This issue is fun, but Yost doesn't rest on his laurels. He makes
it clear that he intends for us to have a good time but won't be skimping on the gripping stories. I'm still skeptical of Kaine's membership in the New Warriors,
but I'm at least glad that Yost is invoking the same sort of vibe that
he used in "Scarlet Spider." It should be a good fit for the
Warriors.
That said, the High Evolutionary seems like
an odd choice for the Warriors' first viallin, and I'm somewhat confused
by his game plan here. Why has he suddenly turned against the New Men
and other mutants? The Evolutionary seemingly kills Bova here,
declaring that she was never meant to exist (despite the fact that he
created her). He also seems to have a mad-on for anyone not purely
human, something that seems to be a deviation from his usual position,
of wanting to advance humanity. Hopefully all will be revealed.
In the meantime, Yost gives us some insight into the
Warriors' lives before they join the team. Aracelly and Kaine are in
Mexico. Although I'm glad to see them, I'll admit that I was annoyed by
the description of Aracelly as a demi-god, since I don't think that we
ever established that in "Scarlet Spider." However, I'm glad to see
that Robbie has returned to his wise-cracking ways and that Penance is a
thing of the past.
In other words, it was a "fly by the seat of
your pants" sort of debut, but it was sufficiently solid to get me to
the second issue.
*** (three of five stars)
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