A-Force #2 Review

Writers: Kelly Thompson, G. Willow Wilson / Artists: J. Molina, L. Martin / Marvel Comics There’s goodness in this comic — punching, kicking, magic-ing, dazzling goodness. Kelly Thompson joins the writing team on this issue as lead writer, with G. Willow Wilson getting the “with” next to her name. Thompson is coming off her success with Jem and the Holograms and Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps. It is hard to tell where she starts and Wilson ends, which is exactly what you want in a collabo of this level. Word is that Thompson will be taking over as sole writer with Issue #5, so that’s something to look forward to, along with Ben Caldwell (Convergence: Infinite Earths Book One) joining on art. For now though, Molina and Martin are still working the pens and the look of the comic remains rich – colorful with plenty of striking faces and icon-laden stills. The action picks up right where #1 left off, Singularity is caught between Medusa, She-Hulk, and the mysterious giant red energy force, Antimatter. Even as Medusa and She-Hulk have the majority of the lines, it continues to be Singularity’s story, with her almost childlike narration leading the reader along. Together with a little techno trickery, the three are able to ditch Antimatter and head off to find some help, in the form of Nico Minoru:

The issue gets a little talky here in the middle as Nico is introduced and integrated into the impromptu team, but they pull through to more action once Captain Marvel comes callin…