A-Force #1 Review

Writers: M. Bennett & G. Willow Wilson/ Artist: J. Molina/ Main Cover: J. Cheung/ Marvel A-Force was announced to lots of buzz earlier this year. With Marguerite Bennett (Earth 2, Angela: Asgard’s Assassin) and G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel) as the writers, words like “feminist paradise” were tossed around. Now the comic is out: Does it live up to the hype? Well, it’ll take more than one issue to decide that, but it is off to a promising start. Set on Doom’s Battleworld of Secret Wars, a group of women superheroes have been charged as protectors of the island of Arcadia under the leadership of Baroness She-Hulk. Doom the All-Powerful doesn’t often interfere. The residents have it pretty good. Yes, that’s Captain Marvel drinking coffee and reading the news on her tablet. I love this island.[divider type=”space_thin”]The superheroes on watch include not only She-Hulk, but also Captain America, Spider-Woman, Medusa, and Dazzler with a bunch of other women standing around in the background without speaking roles (Storm, Wasp, Rogue). Some of them will probably wander across the stage, but we’re told that a core A-Force will gel in future issues. The monster of the month that our heroes defend the populace against is a witty riff that had me smiling at every turn. I won’t spoil the fun, but our women handle the monster mightily, with Dazzler playing a key role (I bet you never thought someone would say that).The light tone is carried throughout the issue. Wilson and Bennett are…