GIVE AND TAKE pts I-II
Written by Jim Zub
Penciled by Kevin Libranda
Covers by RB Silva and Stefano Caselli
Published July 11 and Aug 8, 2018
With the new look Champions now equipped with a slimmer Hulk named Brawn and a snazzier suited Ironheart, they're also forced to deal with a depowered Nova. Not to mention, Viv Vision introduces Snowguard to her father and Dr Ho, but the synthezoid fails to divulge his real secret to her... He's dying. And this time, he's ready to begin the very human transition into a very real, human death.
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| If I was Vision, I would never want to die. I'm just sayin'... |
But even that won't stop the Champions from trying to save the earth. While the team heads for Africa to build a solar-powered water filter, Sam and Ms Marvel share a tender moment. Little do they know though that their conversation is being recorded by a stealth Ultron droid.
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| How convenient. |
They land in Tanzania, and while the group enjoys a local meal, Viv and Amka talk about her lack of emotions. They're interrupted by a smell that Snowguard picks up. It turns out to be the Man-Thing, an emotion sucking swamp monster that engulfs Viv and puts her through a psychological ringer. It seemingly kills the Champion as the rest of her teammates come running.
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| Something on your mind, Viv? |
They leap into battle and with all of their powers united, are able to capture the monster while tending to their injured friend. Later observing her in a virus scanning mode, they let the booting system run it's course as Viv deals with a myriad of buried emotions.
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| Sleepmode. |
Meanwhile, Amadeus and Riri intently watch the Man-Thing. As Viv cries out unconsciously, the creature springs to life while she deals with memories of her family. The monster is able to free itself and runs behind Vivian.
What happens next isn't very clear, but a portal opens up and the Champions try to hold their teammates from slipping inside of it. The pull increases dramatically and as the dust clears, Sam and the Wasp are nowhere to be found. With that, this stunning turn of events unfortunately leaves us left to be continued...
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| So wait, what happened?! |
You know, the one thing superhero comic publishers always love is teenage superheroes. Marvel likes them so much, they brought the X-Men from the 60's all the way to the present. They like teenage Spider-Man so much, they created Miles Morales. And they like this group of them so much, they put them all in the Champions. Jim Zub continues to do some awesome work and the art is super crisp and promising to boot. I give these 2 an 8/10.
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