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unladylike's review against another edition
4.0
So far I've been more impressed with the MCU's versions of Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy than I have with any Avengers comics. For those who liked those movies, this is a great jumping on point. Bendis' portrayal of these two teams is full of humour and uses simple steps to set up a cosmic conflict.
All in all, a very fun read. I look forward to reading volume 2, which I believe was written by [a:Kelly Sue DeConnick|16587|Kelly Sue DeConnick|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1298397680p2/16587.jpg].
All in all, a very fun read. I look forward to reading volume 2, which I believe was written by [a:Kelly Sue DeConnick|16587|Kelly Sue DeConnick|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1298397680p2/16587.jpg].
captwinghead's review against another edition
2.0
This was so incredibly average.
I see where it was meant to be an easy access point to new readers coming out of Avengers (2012). The roster is the same, there's no real knowledge of the past necessary and the arc is about the cosmic cube. It's not complex or complicated and it's all entirely new.
This has a bland version of the MCU characterization, too. Right down to Tony mentioning that he's a billionaire a lot. You know, I've only ever read him saying things like that in Whedon and Bendis' writing. Could that be because he canonically doesn't mention that every 5 seconds? Could it be it's just these two writers that are focusing super hard on the fact that Tony's rich? I think so.
Anyway, that makes for yet another semi recent Avengers book that feels super shallow. There weren't any real character moments. Natasha doesn't get to do much and her great saves are offset by an unnecessary make out scene with Clint and ass shots of her floating through space. Just once, I would like to read a comic that switches all of this so every single one of Captain America and Thor's great saves are drawn from the perspective of their hind quarters. Would men object to having to watch Cap defeat Hydra when every shot made them come face to face with his ass?
Anyway, the Guardians' dialogue is okay. As a plot, this was just okay. There wasn't anything particularly special about this book. I'm not mad, I'm just... eh.
I see where it was meant to be an easy access point to new readers coming out of Avengers (2012). The roster is the same, there's no real knowledge of the past necessary and the arc is about the cosmic cube. It's not complex or complicated and it's all entirely new.
This has a bland version of the MCU characterization, too. Right down to Tony mentioning that he's a billionaire a lot. You know, I've only ever read him saying things like that in Whedon and Bendis' writing. Could that be because he canonically doesn't mention that every 5 seconds? Could it be it's just these two writers that are focusing super hard on the fact that Tony's rich? I think so.
Anyway, that makes for yet another semi recent Avengers book that feels super shallow. There weren't any real character moments. Natasha doesn't get to do much and her great saves are offset by an unnecessary make out scene with Clint and ass shots of her floating through space. Just once, I would like to read a comic that switches all of this so every single one of Captain America and Thor's great saves are drawn from the perspective of their hind quarters. Would men object to having to watch Cap defeat Hydra when every shot made them come face to face with his ass?
Anyway, the Guardians' dialogue is okay. As a plot, this was just okay. There wasn't anything particularly special about this book. I'm not mad, I'm just... eh.
briannarengland's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
Too many characters and the dialogue was pretty boring/not funny.
Too many characters and the dialogue was pretty boring/not funny.
texaswolfman's review against another edition
5.0
could this be the storyline for Avengers 2. if so its awesome!
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Read this one out of order. Which is too bad because it kind of fills in the blanks in a kind of a fun way. Though Groot is weird to see here. Rocket is pretty cool though. And there is mention of having a Thor and a Hulk. Which makes the announcement of a different Thor make a little more sense. Which offsets this Hulk making a lot less sense. And Iron Man is now his suit - huh? All this but still a pretty good book, good enough writing and art (except for Hulk) and a good length and not too much Thanos.
trike's review against another edition
5.0
This is great fun. The story starts off small with a heist and ramps all the way up to a cosmic level threat to Earth. This is epic-scale wide-screen adventure. We don't need character development because we know all the players. What we require are cool battles, interesting situations, cool dialogue and all-around awesomeness.
Bendis and Bagley deliver all of that.
As I have learned over the past couple months, it is apparently a rare occurrence for stories of this sort to be self-contained. So just the fact this has a complete tale contained between its covers garners it a bonus star.
The art is terrific, nicely supporting the over-the-top hijinks and effortlessly scaling from inside Iron Man's armor to giant spaceships engaged in space battles in outer space.
Bottom line, this book is loads of fun.
Bendis and Bagley deliver all of that.
As I have learned over the past couple months, it is apparently a rare occurrence for stories of this sort to be self-contained. So just the fact this has a complete tale contained between its covers garners it a bonus star.
The art is terrific, nicely supporting the over-the-top hijinks and effortlessly scaling from inside Iron Man's armor to giant spaceships engaged in space battles in outer space.
Bottom line, this book is loads of fun.
letsgolesbians's review against another edition
3.0
Read this a few weeks ago and don't remember a whole lot except that I was annoyed that the Aries zodiac character didn't have a bigger role.