Secret Avengers was one of those interesting books that rose up in the massive success of the first Avengers movie. The idea was essentially an Avengers covert strike team and a wide variety of creators did some really interesting stuff with the murky morality of that idea.
Warren Ellis was one of those creators. He was on the book for six issues, each a done-in-one story grenade of ideas. This is a panel from one issue that neatly sums up a lot of Valkyrie’s character. It’s also this week’s Sunday Moment of Zen.
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