Uncanny Avengers #8

Written by Gerry Duggan

Penciled by Ryan Stegman

Cover by Ryan Stegman

Published Apr 6, 2016

   Claire is just another regular, normal boring Pleasant Hill citizen, walking her dog and thinking none the wiser, short of being nagged by a persistent prank caller. She finally decides to answer and the voice guides her into a flashback - Professor X in his study reminding Rogue that she'd be able to recognize and fight psychic attacks. He reveals one more secret to her - the ace of spades. I don't know if this is some Gambit reference or what, but it no doubt means something.

   She goes on to break Johnny Storm from his trance by setting him on fire - later explaining that she thinks Pleasant Hill is nothing but a big prison but not knowing who put them there. She then finds Quicksilver and Synapse in the Pleasant Hill gym, and knocks Ms. Marvel off her bike and and flies her up into the air to bring her back to reality. By the time she returns to the ground, Human Torch has brought Cable, Voodoo, Quicksilver, and Synapse back to their senses. All that's left is finding Deadpool.

   Soon after, a big burly guy with a mustache and a red Hawaiian shirt shows up on a firetruck asking who called 911. Slowly they're all able to break the trance as Wade sadly realizes who he is, throwing out one more curse of Connecticut. They find Iron Man and Spider Man in the Pleasant Hill garage, and the Avengers are almost back to being assembled - only one left is Vision, whom they find in the music store. As they all gather and discuss what the next step is going to be, they're distracted by a gigantic little girl floating in the sky telling them they're not supposed to be awake, and with that, we're left to be continued in All New, All Different Avengers #8.

  This was a good one if you like nostalgia as much as I do. It was a very cool nod to some old school Uncanny that I've been pretty excited to see with these new rounds of X-books. Plus I liked how Kamala/Marvel Girl's hypnotized name was Carol. And let's not forget Rogue took some liberties with Ms. Danver's old costume in the 80's too. Good issue and good storyline, I give it a 9/10.

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