Mundane Marvel Stories Are Magic

Give me T’Challa sippin Rooibos tea in his slides while watching the NBA finals! Give me Jean Grey at the Summers House on the moon as she swaggers from Scott’s room to Wolverine’s! Give me Stephen Strange playing Operation with Wong while Sgt. Pepper’s spins on the record player!

If Fraction and Aja’s Hawkeye taught the world anything, it’s that an ordinary day in the life of a superhero is all but normal, and extremely entertaining. Tom King dropped Vision, which leaned heavy on the theme of family then one upped himself with a Mister Miracle blessing all about parenting. I will never look at a veggie tray the same way, again. Now, one doesn’t typically go looking for these kinds of stories, myself included, as I relish in action packed comics with eye popping scenes. But the moment a good writer (I’m talkin reallll good) gets their calloused hands on a character that they can go to town on, I find myself hoping the book they produce will be a relatable one.

That is exactly where I found myself when I heard Kelly Thompson would be taking up the challenge of bringing the deadly Black Widow to life in a new and unexpected series. At the same time, I was blissfully unaware of who Fabian Nicieza was. Luckily after a quick Google search and casual read of the 1st issue of his new Juggernaut mini-series, I found myself falling back into the warmth and comfort of toned down stories of powered up heroes. Nicieza’s Juggernaut picks up with Cain Marko doing literal damage cont…