Namor: the First Mutant Annual #1

Review, Part Three: The X-Men and Captain America (even the retired one) make for an odd team-up and James Asmus delivers a comic epic full of fast paced action and constant comic bickering among the heroes. It takes a while for the comedy to settle in—in part one it seemed like all the characters genuinely hate each other—but Steve Rogers arrives in part two to bring out the best (sort of ) in them. The art is wildly uneven, resulting from the decision to have the three installments drawn by different artists with widely varying styles. This issue features Max Fiumara whose frantic art gives everyone long necks and thin angular bodies, exaggerating every feature; it would better suit a story far darker than this.