Comic Review: Mighty Avengers #15

Mighty Avengers #15

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Breakdowns: John Romita, Jr.
Finishes: Klaus Janson & Tom Palmer
Colorist: Edgar Delgado
Letterer: Dave Lanphear
Publisher: Marvel Comics

The Secret Invasion is exposed a bit more in Might Avengers #15. It turns out that Henry Pym was replaced by a Skrull a while back. Pym's a dick, and has been for a while and we see that more. Bendis shows us Pym ignoring his wife, Janet van Dyne, the Wasp. She leaves him...again...and he shacks up with an inquisitive college student. Of course, she's a Skrull. Let's pause for a moment to laugh at Pym umping uglies with a Skrull. Hah-ha! Skrull Pym finds himself in a position to learn from the Ultron attack several issues ago how to get around Tony Stark's Iron Man defenses allowing them to shut down his armor as well as SHIELD defenses. Also Skrull-Pym gives Wasp a new growth formula, so she's in for some trouble.

Despite a lack of action, Bendis gives us an interesting read. He doesn't hold back showing us how big of a jerk Pym is, and how childish Janet is, making it understandable why that train wreck of a relationship doesn't work.

Romita's art is good. I'll admit I'm not a huge fan, but he's amazing with facial expressions.

An interesting note about Mighty Avengers #15 is that the cover is a Skrullish reproduction of Avengers #213. One interesting difference, other than the Skrull faces, is that little bits of blood have been added alluding to Pym's violent defeat.