VERY VINE/NEAR MINT Written by MATT CHERNISS & PETER JOHNSON
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO Atlantis has attacked America – but on whose orders? Now, as the leaders of men prepare to launch a war against the undersea kingdom, and Iron Man, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., struggles to delay the inevitable, Namor wants answers! Will the Sub-Mariner have to take S.H.I.E.L.D. head-on? And will treacherous Atlanteans stab him in the back…? Peter Johnson & Matt Cherniss (POWERLESS) and international sensation Phil Briones (WHITE TIGER) bring you a bold new look at the mutant monarch of the ocean!
BONUS REVIEW by W. DAL BUSH
A decent if unspectacular second issue. Phil Briones' art is almost full-tilt Sal Velluto, but it works well enough, while writers Cherniss and Johnson move the story incrementally forward. Like too many mini-series these days, this could've been a much stronger series if they'd made it 3 issues instead of 6. Still, it's good enough for a read. 7 Grahams
