Wait a second… at no time during Marvel’s attempts to “toughen up” the line did anyone ever stop to consider Doctor Doom having nuclear weapons is a lot more dangerous than the Hulk?
Sorry, I just gave away Brubaker’s big reveal for the issue. Sadly, it’s a lame one.
Otherwise, the issue’s okay. The pacing is still bad. Bucky and Doctor Doom head to beat up a Doombot, which leads to some excellent art from Guice and Gaudiano. They’re an interesting pair for Doctor Doom and he looks great. The mass destruction chase scene at the U.N. is good too. It’s just without payoff.
As for Black Widow, she gets a side mission. Unfortunately, she mostly just recounts it in exposition.
And that ending? It’s three times longer than it should be, if not more, and Brubaker hasn’t got any reward for the reader.
Winter‘s technically excellent, but highly problematic.
CREDITS
The Longest Winter, Part Four; writer, Ed Brubaker; penciller, Butch Guice; inkers, Stefano Gaudiano, Guice and Brian Thies; colorists, Bettie Breitweiser and Matthew Wilson; letterer, Joe Caramagna; editor, Lauren Sankovitch, John Denning and Tom Breevort; publisher, Marvel Comics.
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