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albertico66's review against another edition
1.0
Did not enjoy the storyline (to be fair, I haven't enjoyed Marvel last few big events), but I appreciate the artwork by Kubert, Yu, and Dodson. I wish there was more substance and consequence to the storyline, like Remender has done in the past with Uncanny X-Force or Frankenpunisher.
john_iv's review against another edition
Interesting flip the script concept for our bankable heroes
Avengers and X-Men tangle with the Red Skull empowered by Prof. X; then heroes and villains inverted. Been going through some of my long time on-the-shelf Marvel OHCs, this one from 2015. I finished Age of Ultron OHC and then stepped into Axis. Liked the art quite a bit, it's an intriguing plot prospect watching a mix of A and B list villains (Jack O'Lantern, really?) come to the rescue and then have their moral compasses flipped to make them heroic. Recommended. (j4.)
Avengers and X-Men tangle with the Red Skull empowered by Prof. X; then heroes and villains inverted. Been going through some of my long time on-the-shelf Marvel OHCs, this one from 2015. I finished Age of Ultron OHC and then stepped into Axis. Liked the art quite a bit, it's an intriguing plot prospect watching a mix of A and B list villains (Jack O'Lantern, really?) come to the rescue and then have their moral compasses flipped to make them heroic. Recommended. (j4.)
mountford14's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sjj169's review against another edition
3.0
My friend Jeff aka Hulk Boy messaged me whining wanting to do a buddy read. He told me to look at his up next shelf and pick one that my "live in the boonies" library might have and to go get it. I picked this one. I should have known something was up because the monkeys starting acting really weird.
So you have a super baddie the Red Skull who everyone keeps trying to kill. Yep, that doesn't work. Now he has been reborn as super baddie the Red Onslaught.
The X-men and Avengers need to team up to take down the Red Man..but then they come up with the superstupid idea of an axis. It makes the good guys go bad though.
Like Hulk..dude. He went even more postal than normal.
There was something that I loathed about this book and it happens sometimes in graphic novels. Why do authors through in every imaginable character that was ever in existence in comic book land? It makes the story confusing and I hate the crap.
There were some parts of the book that I did have fun with though..
Tony Stark's badass phone app? Total win.
I also found a character that I liked...Carnage. I could get behind this guy.
And a graphic novel with a soundtrack. Just try getting this out of your head....Then I saw her face..
So I didn't totally hate this book. The monkeys liked it for the violence. They rated it a five and I kicked their asses. They said to show Jeff their Halloween outfit for this year.
Stupid monkeys
I guess since I'm buddy reading this sucker with him I'll feature Jeff...if he ever gets his review up.
Jeffis deluded. thinks he is the all time comic guru. If you aren't following or friends with him, you should be. Sometimes he posts groin kick/vomit/Goldblum gifs that are awesome.
So you have a super baddie the Red Skull who everyone keeps trying to kill. Yep, that doesn't work. Now he has been reborn as super baddie the Red Onslaught.
The X-men and Avengers need to team up to take down the Red Man..but then they come up with the super
Like Hulk..dude. He went even more postal than normal.
There was something that I loathed about this book and it happens sometimes in graphic novels. Why do authors through in every imaginable character that was ever in existence in comic book land? It makes the story confusing and I hate the crap.
There were some parts of the book that I did have fun with though..
Tony Stark's badass phone app? Total win.
I also found a character that I liked...Carnage. I could get behind this guy.
And a graphic novel with a soundtrack. Just try getting this out of your head....Then I saw her face..
So I didn't totally hate this book. The monkeys liked it for the violence. They rated it a five and I kicked their asses. They said to show Jeff their Halloween outfit for this year.
Stupid monkeys
I guess since I'm buddy reading this sucker with him I'll feature Jeff...if he ever gets his review up.
Jeff
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
1.0
A Marvel event is what got me into comics the first time: Chris Claremont's Fantastic Four Vs. The X-men. Over the years, many a Marvel event has disappointed me in different ways: Secret Invasion was an excellent concept that lost its direction part-way through, Avengers Vs. X-Men had too many writers and too inconsistent a tone to keep my interest, Original Sin and Shadowland were both mildly interesting premises that weren't executed well.
