![]() ![]() What makes Sidekicks so effective is that it acts as a celebration of the original Avengers line-up, and what they once stood for. Jim Cheung’s precise lines are brought to life by Justin Ponsor’s incredible colours this is indeed a pretty book. The dialogue is snappy and natural without faltering from its purpose, and the team’s first bungled rescue attempt has a hearty, Mystery Men appeal to it. The Patriot, clad in a costume resembling Bucky’s, is the grandson of Isaiah Bradley, the original Captain America, and resents Steve Rogers for the ‘successful white’ version he is. But Heinberg ( Grey’s Anatomy, The O.C.) gives them enough flavour to be distinct and worthwhile characters in their own right. ![]() ![]() The new hopefuls are of course unashamed facelifts of Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and Hulk. When the team are dubbed by the press as ‘Young Avengers,’ Captain America and Iron Man are understandably unimpressed that their likenesses are being exploited by four inexperienced teens: Patriot, Asgardian, Iron Lad and Hulking. ![]() With the demoralised team disbanded, a damaged Vision initiates a contingency plan to recruit new members in the event of an eventual crisis. Sidekicks directly follows the events of Avengers Disassembled, in which a traumatised Scarlet Witch lost control of her powers, killing Hawkeye, Ant-Man and, seemingly, Vision in the process. ![]()
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