A Song of Ice & Fire: A Feast for Crows

This installment of A Song of Ice & Fire series is a little different than the previous books but it is still just as interesting.  Events in the series seem to have slowed down a little bit since the events of the previous book but that is probably due to the fact only half of the point of view characters are in this book.  Almost all of the characters in this book are new point of view characters some get less page time than others one of these such characters is Arianne Martell, she only has a couple of chapters but characters like Brienne Tarth who has close to ten chapters.  Events & plot threads become clearer as the story progresses but one of the things I have noticed that intrigues me the most about this series are the events that have come before such as the Age of Heroes, Robert's Rebellion, The War of the Nine Penny Kings or the events that are set to take place after this epic has come to an end.  Just like Tolkien before him Martin has created a story & a world that he can not hope to wrap up in 3 more books.  If you hate Cersei Lannister this book is for you she gets whats coming to her & self destructs along the way.  The main problem with this book & the format that Martin has chosen for this installment & A Dance with Dragons is that it leaves the reader with shocking cliff hangers that will not be resolved until The Winds of Winter.

Avengers the Initiative Vol. 5: Dreams & Nightmares

This volume of Avengers the Initiative starts tying up loose ends with characters & sets up characters for the next event Siege.  Justice & the New Warriors otherwise known as Avengers Resistance are striking back at the Initiative from the outside,  Meanwhile the current administration of Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. run by The Hood & Taskmaster is starting to crumble from the inside.  The real focus of this particular book is Penance A.K.A. Speedball & by the end of this volume he remembers everything also it is finally revealed who Trauma really is.

Dark Avengers Vol. 2: Molecule Man

This second volume of Dark Avengers can be read without reading Avengers / X-Men: Utopia but from a chronological stand point this should be read after.  Some more light is shed on who the Sentry is & what he can do.   The Molecule Man is found in this issue living in a small town in Colorado.  One of the great things about Marvel Comics is that they have some major power house villains who could really destroy the known universe with their powers but because of the way they are used they have become incredibly flawed & complex characters.  Molecule Man is one of those characters this is really only the second story I have ever read that has a focus on him the last major Marvel Comic I read with a focus on him was Secret Wars.  Siege is next but I don't see the major amount of build up like I did for Secret Invasion.