Since reading Bendis and Reed’s The New
Avengers: Illuminati a couple or three years ago, I’ve been expecting a big
epic historical conspiracy from Marvel, and here it is – SHIELD: Architects Of
Forever by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver.
“This is not how the world ends” but it’s a
splendid sci-fi/ fantasy romp spanning centuries, from Egypt to China,
from 1950s New York to a secret city under Rome. It features Da Vinci as the first
astronaut, a cyborg Tesla, and Nostradamus in a dungeon for 500 years. With
Imhotep and Isaac Newton, Galactus and Howard Stark, and magic in the age of
reason, this blends Dan Brown with 'Men in Black' and delivers tons of clever twists
and surprises from its plotline about Earth’s immortal protectors.
Next on the reading pile is Future Foundation,
Hickman’s take on the Fantastic 4.
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