• With her life spinning out of control, Jessica struggles to get to the bottom of the latest dark mystery of the Marvel Universe!
• But this is a secret that some dangerous people would prefer remains buried!
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Overall, "The Secrets of Maria Hill" is a strong start to a new arc worth your time. It places readers in the "what would you do if you found yourself in the world of espionage," which can go in many directions depending on the spies involved. Is Maria Hill like Mission: Impossible's Ethan Hunt, the type who is consistently innocent every time but frequently framed? Or 24's Jack Bauer, the type who has been put in impossible situations as she says, forced to do bad things for good reasons and deserves credit for countless times saving the world? Or is she really a villain trying to manipulate you to hurt her enemies or save herself from a fate she well deserves? Enjoy the ride as you look for evidence to support your guesses. Read Full Review
The dialogue in this latest issue is perfect. Nothing about it is flawless. Granted, most of this issue is setup and that's not usually very exciting but somehow, Bendis has taken a relatively down issue and turned it into a legitimately entertaining issue. I think this is the best book that Bendis is writing right now and I highly recommend it. I'm not even a huge fan of Michael Gaydos art at all but the dialogue in this book is so good that it doesn't even matter. Read Full Review
While at first this series seemed a worthy successor to the original Alias, over time it's proven to be a far more inconsistent experience. Read Full Review
Maria Hill lays out her case for Jess like she's just another Alias client. This is quite simply a flawless setup throwing two great characters together with all of the dialogue and characterization responsibilities handled by a supremely talented writer who also happens to be their creator. It's really Bendis at his positive Bendis-iest, right down to the joke about how Tony Stark is offensively good at sex. There's even a decent rooftop chase scene at the end to let Michael Gaydos shake off the stiffness of a conversation-focused front half.
I love the dialogue in this issue
The only main problem about this issue is Maria Hill. Yes, literally everything about her. I found it extremely difficult to care about her and the mess she’s gotten herself into and she is obviously a Nick Fury knockoff. Name one thing about Maria’s personality that Nick doesn’t have. I expected more from Bendis, the creator of Maria himself. This does not bode well for this arc, which is titled ‘Secrets of Maria Hill’ considering she is everything wrong with this issue
Meh. Too much Maria Hill, too much S.H.I.E.L.D. I would have preferred this book to go on its own direction for a bit after having the last arc tie around Captain Marvel, but to no avail. Not looking forward to another arc draped around characters I'm already tired of.
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