One-sentence summary: All-in-all, different, but not in a bad way, from normal first issues, The Order starts what could be a pretty interesting comic series.
Not a great summary, I know, but that's because my feelings aren't quite settled on this book yet. On one hand, it's an interesting concept, reminding me of one my favorite Marvel comics of recent years, X-Statix. The concept for the Order: California's superhero team will consist of a selection of volunteers given superpowers for one year, and based on public voting, the final initiative team for California will be chosen. If this is handled with a good balance of comedy and drama I could come to like this series (and it helps that the art's pretty good, enough to almost make up for the boring character designs). The writer, Matt Fraction, is doing amazing work with Brubaker on Iron Fist, but he's also doing abysmal work on Punisher: War Journal, so can't judge from that. This issue doesn't really give us a good feel for the characters or team dynamics, so it's tough to tell how that will all pan out. This will be a title to watch for and see how things develop.
Honestly, the reason I would give this title a recommendation instead of just a meh? The last page reveal of communist supervillains, in particular a bear (not a guy in a bear suit, but an actual bear). Awesome.
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