And Cesar Did Fall
This was my introduction to Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev. I fell in love immediately with their work. Bendis’ way of writing dialogue had me hearing the character’s voices in my head from the start. Maleev was using art techniques that I had previously been unaware of, and creating a new style of art for mainstream comics.
This was right at the height of my favorite era of Marvel. When Joe Quesada & Bill Jemas were making magic happen at the House of Ideas.