2.127 (492) Avengers X-Sanction #1 ... Marvel ...

What has this limited series got going for it? The awesome artwork of Ed McG

However, this limited series is also a good indication of the convoluted mess facing the casual yet long time reader of Marvel comics. They are trying so hard to make the universe as connected as possible that there is now consistent overlapping between various mags. So if you read one without the other, it feels quite confusing and will take you at least a few issues before you understand. The question then is that if you are willing to try more than one. The next is for those who read TPB. While most TPB tells a complete story, it may not jive with what you know of the characters if you have not been reading regularly that particular characters storylines

In summary, it's a mess

And here is a good example. After nearly 2 decades of the mutants being at the top of the popularity charts, the Avengers finally kicked them off that lofty pedestal and from then on, it was a steep fall with revamp after revamp failing to do much. So what does the powers that be decide upon? Crossover! Hence, you have the forthcoming AVX where from a limited series, it spawned into yet another jumpstart in most titles. Sigh!

And this is a prelude of sorts. Cable, who is the guardian of Hope, the first human/ mutant in a long while is part of the plethora who believed that she is mutantkind's future. Hence, he has come back in time and across many time lines to gather weapons where he hoped to be able to face off against the Avengers so that they do not manage to stop Hope from some day merging with the Phoenix force! Yes, the Phoenix force. For those not in the know, the Phoenix force is one of the primal energies in the universe that brings death and destruction and life anew and in the past, for some weird reason, love Jean Grey's DNA and has bonded with her and caused yet another long series of convoluted storylines. Hehehehe!

In this opening issue, we see the Avengers going about business as usual taking down a group of escape convicts only to be ambushed, selectively by an unknown (Cable) figure. Naturally this results in yet another big fight and with the conclusion of a cliffhanger SPOILER ALERT Cable pointing a gun at a defeated Captain America and a panel that uses sound effects of a shot. Obviously we know Cap will not die

Ratings: 6/10