Penciling the action is Dario Brizuela. If you follow my blog regularly, you'll know that I am a huge fan of his work on the DC Comics title Scooby-Doo Team-Up. While the bodies of the characters are kinda squished like those on MSHS, you can tell that this is a Brizuela work by the faces. He's got this unmistakable quality in all of the vizages he draws, much like that Steve Ditko or George Perez.
The framing scenes really look like SDTU. I love Brizuela's Spider-Man. I would love to see a Marvel Team-Up series in which some Disney or Fox cartoon property interacted with other characters of the newly shared Disney Empire. As long as it didn't take Dario Brizuela away from doing the Scooby-Doo series that I love so much, I'd be on-board with his as that Marvel series artist.
Return of the Dapper Men's Jim McCann pens all of these stories. They are quite well written in that exciting Marvel fashion. Though some of the closing scene jokes are a bit stale. And on at least two occasions, things just seem to end abruptly for no reason at all.
This is the type of series parents and teachers would love. Spidey's stories all have a moral such as how to overcome bullying and learning teamwork. Featuring some of the House of Idea's most popular properties such as Black Panther, Doctor Strange and Ms. Marvel, this is a great combination of classic and modern Marvel.
Speaking of which, Marvel must really be putting all of it's eggs into the Marvel Rising basket. This is the third such recent collection I have read that has the same intro to the new Disney XD/Hasbro series. I've actually seen very little concerning this new series. I keep hearing that there's a TV show and a line of toys but other than these massive ads and a FCBD offering, I've not seen anything but negative criticism over this New Warriors related property.
Based on what I read with this collection, I think Marvel should stick with Marvel Super Hero Adventures as their flagship all-ages property. Each issue has an educational wholesome message. The series can feature a wide range of characters. Plus, it doesn't have to focus on some very controversial, and to some families and civic leaders, age inappropriate characters. And even if the characters in question do appear, those elements, considered to be in that moral gray area, don't have to be hyped upon! That is because fun and excitement is the focus of these one-shots; not gritty character development drama such as with Marvel Rising.
Marvel Super Hero Adventures knows what kids really like. It's not having to worry about the troubles of the world. Yes, there's elements of learning here. But at the heart of it, kids wanna be kids and this trade allows them to be just that!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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