VERY FINE/NEAR MINT Written by matt fraction
Pencils & cover by barry kitson
Following up on the shocking conclusion of the order #6: the united states military is on high alert. Civilians are being evacuated. S.h.i.e.l.d. has been mobilized. The eyes of the entire world are on southern california and the international crisis unfolding there...and standing between it and a happy ending is henry hellrung, the leader of the order. In this special issue marking the midway point of the order's first year and revisiting several key moments in marvel history, henry—unproven, untested, and unaccustomed to operating on a global scale, especially when there are millions of lives on the line—finds himself alone in a room with a man that could end the world as we know it. If he wins, the order might just have a chance to survive. If henry fails—we're all doomed. No pressure there, guy. By matt fraction (immortal iron fist, casanova) and barry kitson (legion of super-heroes, empire).
"Hey, it’s The Order! Or, well, half of The Order. And, uh, most of the half that does show up is barely in the issue. Okay, I guess this is really just ‘Marvel Team-Up: Namor & Anthem’. But the great news is that the face-off between Namor and Anthem is so unusual (for a superhero comic) but so perfectly suited for these characters that it really becomes kind-of captivating. It wasn’t until I got to the end of the issue that I realized how much the Namor stuff dominated the issue. But again, it was great, so who cares?"
THIS BOOK GETS 8 GRAHAMS OUT OF 10
