At
the Baxter Building, while the Fantastic Four is having a dinner of Chinese
take-out, Thing drops the bombshell that he has been asked to join the
Avengers. Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman are concerned about where that
would leave the FF while Johnny Storm just makes snarky remarks. And Ben’s
fortune cookie says, “Everything will change soon.” At that moment, Ben has a
call from Luke Cage (with Spider-Man joking in the background) to join them
fighting giant sea worms in Asbury Park, New Jersey. …
Johnny
confides to Sue that he is hurt that he has never been asked to join the
Avengers….
While
Thing is battling sea monsters with his new teammates, he gets a call from Reed
that the Baxter Building is under attack and hops on his sky-cycle to hurry
back. When he arrives, he finds no threat. Valeria confesses that she imitated
her father’s voice because she wanted to know if the Avengers and the FF needed
help at the same time, which would her Uncle Ben choose? Ben tells them that
the Avengers are his team but the FF is family and nothing will ever change
that….
“Closure
Part 3” 4/5
Writer:
Sean McKeever. Art: Mike Mayhew. Colors: Rain Beredo.
Synopsis:
Using the magic sword Sverosorg, Loki has set the Avengers to fighting future
versions of themselves: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and Justice and
Firestar. This was caused by the God of Evil to distract the heroes because
when reunited with the body of its owner, the sword will endow Loki with
supreme power. The two Justices team up, as do the two Firestars and head out
to foil Loki’s plans. The Justices arrive at the museum Viking tomb and are
caught and blasted by Loki, giving the Firestars the chance to set the tomb on
fire. Loki tries to use the sword to send them back to their own times but the
Firestars melt the floor and the Justices bury the sword too deep to recover.
And then everything goes back to normal….
The
earlier Avengers praise their Justice and Firestar for their quick thinking and
the two young lovers who plan to ger engaged because their love will last
forever, while their modern counterparts part awkwardly….
“Then
and Now” 3/5
Writer:
Colleen Coover. Art: Colleen Coover. Colors: Colleen Coover.
Synopsis:
Spider-Woman and Ms. Marvel come upon a gang of crooks looting a store and
reminisce about their early days in the superhero business while clobbering
them.
“Growing
Pains” 4/5
Writer:
Lucy Knisley. Art: Lucy Knisley. Colors: Lucy Knisley.
Synopsis:
At the Mansion, Iron Man thanks Stature for helping out in the latest adventure
but soon starts to passively-aggressively scold her for accidentally wrecking
his sports car by growing at the wrong time. The scolding causes her to shrink
and apologize. Then Ms. Marvel tells her that Tony’s car was insured and her
anger causes her to grow so large she intimidates Tony with a dirty look.