A review by anam_ali
America #3 by José Villarubia, Gabby Rivera, Joe Rivera, Stacey Lee, Joe Quiñones

2.0

America Chavez has been one of my absolute faves ever since she showed up in Gillen's Young Avengers run and when I found out she was getting her own comic, I was ecstatic. I'd been saving this to savor it. So when #4 came out yesterday I was like well, Anam, it is time to binge it. And after I had binged it, I just sat there so completely nonplussed... like wth is even going on? This whole comic is such a hot mess, there is no plot, the arcs are nonsensical and confusing, one situation morphs into another without making any damn sense, heck, America gets time travel powers and instead of making sense they just leave you feeling like random incidents were inserted into the story just for the heck of it. And don't even get me started on the art. I HATE the art. I hate this look for America, it is totally different from the one before. It changes her features completely. You cannot look at a panel and tell at a glance that this is America Chavez - and that's something even the fanart manages to preserve. In fact a few months back I saw a panel from issue #1 and thought it was from some random ass comic and only today when I was reading it did I figure out it was supposed to be America. So literally wtF?? You give one of my all time favorite characters a solo comic and then you do this to her? I am so disappointed.

Edit: And I just googled previous America comics like Young Avengers and A-Force and Ultimates and honestly these four issues just feel like a slap to the face. Especially the art. And I am so mad that Rivera had a blank slate of a character and a chance to create something great and this is what he is giving us!

Edi #2: BRING BACK MCKELVIE (AND A BETTER WRITER) FOR GOD'S SAKE!