Summary: Loki unveils the history of life as we know it and the Ghost Rider learns that he can do more than be a hotroder from Hell.
Plot: I may have dropped Aaron's Thor due to it's meandering plot but I'm still going strong with his run on the Avengers. It's not as if it's the most meaningful story ever told, and it isn't exploring deep emotional underpinnings in the characters assembled but it isn't trying to do that either. Deeply metaphorical, layered, moving comics are fantastic; don't get me wrong but you don't always need a book to be reaching for the stars to enjoy it...sometimes you just wanna see some people in brightly colored unitards wale on each other and yell fun bits of dialogue. I may not necessarily remember this story ten years down the road, but I'll be damned if I'm not enjoying it right now while I'm reading it, it's light, colorful and fast paced and best of all it isn't going to drag on forever as the next issue is the end of the Host. I don't know where Aaron will go next after he finishes up this story but I hope he keeps up the energy.
Art: Mcguinness really marries perfectly with the light zippy energy of Aaron's plot; you just look at his designs and you feel transported to the golden days of your youth where you'd spend your whole Saturday in your pajamas just glued to your television, a time when you loved the commercials almost as much as the cartoons as you imagined having them all in your bedroom. I'm not an action figure guy but as McGuinness unveiled the Giant Sized Avengers I couldn't help but smile and think, "Damn, I'd love that action figure set!" It was just such a fun look and I can't wait to see them punch the Celestials in the next issue.
Grade:8/10