Champions #16 Review

Writer: Mark Waid / Artist: Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba / Marvel Yes! The crossover with the Avengers is done and Champions gets right back in its bag. We open up with a tale of two Vivs. The Viv we’ve known has been transformed into a human form and we also have the mecha Viv 2.0 that was granted life again due to Vision. They are now co-existing as sisters and the awkward can be cut with a butter knife. I love it. We see human Viv trying to adjust to not having her powers, the different sensations that come with having a human body, and new vulnerabilities. Viv 2.0 has her own things to deal with and hints at a plan of sorts down the line *cue the dramatic music*.

The team is now dealing with Viv’s situation in terms of the bigger picture. They’re trying to protect her feelings and fill the gap in the roster during Viv’s human transition period. You know what that means? We got a recruitment drive on our hands! We knew this was coming for a while. The team is going through heroes they’ve met before that have expressed interest or would be a good fit. Can we just appreciate the humor Waid keeps in this book? Look, Miles Morales is kind of all over the place right now with Spider-Men II but we know Miles is dating a fellow student at his school now. In this series, Miles brought up Spider-Gwen joining the team and that she’s his girlfriend. Now maybe this takes place before Spider-Men II, but I really don’t care because the squad ROASTING his ass about his girlfriend from…