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Young Avengers, Volume 2: Alternative Culture by Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, Kieron Gillen, Kate Brown
3.0

Loki as a kid is adorbs. Shame he becomes a dick later on, again, though not as evilish. Kind of.

So this is the story of the young avengers going on more adventurousness trips. David, a mutant who lost his powers after House of M, decides to join the gang. Actually, he's kind of forced in to it all after something terrible happens to him and another guy. Then, well then it gets really confusing. Jumping through dimensions, visiting people who are young, but then older in our reality, it's wonky and weird.

Good: I like the characters. I think their interactions with each other are great, interesting, and funny. I think them talking about sexual orientation is smart, and makes sense, seeing as they are at that age of finding out about themselves. I also enjoyed the first issue a lot despite it feeling a bit disconnected from the rest.

Bad: The plot is all over the place. Honestly, I can't even tell what the heck is happening half the time. Also, the ending was left a kind of meh feeling.

Overall, I want to love this book, but like most of Kieron's titles I just enjoy it. Good on characters, meh on plotting. A 3 out of 5.