Champions #1 Review

Writer: Mark Waid / Artist: Humberto Ramos, Victor Olzaba, Edgar Delgado / Marvel Comics [quote_simple]”I was taught when there’s somethin’ you can change around Keep quiet, you got nothin’ to complain about. You got work to do.”-Yasiin Bey[/quote_simple] I been waiting to shout “The champ is here!” once this book dropped. Civil War II has ended (although we dunno the ending as it wasn’t shipped on time) and we are in the fallout of this major Marvel event. We see things are as bad as they’ve ever been as the resident cinnamon bun Ms. Marvel reflects on the events that lead her to leave the Avengers. Kamala is getting that character growth as soon as we see her under Mark Waid’s watch. Waid is one of the best writers at building characters up and we see him adding layers upon the Parthenon G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphonsa’s work. Kamala has been getting fed up with the way the status quo has been doing things and we see the fangirl take a stand as she gets Miles and Sam to reach the realization that even though they aren’t reppin’ The Avengers anymore, they still the truest young guns to do it. The 6(16) still needs them without the red tape and protocols The Avengers come with.

Waid has these heroes in some straight up serious ass conversation on how they’re going to navigate in their hero careers but the humor and heart are still injected within these characters. Rightfully so as it’s a huge aspect of what makes them so appealing as they are still teens. We see the he…