if Tony Stark and Hank McCoy are working as the Illuminati to create a planet killing device, then why isn't their efforts ever mentioned in the pages of Iron Man or X-Men? Some theories are thrown around as to why this might be so and I'm not willing to spoil this volume's plot nor do I have a degree in physics in which I could accurately explain things either.
So what happens in this volume that I can divulge? In the first issue of the Marvel NOW! New Avengers, all of the Infinity Gems were destroyed, except for the time gem. Being the time gem, instead of grinding into dust, the stone goes forward into time. Eventually, the time gem catches up with the Avengers and they are thrusted 50 years into the future. There, the Avengers meet up with a future version of Hawkeye who tells Captain America that he's on the right track to stopping the Illuminati.
Then by a factor of 10, the Avengers continue to be sent forward in time where they are meet by a host of Yoda-like characters providing Captain America just enough information to get him on the right track but never telling him anything straight out. Once the Captain gets to the very end of time itself, he should have all the necessary pieces to the puzzle he'll need in order to decide whether he should allow Tony Stark to continue his plans to save the earth or take him out before it's too late!
Another thrilling chapter of the Marvel NOW! Avengers . The art was great. The story was very good, even if some of it was graduate level stuff. I can't wait to see what's in store for these heroes.
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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