The strength in Aaron's storytelling here is his pacing. Even McGuinness' delightful layouts couldn't distract from the space adventure clich. Almost as soon as I thought, "this is moving a little slow isn't it?" Aaron fast forwards to right in the middle of the Avengers mission falling apart. It was almost comical. "Space, here we " " Captain's Log. Five days . . . since out mission went to hell". Read Full Review

The next mission for the Avengers takes them to space. Down a few members, Captain America recruits Black Widow to accompany them. The Starbrand has reappeared in Shi'Ar space and not even Gladiator can slow its powerful impact. Can the Avengers find the source of Starbrand's power and contain it? Read Full Review

Things go wrong with a fearsome quickness when Cap takes the Avengers to space. While the flash-forward structure may irk some readers, those that play along are going to have a blast. The challenges are vast, the visuals are gorgeous, and key characters get some brief but endearing focus. "Starbrand Reborn" kicks off with a tone that's big, bold, and just a bit tongue-in-cheek. Read Full Review

It's not always exciting nowadays when a great book pulls the "now we're going to space" card, but it really works for Aaron here. Read Full Review

Writer Jason Aaron knocks it out of the park this issue, landing a near-perfect script that oozes with ominous mood and flawless pacing. The issue is a bit hampered by having Ed McGuinness' art mismatched to the tone of the story, but the overall script is strong enough to overcome. If you've been (im)patiently waiting for Aaron's run to finally hit its stride - your wait might just be over. Time will tell if he can pull off an entire arc that's as good as this first chapter! Read Full Review

Pretty good start to this new arc. Loving the new direction, and I'm hoping some exciting things will happen soon.

OK this is a much better direction than the last few outings. Still weirdly put together but I'll hold judgement when the dots are connected. I hope Aaron doesn't just lollygag for arcs at a time because the momentum just dies and the whole thing becomes pointless. I mean we still haven't seen the Squadron Supreme of America for more than 6 months now? What's the point of spending so much time on something just to drop it and not hint at it for more than 6 months and counting??

" Must... Hold hammer. Holding hammer... Means... Still worthy. Still worthy. Still worthy. "
- THOR

A solid entry to the series and a good start to a new arc.

Ugh I really don’t know what to think of this. First of all, I was extremely disappointed at how easily Aaron killed off the last Starbrand back in Marvel Legcay, and I had grown to like him in Hickman’s Avengers run. It seems a little weird that Steve would choose Natasha for a space mission, and its even weirder that Blade is still on the team at all. She Hulk ranted about being over sexualized in Avengers 20 but now she is wearing lingerie to space? Aaron sucks at writing She Hulk. I thought Thor as a Brood was cool and I’m excited for Silver Surfer next issue. I hope this new Starbrand is worth the hype because Aaron has been hinting at it for years and I really liked the old Starbrand. I also really don’t like McGuinness’ art. more

The Avengers blast into space and into this volume's wheelhouse, a tone I would describe in my saltier moments as "gleeful stupidity."

This one was a rare misstep to me. I don’t care about space.