140. West Coast Avengers Ongoing #1 & 2 ... Marvel ...

From the limited series, let's move on to the ongoing series. So obviously you know that the limited series was a hit, eh? Well, honestly it was a good read and if you get the chance to try the ongoing series ... we are quite sure you will enjoy the first year to two year's worth of stories because it was concocted so well with subplots from villains to heroes being developed progressively ... with cliffhangers after cliffhangers to bring you back for more ... the way a good comicbook should ... and the art of that period ... that actually looks great with the vibrant colouring job ... perfect comicbook joy!

So the first issue is a double-sized special and it cross overs with the Vision and Scarlet Witch maxi series or 2nd limited series so buy that as well, eh? Hehehe! And no, I am not working for Mile High comics or Marvel ...

Anyway we start off with the heroes chilling out and enjoying their new compound in LA ... having some well deserved downtime ... and while this is going on, we also get a glimpse of their personal lives with Wonder Man slowly casting off his "worry wart" persona ... with Tigra becoming more of her namesake (including sexual appetite) ... and with the new silver and red Iron Man whose identity at this stage is not known by all his fellow WCA members ... in fact about the only people at this stage with no dramas are Hawkeye and Mockingbird, the two "non powered" members of the team ...

And so all good things ... must come to an end ... and what a big ending it was with the WCA being attacked in their own compound ... they have no idea what to expect ... as the villains had planned it thoroughly ... there is the Man Ape, Ultron (yes Ultron), freeing Goliath, Nekra, Grim Reaper and others ... and it was not a straight out assault but more of one person here, one person there ... and before you know it, the WCA was completely wiped out!

Issue 2 opens after the continuation in Vision/ Witch where our heroes are captured ... finding out the real plan of this entire fiasco ... and the craziness of the Reaper who is trying to get his brother some peace! What a whack job!

Lots of fighting ... lots of action scenes ...

All in all? Aces!

Ratings: 8/10