New Avengers #25 *Spoilers*

**chariset** · 04-25-2012, 07:24 PM

* The issue is set entirely in K'un-Lun, with no Avengers present
* Centuries ago, Master Yu Ti had a recurring dream of a red-haired girl meeting the Phoenix and releasing a Dragon.
* In the streets of the city he finds a red-haired girl named Fongji, product of her mother's dalliance with an outsider. She does not talk
* Yu Ti and Lei Kung take her away to be trained as the Iron Fist.
* Present-day Lei Kung reads this account and is told by present-day Yu Ti that these records have been sealed until Phoenix returns. Yu Ti tells him he must teach Iron Fist what to do, because the fate of the world is riding on it.

Lots of pretty colors. There's an interesting visual effect of the girl's "dragon" symbol becoming a blended dragon-phoenix. But a little disappointing to read a New Avengers title with no, well, New Avengers.

**Songbird/Diamondback** · 04-25-2012, 07:27 PM

Here's hoping Hope makes it through AvX!
...but seeing how the NA arc switches from her...

**Mechano** · 04-25-2012, 07:27 PM

all i've got to say is that they need to watch their damn step if they are going to retcon the entire phoenix history...

**Songbird/Diamondback** · 04-25-2012, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Mechano

all i've got to say is that they need to watch their damn step if they are going to retcon the entire phoenix history...

They already have with Wolverine in AvX 1.

**Mechano** · 04-25-2012, 07:49 PM

whuh? i read avx 1... what was the retcon?

**DeadXMan** · 04-25-2012, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mechano

whuh? i read avx 1... what was the retcon?

That they are ignoring the retcon of Jean being in a cocoon.

**Songbird/Diamondback** · 04-25-2012, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Mechano

whuh? i read avx 1... what was the retcon?

Wolverine ignored the fact it was the Dark Phoenix, not Jean Grey. Dark Phoenix looked like Jean.
Not to mention is ignoring Rachel Grey, who has gone Phoenix many other times.

**Prince Of Orphans** · 04-25-2012, 07:56 PM

Couldn't care less for the Phoenix's history, I'm more worried about Bendis messing with Iron Fist mythos. I caught a few problems here and there, but they have the potential to be explained in later issues so I'll hold my tongue for now.

**Mechano** · 04-25-2012, 07:57 PM

omg... jean lived in k'un l'un hundreds of years ago...

**Scott M Davis** · 04-25-2012, 08:13 PM

aren't you all pissed off that your paid 4 bucks for a comic that has 9 pages of actual story?

**DeadXMan** · 04-25-2012, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Scott M Davis

aren't you all pissed off that your paid 4 bucks for a comic that has 9 pages of actual story?

That's nine times the story we typicaly get from BMB

**Erik B** · 04-25-2012, 08:39 PM

the last two comments here totally break this thread. full of win right there. lol

**Songbird/Diamondback** · 04-25-2012, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Scott M Davis

aren't you all pissed off that your paid 4 bucks for a comic that has 9 pages of actual story?

I'm more surprised people haven't learned their lesson about buying Bendis.
I mean, do they enjoy him that much to continually make him one of the top sellers at Marvel?

**deadshalldeadremain** · 04-25-2012, 09:29 PM

I picked this up to keep the complete event going in my collection, but was not thrilled with it. BORING. Next.

**Prince Of Orphans** · 04-25-2012, 09:45 PM

What bothers me is that this may hurt interest when it comes to people who look at Iron Fist. This issue was lacking, even though it does potentially set up something good. Immortal Iron Fist is infinitely better, so i hope this issue doesn't have people who are unfamiliar with Iron Fist think he's a boring character, he's really not.

I encourage anyone unsatisfied with this issue to read Immortal Iron Fist instead!