Schiti offers some beautiful imagery throughout the issue. The art is vibrant and beautifully detailed both in its characters and the action. Read Full Review

An overall great issue and the next issue is going to up the stakes, especially with who Storm and the Avengers are facing off against. Overall, Avengers #17 works as both the start of a new story arc and as a character piece. Read Full Review

Avengers #17 is a worthy introduction for the team's newest member, giving Storm's recruitment a grand sense of importance for humans and mutants alike, while showcasing the other Avengers at their most vulnerable. Read Full Review

It's a little hard to suspend disbelief about the heroes' self-recriminations, given the real world drivers of big crossover stories, but it makes for some well-written, well-drawn drama Read Full Review

Count me among those fans thrown off by the change to Valerio Schiti's art style. Or perhaps its just having a different colorist. Read Full Review

Great issue with good art and a nice breather for self reflection after Blood Hunt. Storm is one of my favorite characters in comics, so adding her is a great idea. The recruitment, and the way Sam flips the debrief about Blood Hunt into an apology for failing mutants during the Fall was really well done. T'Challa's discussion with the City was interesting as well. Very very good issue and quite the cliffhanger ending. Looks like it's only getting better from here, and it was already really good.

Jed MacKay's script is well paces, with pieces of plot foreshadowing and balanced character development. He expertly weaves together multiple storylines, paying off simmering tensions and setting the stage for a new direction as individual team members struggle with the losses they incurred during the events of Blood Hunt. Each Avenger is forced to confront their own limitations and how they view their role as a superhero and you can’t help but feel there will be tough decisions made that will have significant repercussions for the Marvel Universe.

The various argument laid out by our heroes was very reminiscent to the build up towards Marvel’s iconic ‘Civil War’ storyline, where heroes where forced to choose between two very different perspectives. Sam’s reaction is likely to be one of the most consequential as his visit to Storm is what causes her to become the newest Avenger. It was a great way to tie in what happened to mutants during and after the fall of Krakoa and made a strong case as to why Storm joining the team makes perfect sense.

Schiti's artwork is simply stunning, bringing the Avengers to life with dynamic energy and emotional depth. His action sequences, while tame compared to what Earth’s Mightiest Heroes went through during Blood Hunt, are frenetic and beautifully choreographed, while his character designs are expressive and nuanced. As usual for any book he’s on, Schiti provides a sense of cinematic scale that few comic book artists can capture. The visuals are further elevated by Federico Blee's vibrant colors, which add an extra layer of depth and atmosphere to the panels.

Avengers #17 includes top-notch storytelling from MacKay and new series artist Schiti makes an instant statement with knockout visuals. The issue is the start of a status quo-changing period that marks a pivotal moment in the series’ run, as the Avengers deal with the fallout from Blood Hunt and are clearly emerging transformed as individuals, and a team, forever. more

A wonderful little character-focused downtime issue. Superhero comics don't have enough of those these days, and this is a textbook example of how to do a good one

I really dislike when McKay has to do a study of all of the ccharacters. He does the same thing with Moon Knight and all of them having to spend time at the psychiatrist, which always feels like page filler. He did the same thing here, but they all went off to their little corner to talk about their feelings. I'm also not a fan of the Impossible City. It feels like McKay wanted the Avengers to have their own JL Watchtower and created one for them. Falcon America goes to Storm (who is one of my favorite characters and the reason I bought this issue) and tells her they need mutant representation, when they already have a mutant -- Wanda. This issue was bland. I hope they make use of Storm in an interesting way, but I'm not holding my breath.

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Art: 3.5/5
Story: 3/5
Total: 6.5/10