Marvel Comics Presents #27

Too bad that the stories starring these two inside can't be as awesome as this cover!

Again, it's the back-up features that shine in this issue. Stories starring cover stars Havok and Black Panther continue to be lame.

Coldblood, introduced in issue #26, gets closer to the mysterious woman who claims to know the truth. 

Meanwhile in the one-and-done story, a Native American character known as the American Eagle tours the nation's capital. He's been called in to assist with the investigation of a hate group known as the Knights of Saint Virgil. In a twist, the big boss of this hate group is referred to as the Peace Monger. Also, he is a black televangelist. So the character like a cross between Charlton/DC's Peacemonger, Al Sharpton and Jimmy Swaggert.

Again, Marvel Comics Presents is being very political. But with this story, it seems to skewer the left as opposed to right wingers. Did Marvel Comics present a peace offering with this story based on the number of complaints posted in the letters column of previous issues? It appears so. But it's a big difference from when we had Axel Alonso as the EIC. If you complained to him about something that didn't fit his narrative, Alonso would call you stupid and then tell you to 'F-off!' 

Thankfully, Axel Alonso has been cast to the wind. But his replacement, C.B. Cebulski doesn't seem to be any less inflammatory. 

Man, I miss the more civil days of the House of Ideas...

Rating: 5 out of 10 stars.