Story Title: Prisoner Number Zero
Reviewer: Paul Sebert
Writer: Allan Heinberg
Penciler: Andrea DaVito
Inker: Drew Hennessey
Colorist: Justin Ponsor
Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Publisher: The Mighty Marvel Publishing Group
Following a long epic battle spanning across time and space with no-less than Kang The Conqueror, and the loss of it’s founding member Iron Lad (who turned out to be no less than Kang the Conqueror… long story) our plucky team of adolescent heroes have hit the streets of New York, in stylish new uniforms no-less.
However the New Avengers still aren’t too keen on this new group of avenging adolescents. Captain America in particular has some issues with letting teenagers fight crimes in costumes based on his own experience. Hey, we wouldn’t want another Winter Soldier or Red Hood on our hands. Would we?
While the old… er New Avengers debate the ethics of telling the kid’s parents, we’re given a peak into the kid’s day-to-day lives. Cassie’s still trying to adjust to her living with her mother and step-father while Eli’s just trying to live up to his grandfather’s legacy. Billy parents’ on the other hand would probably have some interesting conversations with Arrowette’s mom from Young Justice.
But it’s not all Teenage melodrama this issue also provides some more revelations regarding what happened to Vision, a battle with Mr. Hyde, and one of the kids holding a shocking, yet oddly familiar secret. Oh and there’s more debate on the letters page regarding Ted and Billy’s relationship. Honest I don’t get what some right-winger readers are so worked up about. Reading the letter page of this book would make you think it was some x-rated title out of Lene Taylor’s collection. What’s the big deal?
Anyway the dialog’s a little too snaky at times, and there’s a rather blatant homage towards the end of the book, but Young Avengers remains a fairly fresh and enjoyable read.
