This was a great issue; easily one of the better comics with the Secret Empire label on it. Like the most recent issue of Occupy Avengers, it gives the reader what they really want in a situation like this: heroes fighting the powers that be and the injustices they are committing. They are standing up for whats right in the face of tyranny. That seems like it should be more common during an event like this, but for some reason, it hasn't been. Read Full Review

CHAMPIONS #10 finds the Champions divided across the globe in the wake of Hydra's takeover. Mark Waid's writing captures the team's desire to do right while also laying out the difficulties that oppressed individuals now face in this darker world. Read Full Review

There's an issue of secret identities being handled poorly that sticks out to me this issue as the team searches for Kamala with the coincidence of “Kamala” being the name chosen randomly by a scared Muslim girl; or that it's public knowledge that Ms. Marvel's first name is Kamala (which I am doubting) being why it was chosen. That was a pretty big hang up for me. All in all, you can see Waid trying to keep the book themes current with what's happening with life imitating art currently. There's still some handling that needs to be addressed with the approach for a better execution. Read Full Review

Writer Mark Waid and artist Humberto Ramos take readers to a "Secret Empire"-crafted Inhuman internment camp in Champions #10. Read Full Review

Waid really excels in creating the emotional stakes for the team, especially Miles Morales. He cares about his teammates, and he still has his compassion even when he's helping strangers. The downside of this issue is the rushed conclusion and Humberto Ramos' art. Read Full Review

A short Champions team tangles with an Inhuman internment camp. Humberto Ramos's art is mostly great, barring some places where seeking detail results in confusion. Some of the characterization rubs me the wrong way: Should Miles be so hot-headed? Should Viv be so passive?

And like many issues of the Champions, this one presents a moral conundrum that can, with a simplistic read, look extremely bad: One of the Inhumans argues in favor of surrendering liberty in exchange for the relative safety of internment (for the children's sake, of course). It gets loathsome because 11 pages earlier, the same Inhuman watched a Hydra robo-guard *incinerate* two teen Inhumans who were discussing escape. What kind of "relative safety" is that?

Let us be charitable and assume that Mark Waid is challenging his young readers to carry the moral debate through its next steps. Or let us be harsh and say he's just scoring cheap awareness points by lazily steering his heroes and readers past important debates without daring to really engage with them.

Whichever way you lean, it's certainly a more interesting discussion than whether Emma Frost looks better in a black costume or a white one. (The answer's white, BTW.) more

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CrazyforRAMU - Jan 8, 2018

Man do I wish CBRU accepted paragraph breaks. Sorry for the text brick, everybody!

Dan - Jan 9, 2018

Added in line break recognition for you CrazyforRAMU.

CrazyforRAMU - Jan 9, 2018

Do you want to earn life-long fans? Cause that sorta "surprise, have an awesome thing" responsiveness is how you earn life-long fans, Dan! Thank you so much!

myconius - Jan 10, 2018

AH! now i see why this was added to my updates. thank you for this heads up Dan. :)

Herushalaim - Jul 9, 2018

So can I not have this guy's review pinned to the top of my updates?

Dan - Jul 9, 2018

Thanks for pointing that out Herushalaim! Didn't realize that was happening. Should be fixed now. Although now that I commented on it, it will be bumped to the top again until new updates come in.

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Why do I still buy this book? Its kind of frustrating. It has all the potential in the world, but always just falls a little short. I hate to keep bashing it. The stories are never bad either (except for that Gwenpool issue) it just never gets to that next level. I do not have a big problem with the art like some do, its more of the storytelling and team dynamics. Once again, I will probably be here next week saying the same things. Its not bad enough to let go, but not good enough to give high praise.

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CrazyforRAMU - Jan 8, 2018

"always just falls a little short" is perfect. Champions is the book that never quite sticks the landing.

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Just didn't engage me at all - maybe because of the event tie-in. I hope Champions can return to the fun of the first few issues.