New Avengers #2

[superboyprime]

Cap proposes they re-assemble the Infinity Gauntlet. That should be powerful enough to solve the problem, whatever the cause is. They already have five of the Infinity Gems. The only one they're missing is the Mind Gem, whose secret location died with Charles Xavier, so they make plans to find it.

Comments

[crinos]

See, this is why Cap should be in the Illuminati. If he had been we could have avoided all that Civil War nonsense.

[shadowpsykie]

They still don't listen to him

[eamelion]

It's funny, when my friends and I all read this we all had the same reaction — "This is why Cap shouldn't be in the Illuminati! He always stops the story before it gets interesting!"

[theflames]

Lmao, he wasn't too useful with averting the mess that was AvX so...

[lucky_gamble]

This actually seems decent. Gah, damn you budget.

[shadowpsykie]

I'm still annoyed there are no women in the Illuminati but kudos for having Csp

[nyadnar17]

Who exactly would you put there if you had your pick? Only two Marvel females I can think of is Agent Brand or Reed's daughter Valerie?

[zabilac]

For all Reed could know, that other Earth could have its own Illuminati plotting to destroy their world.

[khaosworks]

I have a feeling that might be the case. The next issue blurb says: "Illuminati ∞".

[doodleboy]

Actually really liked this issue, way more then issue one. Although it showed some more problems in issue 1, didn't realized they captured Black Swan from reading the first issue.

My favorite part was the scene right after Cap's heroic speech which I won't spoil.

There's something about stories about facing the end of the world, moral dilemmas, and the choices we make when the stakes are the highest that I like.

Before Anyone Else:

[captainbellman]

"GO TEAM 'VENGERS!"

Re: Before Anyone Else:

[silverzeo]

Oh, you beat me to it....

[nyadnar17]

I love, love, love that no one in the room is impressed at all with Cap's speech. Cap is the only "non-practical" person at the table and you know its just a matter of time before they mindwipe him and kick him out.

[theflames]

Everyone's rolling their eyes and thinking 'use your damn head dumbass', then smiling and nodding.

[xakko]

I'm lost. Is Roma no longer Omniversal guardian? And Saturnyne Omniversal Majestrix? 'Cause she loved destroying universe, IIRC...

[doomisay]

Claremont killed Roma off during his run on Exiles.

[thanekos]

Way to be a star-skewing dick, Reed.

[silicondream]

You'd think the Gauntlet could solve the problem even without the Mind Gem. Space + Time + Reality, backed by Infinite Power...

[icon_uk]

Heck, they even say they need more time... THEY HAVE THE SODDING TIME GEM!

[thatnickguy]

So, this is Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Marvel Edition?

[doodleboy]

More like Bokurano. To anybody who knows manga.

[skemono]

Quick! To the Nexus of All Realities!

[skemono]

Also: "We have to learn how to destroy a world."

Bet you're really regretting blowing up the Phoenix Force now that you actually need a planet destroyed, aren't you?

(Ah, who'm I kidding? They've already forgotten that happened.)

[blunderbuss]

Wow. That theory of how the multiverse works, and how someone/something could manipulate it, is a really neat and logical idea. This is a really freaking sweet premise!

... The same thing I said about Civil War and AvX, so I now I have no faith in Marvel executing it properly. Oh well.

[lucky_gamble]

*brings out lawn chairs and a 3 month supply of popcorn*

Care to stay and watch the inevitable Trainwreck?

[cainofdreaming]

Guess the Illuminati forgot that the Gauntlet doesn't work any more. Won't they be surprised when, after they've combined it, it just fizzles on them.

[khaosworks]

When did that happen?

[leoboiko]

Isn't Reed in distant spacetime trying to find a cure for his cancer or something?

[his_spiffynesss]

Do they need all the Infinity Gems? shouldn't the power and space gem be enough to move planets?

[icon_uk]

The Space one alone should be able to do it I think, though the extent to which the Power gem features in the use of any Infinity gem action is one I don't think has ever been made terribly clear.

[silverhammerman]

Black Panther's mask has glowing eyes? Weird.
Also, it's kind of funny how this book could not sound more like something Hickman would write. Morally ambiguous conspiracies made up of prominent (At least in-universe) figures, infographics, superscience, ingroup fighting, it's got it all.

[starwolf_oakley]

Cap is saying "Every time you try any 'necessary evil' crap, it NEVER works and ALWAYS bites the rest of us in the ass." And I agree. Almost every Illuminati story is about how the Illuminati keep screwing up.

[jlbarnett]

"a man with key information we need is dead."

"If Only we had a time machine and could go back and ask him about it."

"Or even just watch him hide it."

[bruinsfan]

For that matter, Dr. Strange is among them and knows where the frickin' soul gem is, so Xavier being dead isn't really that big a barrier to asking him where he stashed it.

[ogrebear]

I wonder if we are looking at 616's Heroes here...

Also if the Earth is terribly threated in this way you'd think they might call in people with experiance with Alternative Realities like Captain Britain for example.

Finally, if its really that bad what about asking a few of the 'big brain' villians for help? I'm sure Doom, Thinker etc would rather not be flatlined.

And finally 2- I bet they are wishing the Molecule Man was still around to fix this!

Oh and finally 3- where Access?