CHAMPIONS #8 explores the emotions and dynamics that make the team great in the first place, giving us a story with true heart. Read Full Review

This would be a great series to introduce new young comic fans to the marvel universe Read Full Review

Champions #8 is a fun read, it certainly is not for everyone but for people who just want to have some fun time and if you want to see further adventures of the new faces of Marvel, there is no better book than this. Read Full Review

The Champions deal with the repercussions of their encounter with the Freelancers in Champions #8, written by Mark Waid and drawn by Humberto Ramos. Read Full Review

In some ways, the "Champions vs. Freelancers" storyline has been a disappointment, as the series has done little to flesh out the latter group or make them feel like a compelling bunch of characters in their own right. But they have, at least, had a profound effect on the Champions as they struggle to establish their place in the ever-changing Marvel U. Read Full Review

Champions gives us great interactions between the team and ultimately solves the issues that our team was facing after the situation with the Freelancers but not a whole lot actually happens. First off, the whole idea behind this team was that they weren't going to be a part of the Avengers anymore. So, why are they constantly in fear that the Avengers are going to come and scold them? I honestly would have loved to see one of them say “Screw what the Avengers think!” There's just not a whole lot to this issue and it's important to develop the relationships in this team but I think it could have been done much better. Read Full Review

A great ending to the arc. The fallout of the marketing debacle continues in this issue. I'm happy to see that someone was smart enough to do something about it and not just sit and weep. It was a delight seeing the characters be young and not all mopey, depressed adults. Waid has a knack for vibrant teenage character development and it shines this issue. The art of Ramos continues to suit this series and I'm really loving that robot's can have time outs too lol.

For the ending alone I love this issue. As for the rest I love the way that Waid has been writing the relationship between Miles, Sam, and Kamala. Adding the rest has been a nice fit. The idea of the Champions having to defend themselves against being sellouts is such a fun and small scale problem compared to the epic levels that other titles are pushing right now. It is nice to have a title that takes time to run through small stories. It helps make the epic runs more memorable.

Good get to know issue. . . not much for Miles though.

This issue was ok. It dealt with the fall out from the last issue. I really like the team and the message, but sometimes I feel like they could be doing more than just mope around when they make a mistake.

One of the weaker Champions issues, particularly because of obvious plot resolution. Kamala is written as more immature than the way Waid and G. Willow Wilson usually write her.

This series is going south for me a bit. I honestly found this issue pretty annoying as the group gets upset over someone cashing in their brand, casting them as sell-outs. It seems...I don't know, trivial? Stupid? I like this group, and moments like Amadeus and Scott, but I still find the characterization of Kamala to be off here. In her own book, she is mature and thoughtful, in this book she has no control over her emotions and is just kind of annoying. Hopefully we can move on to something a bit more significant than the Champions image control.

Not much happened in this issue, very underwhelming.

It takes a full issue for the Champions to figure out a rather obvious counter to the Freelancers' brand hijacking. Also Viv gets hit with a truckload of character development and looks to be the focus for upcoming issues. Viv's story is fascinating, Sam gets a moment to shine, and there's a touch of nice bonding between Amadeus and Scott. Mark Waid still doesn't get Kamala, though. Starting the issue with her throwing a destructive six-page tantrum is not good. I also take issue with the pacing and lack of insight. Mr. Waid uses fakeouts and smash cuts to keep things shallow until Sam swoops in and solves the branding problem once the story has reached issue length. That whiffs strongly of filler. The issue's also embarrassingly full of pseudo-Millennial slang that rings completely false to me, even though I'm closer to Mr. Waid's age bracket than that of the book's intended audience.
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