I love Rick Remender's comics. And while I haven't been a fan of all of his Marvel work (Uncanny Avengers wasn't for me), I loved some of the seeds of this event, particularly his Uncanny X-Force run. So when I heard the idea for Axis, I thought "That sounds awful. I wonder how he's going to turn this terrible, trite concept into something readable."
He hasn't. This series is nigh unreadable. The dialog is atrociously hokey. The plot is facile and completely without any surprises. And the whole concept of a Hulk within Hulk that he calls Kluh, is almost impressively stupid.
I stopped reading this in issues because I hated it.
When I decided to read the trade paperback, I, initially started skimming about halfway through because I couldn't force myself to keep reading the dialog. But once I finished, I went back to see if maybe, maybe, there had been at least one good thing in this book that I had missed by not reading it thoroughly.
Nope. Apart from a humorous Chip Zdarsky variant cover, every part of the book ranges somewhere between mediocre and failure. There isn't even an interesting panel of art between the four artists who shared duties on this nine issue title. I suspect this is because the only thing that could inspire them to work on this title was the paycheck.
I love Rick Remender's comics. And while I haven't been a fan of all of his Marvel work (Uncanny Avengers wasn't for me), I loved some of the seeds of this event, particularly his Uncanny X-Force run. So when I heard the idea for Axis, I thought "That sounds awful. I wonder how he's going to turn this terrible, trite concept into something readable."
He hasn't. This series is nigh unreadable. The dialog is atrociously hokey. The plot is facile and completely without any surprises. And the whole concept of a Hulk within Hulk that he calls Kluh, is almost impressively stupid.
I stopped reading this in issues because I hated it.
When I decided to read the trade paperback, I, initially started skimming about halfway through because I couldn't force myself to keep reading the dialog. But once I finished, I went back to see if maybe, maybe, there had been at least one good thing in this book that I had missed by not reading it thoroughly.
Nope. Apart from a humorous Chip Zdarsky variant cover, every part of the book ranges somewhere between mediocre and failure. There isn't even an interesting panel of art between the four artists who shared duties on this nine issue title. I suspect this is because the only thing that could inspire them to work on this title was the paycheck.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Well huh. This is that rare book where the art was better than the writing. And it's not like the art was extraordinary. It's more like the artists understood the story better than the writer. And the writer thought he was wittier than he actually was. To the extend that Deadpool actually comes off pretty good, with writing pretty much dead on - which is weird because I hate Deadpool normally. But at least Marvel gets to declare again that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are not Magneto's children - and therefore could be declared Inhumans. All in all it should have been a lot worse.
vroodles's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
vernip's review against another edition
2.0
Somebody out there really saw Jennifer Lawrence's performance in "Days of Future Past" and thought "What if...Mystique GOOD?! Yes! This good what-if!"
earlapvaldez's review against another edition
3.0
It has always been interesting for us to see what would happen to heroes if their moral compass have been inverted and turned around. Moreso, it is also interesting to see if the bad guys, such as Doom, become good guys and work for the salvation of humanity against its so-called heroes.
However, I feel sad that it has not been executed that well. What I mean is that while we see the Red Onslaught changing everyone, very little effort has been made digging through the issues of our characters. There is just too much, and all the pages only showed how much a tool these people are when their moral compasses turned around, without exploring much of their personalities (see "Stark, Tony"). Deadpool, however is a big, big exception (see Deadpool 39).
Overall, the whole thing is quite okay, but I believe this could have been improved.
However, I feel sad that it has not been executed that well. What I mean is that while we see the Red Onslaught changing everyone, very little effort has been made digging through the issues of our characters. There is just too much, and all the pages only showed how much a tool these people are when their moral compasses turned around, without exploring much of their personalities (see "Stark, Tony"). Deadpool, however is a big, big exception (see Deadpool 39).
Overall, the whole thing is quite okay, but I believe this could have been improved.
nmnf_06's review against another edition
3.0
Me gusto, aunque un poco confuso. Mi parte favorita fue cuando Loki levanto el mjolnir<3
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