Champions #7 Review

,Writer: Jim Zub / Artist: Steven Cummings / Marvel Comics When Champions started it’s new run, there was one aspect that I was adamant about, and that was the fact that they didn’t need to start from scratch. I was so convinced that nothing about the team’s dynamic had changed to warrant restarting the book. Seven issues in and I can say with certainty that I was completely wrong. This run is something else. I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to truly appreciate the changes Jim Zub has made to Champions. I can now see that taking a fresh start was necessary to put some distance between the original’s more lighthearted adventures and this new run’s darker, more mature tone. Hell, with all the drama and OG members of the team splitting ways, it might as well be labeled Champions: Disassembled. Last week, we left off with Kamala making the unfortunate decision to step down as leader of the team. It’s really sad to see because while Kamala is having a hard time dealing with the truth about dying, serious bouts of self-doubt and feeling like she’s failed the team, her time as leader proved otherwise.In fact, the Champions have never operated better than with Ms. Marvel as their leader. What I like about the first half of this issue is that Zub doesn’t miss a beat. He uses Kamala’s departure to not only hint that this might be the case but add yet another wrinkle to the ever growing drama. Kamala leaving the team and electing a certain someone as the new, interim leader migh…