Marvel Comics and Avengers #43 Spoilers and Review follows.
Surprise Final Brackets For Phoenix Fight! Plus Thor’s Reality Is Shattered!
The book has a few variant covers.
Those Javier Garron concept art variant covers for Phoenix hosts have adorned the previous issues as well as per the below.
Finally, the main cover for Avengers #43.
We open with Black Panther defeating Wolverine.
Then She-Hulk defeating Valkyrie.
Then Red Widow defeating the Black Knight.
Elsewhere, the original human Phoenix host, from Avengers 1,000,000 BC claims to be Thor’s mother alongside his father, and her former teammate, Odin.
Gaea was never Thor’s mother, but a ruse so that Thor would feel the need to protect the Earth.
Apparently, the Phoenix returning to Earth to find a host somehow jogging the Phoenix’s memory about Thor; it’s time for Thor to accept his family and role, but…
…Valkyries saves him from her clutches and recoils at being call the Odinson.
The book ends with the final match-ups to determine the Phoenix host; Namor Vs. She-Hulk, Red Widow vs. Shanna and Zabu, and…
…Captain America vs. Black Panther.
The Pulse:
The penultimate issue of the Phoenix contest continues to deliver the action and intrigue as well as Shakespearean drama with Thor. Story was solid with art being so-so. 7 out of 10.
