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Secret Wars by Gerardo Sandoval, Jim Shooter, Steve Epting, Mike Zeck, Brian Michael Bendis, Ryan Stegman, Ive Svorcina, Chris Eliopoulos, Alex Ross, Paul Renaud, Jonathan Hickman, Hajime Isayama, Sara Pichelli, Clayton Cowles, Esad Ribić, Dale Keown

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milo_bove's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This reminded me why I usually stick to the Marvel comics with younger and mostly female characters. All the guys have ridiculous amounts of muscle and look pretty much the same, with some variations in leotard print and hairstyle (and some have capes, I guess) and all the women (of whom there are almost none. There were like three and a half even remotely relevant female characters to the dozens of male ones) have gravity defying breasts and I just thought it was sooo boring to look at.
Plus there is sooo much melodrama and it's all so damn anticlimactic. I mean, I new the outcome of the whole thing already (hard not to, four years later) but I didn't expect the whole event to be so unbelievably boring.

webjoram's review against another edition

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5.0

Uno de los mejores eventos que he leído de Marvel en los últimos años y desde luego un remake al nivel de la secret wars original.
La única "pega" de esta historia es que para disfrutarla plenamente es necesario leer toda la etapa de Hickman en los 4 fantásticos y los Vengadores. En mi caso empecé este cómic habiendo leído sólo los Vengadores de Hickman y después de unos números lo dejé parado hasta leer toda la etapa de los 4 fantásticos y ha sido la mejor opción posible.

ericbuscemi's review

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4.0

It would be hard not to compare this to DC's [b:Convergence|25318876|Convergence (2015-) #1|Jeff King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428465722s/25318876.jpg|45051676] event, having read both. Fortunately, while delayed at multiple points, the end result of the Secret Wars event was a much more polished product.

While both events featured complex plots resulting in the collision of comic multiverses, Marvel's execution was simply superior. I had no trouble following the rising action throughout the nine issues, and enjoyed the vast array of characters that were smashed together, creating interesting alliances and adversaries. While it's true that every character did not get enough time in the spotlight -- especially Thing -- there really was no feasible, logistical way to make that happen. Also, the art in every issue was simply breathtaking, which alone made the delays worthwhile.

The only shortcoming was the resolution of the event following the climactic battle, as I am unsure exactly what the end of Secret Wars bodes for the future of the Marvel Universe. This, of course, could be intentional, to give the writers at Marvel more leeway going forward, but still does not make for a satisfying conclusion in a vacuum.

For contrast, here is my review of DC's Convergence event.