STARS AND GARTERS pt II: Broken Bones
Written by Jim Zub
Penciled by Sean Izaakse
Cover by RB Silva
Published Nov 8 2017
High above Avengers mansion, a detail flies the detained Cain Marko, aka Juggernaut, to some prison location while he threatens the guards along the way. Suddenly he hears Dr Voodoo’s spell, dissipates from his restraints and falls at breakneck speed towards earth, sending the former Unity Squad sky high. While they engage in a rather unprepared battle, they can’t figure out how he showed up until me mentions one word: Cyttorak. Rogue punches him into some nearby cars and begins organizing her team. One teammate she can’t rangle in though is the rather headstrong Quicksilver, who takes things into his own hands along with Synapse.
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| When keeping it real goes wrong. |
Meanwhile Voodoo realizes that the spell he used to summon the Cytorra to rebuild the mansion also summoned Juggernaut. Quicksilver runs towards him to pull off his helmet, directing Synapse to quickly get into his head afterwards. He does so, but while he arrogantly poses with the helmet in hand, Rogue reveals that he has a second helmet on. Synapse can only watch while Juggernaut knocks the crap out of her.
Enraged, Pietro runs towards him but is quickly dealt with, while Wasp does as much as she can. While they fight, Jericho utters a spell to repurpose the Cytorra. They tell Rogue to bring him back to where they are and she does, by just letting his weight do all the work. When in range, the tiny mystic builders attack - sealing him into his own armor. Voodoo recites another spell, teleporting the gigantic villain somewhere else. Only problem now: Synapse lays before them, and she’s not doing well.
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| I'LL BE GOOD! REALLY!!! |
Four hours later, they all sit in a hospital waiting room when the Doctor emerges, informing them she’s stable. Quicksilver demands to see her, an order the doctor denies. When confronted by the other members, he gets mad. He tells Wanda that they’re leaving but she stands up to him, opting to stay while he is clearly hurt - and he bolts.
The issue wraps with Scarlet Witch offering her service to the team, and it’s accepted. But one member of the squad isn’t in good shape. She lays unconscious in a hospital bed with a note in her hand. Will the Avengers be able to save Synapse? We’ll have to wait as this issue is left to be continued.
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| That hospital looks kinda dirty... |
I always appreciate it when a team book is able to keep things on the low-if end, and the Unity Squad has always been moderately short on irritating and pointless plot building. You know where everyone is.. You know what everyone’s doing, and the creative forces behind it keep it all relatively simple. I like where they’ve been heading and I like what they’re building still. I give this one a 9/10.
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