The Champions grapple with a foe that all the super-powers in the world cannot vanquish!
Rated T+
This is a very moving issue. The comic itself is clearly a discussion of the effects school shootings can have on children who have to live with these horrific events. Marvel has even marketed the comic as such. Do I think this comic does so effectively? I'm not sure I'm the best person to ask, as living and growing up in Canada means that I've never had to deal with this fear. I do think the comic tells a very compelling story and does not hide from the subject it seeks to discuss. Read Full Review
You couldn't have asked for a more powerful issue of Champions, and this year was the best time to tell it. This foe only wins when we keep silent, when we forget why we speak up against it, when we let despair keep us from hoping for better. I was touched, and this is was the joy needed to be felt as a reader of superhero stories. Read Full Review
A beautiful, poignant issue full of heart and difficult conversations, this is a timely, important story that ought to be shared with everyone. Read Full Review
This is a wildly emotional book, and everyone should buy it, read it, and share it with someone else. Everyone. Read Full Review
The Champions (Miles in particular) live up to their title when challenged with a school shooting issue. This is a frank look at an ugly problem. It does not trivialize or over-dramatize. It does not prescribe facile or fantastic remedies. It reminds us of the wounds to which we're all susceptible and it inspires us to take action on our own. It is powerful and it is good. It is a potent reminder that in the wake of tragedy, stories about heroes only grow more important. Read Full Review
I can understand Marvel wanting to tread carefully by not making any kind of statements that can be viewed as political, but if you are going to tackle a subject like this, make a statement. Provide solutions. Enough is enough, and our heroes should fight to make sure that things like this never happen again. Staying strong while it happens over and over again shouldn't be the only answer. Read Full Review
Jim Zub, Sean Izaakse, Marclo Menyz, and Erick Arciniega might be dealing with one of the worst things that could happen to a community, but they never let that deter the power of said community and the enduring comfort that can stem from superhero comics. Read Full Review
A delicate issue, handled with respect from a character perspective and a really nice art job. Read Full Review
I think it does what it sets out to do fine, but whether or not that's enough or what you're looking for in a comic is entirely a personal call. Read Full Review
The Champions fade into the background as Miles faces a Very Special Issue brought on by a mass shooting at his school. This comic shuns easy answers or partisan politicking and it's all the better for it. Miles and Kamala - and their creators - approach the issue with commendable honesty. Their take is nuanced enough to underline their idealism and sharpen it with an unflinching counterpoint of realism. You might not be able to save everyone - but that cannot stop you from saving anyone.
for a book that could have been SO BAD.. it was SO GOOD instead. no pushy agenda. no making someone out to be too far in either direction. just displaying what it's like for the kids.
amazingly well done.
from a base of 6, this gets a rating of: 12.
+1 because: the art was definitely above average.
+5 because: hit the nail on the head.
This was actually a really cool and touching issue. All these school shootings are a major problem and this issue portrays our real weird problems great as their is a shooting at Miles’ school. I live the way Zub writes Sam, Miles, and Kamala and Zub’s run is arguably already better than Waid’s
as a NYC public school teacher...this issue hit home
Reminds me of the Amazing Spiderman anti drug issues (ASM 96 97 98). Stories that should be told and told well.
A nice issue really. It's weird to have this after the previous one, but I think it's important & serve well what the Champion his.
Cover - Nice & related. 1/2
Writing - Really heartbreaking. 3/3
Arts - Nice, not perfect but really nice 2.5/3
Feeling - Love this ongoing 2/2
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