The Avengers (Vol.5) Prime
Avengers 11

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Avengers #11 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 1135871022
Owner: AlphaPrimeIan

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The Avengers (Vol.5) Prime
Date Added: 12/26/2013
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

Synopsis: "Wake The Dragon"

The Avengers have been sent to Macau on the down-low, specifically to a casino to get some intel on the latest weaponry (called S7) A.I.M. has been developing and is planning to sell. The team split into four: Captain Marvel targets the lead negotiator (Dr Deeds) hoping to secure the weapon, Sunspot and Cannonball try to infiltrate the A.I.M. agents, Spider-Woman and Black Widow are to identify potential buyers whilst Shang Chi isn’t really given a task. The four stories are interwoven throughout the issue, but I’ll review them as a whole instead of jotting back and forth.

Spider-Woman and Black Widow are schmoozing the potential buyers. Widow made it clear earlier that she’d sooner torture the info out of them but Jess wants to play it cool. This doesn’t last long though as we later see the buyers all with a bullet in their head courtesy of Natasha. Jess isn’t happy; they have four bodies and no information.

Cap M is playing Dr Deeds at Texas Hold 'em and is doing very well, until the Dr uses his X-ray specs to cheat and know the cards poor Carol is holding. As she’s about to lose Dr Deeds offers a truce and they each get to ask the other a question. Cap M asks who they are going to sell S7 to. Dr Deeds tells her – no one, they’re here to buy not sell. Dr Deeds asks Cap M if she is lonely, this really angers Carol who announces he’s just made the top of her hit list!

Sunspot and Cannonball are playing craps when three A.I.M. agents turn up. The Avengers say they could fight but why not have a truce for one evening and just have fun at the casino. The agents agree (well 2 out of 3 do) and a wild night ensues. The agents confirm that they aren’t there to sell and are there to buy, though they don’t know what. Bobby uses his wealth to hire the 2 cooperative agents to be double agents, leaving them with the problem as to what to do with the third, loyal agent!

Shang Chi spends his time this issue fighting ninjas, who are part of a new group from Hong Kong called Chimera, led by a Samurai with a demon-esque helmet. Whilst he is doing well, there are a lot of them so he breaks out some hi-tech nunchucks that Tony Stark has provided him (a nod back to the second issue of this book) to even the score .

Later the Avengers (without Shang Chi – did he survive?) are boarding their plane to take them home, disappointed that they have no information about S7. However, Shang Chi is waiting for them onboard (phew!), the helmet of the Chimera leader sat on the table in front of him. He calmly tells them he knows exactly what A.I.M. was here for; they want to buy an army of assassins. It seems A.I.M. is gearing up for a war.

Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Mike Deodato
Cover Artist: Mike Deodato

Released: May 8, 2013
  
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