I like to think that, in these two latest strips, I’ve really channeled some of the joie de vivre of the Avengers West Coast comics that I love so much (on top of the Secret Avengers hat-tipping). The stakes are still real and high, the villain is about as deadly as you can get, and…
Now that we’re wrapped on the Election Season adventure, we can really dig into the extra-legal incursions into Latveria! Hopefully, this team can complete its mission before they beat one another unconscious in the street. It’s probably because of my formative comic-book-buying years, but I’ve always had a soft spot for John Walker, the U.S….
Welcome to the conclusion (sort of) to the adventure I’ve been calling Election Season! Some best friend Domino has, huh? You knew there were some shady activities afoot, to keep the mayor in his office without him looking like he was breaking a sweat. At least the Fabulous Frog-Man is keeping watch over the city,…
And the mayor’s hell turn really is complete, here! For a hot minute, he seemed like he was mostly okay; at least, he wasn’t turning to the conspiracy theorists for support. You’ve got to wonder what the mayor promised HYDRA for their help in making sure he stayed the mayor, don’t you? We’re so close…
Well, we’ve been building up to it, inconsistently, for near on seven months, but the results of the NYC mayoral election are finally in! And the result is… the same as the last election. Did HYDRA’s influence campaign sway the voters? Did rampant conspiracy-mongering play a part in the outcome? It’s tough to say for…
I mentioned when I started the Election Season shorts that I hoped I’d planned them correctly to be able to line up the election day installment with the actual, real-life election day this year. I obviously did a bad job reading the calendar when I was making my plan, since I’ve had to overstuff my…
We’re taking a brief break from Election Season adventures today to hop back into the story of Tigra and Luis’ covert operation into Dr. Doom’s nation, Latveria. Well, it’s not so covert anymore, since they got captured! When you’re getting discussed on a video conference call with the Doctor, and Tony Stark, and the President…
That poor couple with their food truck – they can’t seem to catch a break from HYDRA’s nonsense, can they? At least it looks like they did what the Falcon suggested, and got reimbursement support from the Avengers’ HR staff. One of my very favorite things in comics of any era are overwrought acronyms –…
Speaking of barely-competent HYDRA agents, how do you think this guy drew the assignment: intimidate Domino out of running for mayor? It certainly wasn’t because he’s some outstanding HYDRA agent. Then again, what if he is? What if this is the best HYDRA has to offer? It should bode well for the Avengers’ odds in…
Tony Stark promised we’d go here, in the last installment of the “main story,” and here we are! Welcome to Latveria (to quote Tigra)! I’ve always thought Jocasta was a fascinating character; her comic origin, as Ultron’s “wife,” then her rejection of Ultron, and on-again, off-again association with the Avengers give her a lot of…
