This is gonna go places.

@Namor

HA! Such a naysayer.

@Doc

I thought the previous squad was more OP: Thor, Captain Marvel, She Hulk, Ghost Rider, Panther, Doc Strange, Cap.. then Blade, Starbrand, Phoenix Echo.

This one is just as legit but a bit less powered I think.

But ultimately I agree.. all basis are covered.

I personally feel Sam or Panther is unnecessary. 1 street level high tier combatant & strategist is enough. 1 of either category is enough. But then again.. I can say that about Thor or Captain Marvel is regards to strength... so nvm I guess 🤷🏾‍♂️

I feel like Sam is unnecessary as well, I liked him better as The Falcon rather than whatever his Captain America thing he is doing is called.

^Really? You don't like his vibranium armor, wings, and shield?

@BashengaTheFirst I'm tired of seeing the same 12 characters in different variations lol

^Yea true 😁🤷🏾‍♂️

Marvel ain't trying to give me nothing to look forward to. They gave me that mediocre ass Namor miniseries but that's bout it lol

Namor also was in Aaron's Avengers run, Avengers Assemble Event and some issues of Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic as part of the team (especially issues from 39 onward focus on him and Wasp), as well as making cameos in Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty and latest Black Panther run.

Aah good old Terminus, one of Marvel's favourite throwaway villains

I finally got around to checking this out, and I have some thoughts.

I like MacKay as a writer, so I'm interested to see what he does, but I'm also fairly skeptical, as I've never seen him tackle something this big before. (Maybe he has, but I'm not aware of it)

I know very little about the story beyond what was alluded to in the Timeless one-shot from the end of last year. But if I'm being honest, I don't really want to know too much going in. This is kind of off-topic, but watching the movie Barbarian (great movie for any horror fans, by the way) has made me appreciate just how much of a unique experience you can get with a story knowing very little going in.

One word comes to mind when I look at this roster: Safe. There's no real oddball additions, and all of the bases are covered. This is either a sign of a lack of creativity, or an intentional return to form, and we unfortunately won't be able to tell which one it is until the book is out.

And this brings me to my major point. This run very much gives off the vibe of being a return to status quo. And that's not going to be everyone's thing, but maybe it's what we need right now. During the absolute madness of the Aaron run, a lot of people, including myself, ended up dropping the series because it got too ridiculous. I've only recently decided to catch back up in some bizarre attempt at completionism.

In the wake of all the retcons and redesigns and an overarching story that was inconsistent at best and outright flawed at worst, maybe what we need is something simple while we cool down and reset. It's been a trend I've been noticing for a few years now that the big two have been slowly moving away from the endless cycle of events and relaunches from the late 2000s and 2010s in favor of a return to simplicity in recent years, and I see this as a natural extension of that.