A review by billyjepma
Avengers by Jason Aaron, Vol. 2: World Tour by David Marquez, Jason Aaron, Sara Pichelli

4.0

This was, surprisingly, a ton of fun. I was incredibly lukewarm on the first volume of this run but found this volume to resolve most, if not all, of my issues with what came before. Instead of bombastic spectacle without any substance, "World Tour" felt much more grounded in its cast of character and gave them actual stakes to deal with. Aaron's writing got to shine here, and there was an abundance of clever, even touching, moments here that helped ground the characters in meaningful (and needed) ways.

I'm still not *crazy* about the art all the time––and wish it didn't feel so heavy––but it started to grow on me here. The first issue, a flashback to the first "Ghost Rider" in prehistoric times, was especially well done with great colors, sharp lines, and a lot of thrilling moments.

There were a few weird pacing moments, and the plot jumps around a lot in ways that sometimes came across as disjointed, BUT I still had a tremendous amount of fun reading this and am genuinely excited to read the next volume.