[Excelsior07]

I'm uber excited about the Secret Avengers. I know that the only two Avengers titles I'm gonna be picking up on a monthly basis are Avengers and Secret Avengers. The other ones don't seem too interesting to me.

But Secret Avengers just looks so damn sweet. I love how the line-up has characters from every corner of the Marvel Universe. And they're all for the most part underrated, under-read characters that I'm glad are getting some recognition.

I mean, you've got:
- Steve Rogers, aka " the original Captain America" - leader, war veteran, master tactician...assassination victim? Yea, Steve's still got it.
- Richard Rider, aka "Nova" - current cosmic heavy-hitter, space police, all-around universe preserver.
- Marc Spector, aka "Moon Knight" - former mercenary & resident New York City vigilante.
- Dr. Hank McCoy, aka "Beast" - Mutant, physician, biochemist, geneticist, poet, political activist...yea, he's just a big, furry brain. Plus, he can kick your ass pretty thuroughly.
- Samantha Parrington (Brunnhilde), aka "Valkyrie" - resident Asgardian demi-goddess, wielder of Dragonfang, rider of Aragorn...she's a babe with a big sword, there's really nothing else you need to know.
- James Rhodes (Rhodey), aka "War Machine" - Aviation expert, soldier, Stark confidant, and general bad-ass.
- Natalia "Natasha" Romanova, aka "Black Widow" - former Soviet spy, S.H.I.E.L.D. operative, ballerina, bona fide femme fatale...red head? : )

Antman might also be on the team, but I'm not sure if he's sticking around.

How can you NOT be excited over that? I see a lot of potential dynamics with these characters, and I really hope Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato pull it off.