New Avengers #6 - Spoilers

[AJpyro]

Finally! A happy future!

We need more of these.

[oneminutemonkey]

I loved it. "A voice in my head that doesn't like me? That's your big horror?"
It's especially telling that this mental confrontation featured a gay character--even though it wasn't specifically said, we can read the subtext...these are the internalized confusion and self-loathing and fear that so many queer teens and adults deal with on a daily basis, whether they're out or not. So having someone like Wicc-Demiur-Billy stand up to the nasty voice in his head and quite literally expunge it, and then seal the deal with a big ol' gay kiss with the love of his life and future husband... it's a nice way to send the message.

And MAN, I'm glad they didn't drag out the Moridun plot with him festering inside Billy for the next year or something.

[itspopularnowitsucks]

Can not wait for Ewing to show his true color in the crossover event Eternity War.

[Ragdoll]

Can not wait for Ewing to show his true color in the crossover event Eternity War.

Ewing had me at "Eternity War".

And MAN, I'm glad they didn't drag out the Moridun plot with him festering inside Billy for the next year or something.

haha I expected that to be the case. Instead, they wrapped it up in one neat, concise arc.

[Byakko]

I guess they did some kind of Life is Strange time-travel thing. It's kinda impossible to explain, lol.

And it's a future timeline that existed pre-Secret Wars, which somehow kept intact post-Secret Wars. Which then appears to have been warped again now.

Comicbooks, 'tis a silly place.

[Magnito]

I also liked the future Teddy was not walking around green. Teddy is really only green when in combat. Usually he looks... Well, like a person. Something that's been missing thus far in this series.

[Tiamatty]

This was fantastic stuff. First off, Dani's great. "I am the shield!" seems to be her catchphrase - she said it in the Avengers Forever series Ewing and Davis did, too. We get a definite hint that Songbird and Max Brashear will hook up, which is interesting. And since Max won't be hooking up with Toni, that means she's free to start a relationship with Pod. Yep, I'm still pushing that.

But the real meat of the issue was Billy and Moridun. It was great. I know some people didn't like Billy's lack of confidence in the first issue, but between that and this issue, it just makes me like the character more. Because we've all been there. Some of us live there. But we keep going. We fight just to get through each day, even when it hurts. That's heroism, right there. Every day we drag our asses out of bed when we'd rather just lay there feeling miserable, we are goddamn heroes.

So I love Ewing using Billy to explore that.

[itspopularnowitsucks]

This was fantastic stuff. First off, Dani's great. "I am the shield!" seems to be her catchphrase - she said it in the Avengers Forever series Ewing and Davis did, too. We get a definite hint that Songbird and Max Brashear will hook up, which is interesting. And since Max won't be hooking up with Toni, that means she's free to start a relationship with Pod. Yep, I'm still pushing that.

Typo! That was Ultron Forever.

What if Songbird hooked up with Kevin Brashear instead though?

[Knives]

I guess they did some kind of Life is Strange time-travel thing. It's kinda impossible to explain, lol.

I understand think should never expect time travel make any sense but can not simply ignore certain things and turn off the brain well thank you anyway.

[John Ossie]

Decent issue though I felt the story was a little bit rushed, particularly since we never really got to see how Songbird felt about the news that she has a daughter in the future, though to be fair that could be touched on in the next issue. If it's not touched upon in any upcoming issues I'd be disappointed.

Other than that I liked the art work and I liked the fact that the bad guy was defeated because Ted was able to reach Billy.

Edit: Forgot to mention the speech, nicely handled and good speech.

Overall I'd give it a 7 out of 10.

[John Ossie]

Finally! A happy future!

We need more of these.

Was a nice change, I agree.

[Tiamatty]

Typo! That was Ultron Forever.

What if Songbird hooked up with Kevin Brashear instead though?

Right, yes. Ultron Forever. As far as Songbird hooking up with Kevin: Unlikely. Max Brashear is a part of the New Avengers supporting cast. He's already been introduced in that title. While it's possible Ewing is setting up a twist, simple narrative reality makes it unlikely.

Decent issue though I felt the story was a little bit rushed, particularly since we never really got to see how Songbird felt about the news that she has a daughter in the future, though to be fair that could be touched on in the next issue. If it's not touched upon in any upcoming issues I'd be disappointed.

Well . . . what's to react to, really? I'm assuming she hoped to have kids at some point in her life, since most people do.

[John Ossie]

Well . . . what's to react to, really? I'm assuming she hoped to have kids at some point in her life, since most people do.

Whilst it may be true that she's hoping to have kids at some point, (I haven't read anything that would confirm or dismiss that guess) I assume it'd still be a shock for her to meet a future daughter, especially since she's yet to give birth to said daughter, it's not like it's something you do everyday LOL you know compared to fighting in space and everything LOL.

Having said that she could easily make a comment about it or something in the next issue so it could be a moot point LOL.

[Ken Ashcroft]

Could this be a hint that Genis could be back?

[John Ossie]

Could be. Stranger things have happened.