Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Shawn Crystal
Colors by: John Rauch
Lettering by: VC’S Joe Caramagna
Cover: Riley Rossman
Hip-hop Variant: Brittany Halloway-Brown
Monster Variant: Jack “The King” Kirby
Variant Cover: Paul Pope & Shay Plummer
If you are expecting Dr. Strange, Namor, Reed Richards , black Panther etc.etc. wrong book and trust me that’s a good thing. This illuminati is much darker (if that’s possible ) and so far they haven’t shoved the hulk in a rocket. This has much more potential.
This Illumanati is a very interesting idea. A lifetime career super criminal trying to do their best to stay on the straight and narrow. This is a truly high level concept , one I have no doubt marvel can pull off. This is the company that originally gave us the conflicted villain so they have that going for them. Now let’s see.
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The story starts with titania trying to turn over a new leaf. She even goes so far as telling the absorbing man she us done and making him promise he is with her on this. It is done so well I believe it. She has a run in with she-hulk and typically she turns down any offer of help. She tries to land a job with no real success and even reformed fellow criminals are against her. The main antagonist is a villain named the red hood. Absolutely no relation to his much cooler DC conterpart but still interesting. He really wears a hood, surprise surprise!!
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This was only the first issue so I will leave an overall grade for the story as an unusual answered question. It does show some real promise though. Characters that are absolutely under used, clean art, a mystery or two, solid writing and new circumstances. It certainly has great potential. Allright marvel I’m up for issue 2. You have my attention now don’t blow it.
Art: 8
Writing: 7
Overall: 7.5
Review: ‘Illuminati’ #1 Illuminati #1 Written by: Joshua Williamson Art by: Shawn Crystal Colors by: John Rauch Lettering by:
