Champions #8 Review

Writer: Jim Zub / Artist: Steven Cummings / Marvel Comics We’re dealing with a different team of Champions now that Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, and Brawn are gone. Interestingly, despite three of the original members of the team taking a leave of absence, the situation barely concerns most of the other members of the team and its business as usual with Viv leading the team. Now, you would think that with Viv being an android and all, it would be easier for her to manage such a large scale team. However, things go south real quick and immediate concerns present themselves.

While the Champions are lacking any true leadership, they actually kind of get by this issue on pure dumb luck. It helps that two of the major plot threads finally collide here, which is a good thing. I don’t how much more Zub could’ve stretched the whole Nova/Kaldera situation. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a fun pairing but one that can grow old run quick and mostly serves as means to an end. This issue actually plays out a lot more like the original adventures of the Champions, before Miles’ Mephisto deal cast a dark shadow over our team of young heroes. There is plenty of fun and action to be had with the new members of the team on their latest mission. We don’t spend enough time with them and this is their chance to shine. Jim Zub clearly understands the new members’ personalities in the way he writes them and it will be interesting to see if he gives them any major roles in the future.

While this new run has …