Avengers #7 Review

Writer: Jason Aaron / Artist: Sara Pichelli / Marvel Comics Avengers #7 was the kind of comic you read where you just know that the creative team probably had as much fun writing and drawing it as you did reading it. Jason Aaron writes and there’s a surprising guest appearance by Sara Pichelli on art. Pichelli occupies a special place in my heart as the co-creator of Miles Morales. From the start, Aaron and Pichelli throw us into a flashback to one million B.C.E. A nameless boy smarter than the rest of his cave-dwelling tribe meets a handful of iconic names in the Marvel Universe, becoming the first Ghost Rider in the process. After his tribe falls prey to a traveling stranger armed with intelligence and and advanced weaponry, our future hero is moved by a thirst for revenge. One could say he was possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance (Ah? Get it? Anybody?). He gets the power in straight biblical fashion from a smooth talking snake who reveals itself to have a familiar name. Now, armed with a flaming skull and an equally inflamed mammoth, our Rider is ready to do battle in ancient epic fashion. The fight includes a surprise reveal of the villain followed by the appearance of two other ancient Avengers. The Modest Beginnings of Cave Life Can Get Epic When the “Ancient Avengers” were revealed in their big Marvel Legacy release, I audibly rolled my eyes (trust me, it happened). Truthfully, I’m still not too impressed by the concept. But this solo story was just fucking good. The …