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squidbag's review
2.0
Another entry from Marvel's recent Battleworld/Warzones crop; this one's a little more straightforward, but really just an excuse to throw a bunch of heroines into one book and explore what a female-dominated comics world might be like. It's no surprise that it's calmer and more peaceful, and that the snake in the garden is a character who's female in this, but has been traditionally male. The interactions between Sister Grimm, Loki, and the newest character are great, and the penultimate battle sequence hilarious, but this on the whole while positive and interesting is not a compelling read.
abarger89's review
3.0
This book contains A-Force: Warzones! issues #1-5.
This book was pretty okay. A-Force is an all-female team lead by She-Hulk. This is also part of the Secret Wars so a lot of the plot was kind of lost on me because I don't have much of an interest in the Secret Wars.
This book was pretty okay. A-Force is an all-female team lead by She-Hulk. This is also part of the Secret Wars so a lot of the plot was kind of lost on me because I don't have much of an interest in the Secret Wars.
jen1110's review
3.0
I wanted this to be better. It was good, but not amazing. I'll still read any more if the line continues, but I don't want to sing its praises like I do with Princeless.
tshepiso's review
2.5
I didn't particularly like A-Force: Warzones. This is really sad because I've heard so much hype about the story that I thought I would LOVE it.
My first problem with the story is that it's a Secret Wars tie-in. I didn't know this and if I did I would NOT have picked it up. I know next to nothing about Secret Wars or Battleworld so being thrown into this alternate universe is very confusing. Part of this is my fault, I didn't particularly research what this comic was about, but I don't think this story attempts to be friendly to those without any knowledge of the Marvel continuity.
I felt very disconnected from the characters. Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk is the main protagonist and her main conflict is the struggles of being the Baroness of Arcadia. The problem is there isn't enough time devoted to her character so I never felt like I knew Jennifer. However, this might be expanded upon in the next volume which I will be reading. So fingers crossed we get a bit more character building.
The secondary characters were also indistinct. I felt distanced from them because I had no idea who they were in the first place. Unfortunately, I've never read any comics about any of the characters in this story (except for Captain Marvel) and there wasn't a lot of time devoted to establishing the team dynamic before the main conflict kicks in. It felt like I was thrown into a world that had existed for years and the authors didn't feel it necessary to catch newbies up on things.
I also had a problem with the costume and character design. A lot of the female superheroes felt uncomfortably sexualized in panels. There is a lot of talk about female superheroes and their costumes and a lot of those talking points came to mind while reading this book. The exposed breasts and thighs of our some of our heroines made me feel squicky. I know there is a much more nuanced conversation to be had about sexualization and male gaze that I can't address in this review but just know I wouldn't rate it A* in its framing of women.
Despite my problems with the comic, I did enjoy the final battle at the end of this comic. The quips and comments from the plethora of superheroes in the final fight scene were fun and entertaining to consume. I'm easy to please in that regard. I mean, how could you not love Jessica Drew giving Kamala Khan fanfiction recommendations mid-battle
Singularity was also a stand-out character in this comic. Seeing her learn about this world and these characters was super adorable. Her wide-eyed naivety was charming. She was instantly sympathetic and I quickly became invested in her storyline. I'm a complete sucker for self-sacrifice and the last panel with her was the best thing about the whole book.
I think my middling feelings for this volume stems from it not really being targeted for me. I'm sure if you're familiar with the Marvel continuity and the characters involved in this story you would understand this story much better than I could. But if you're a newbie like me a wouldn't recommend you pick this one up.
My first problem with the story is that it's a Secret Wars tie-in. I didn't know this and if I did I would NOT have picked it up. I know next to nothing about Secret Wars or Battleworld so being thrown into this alternate universe is very confusing. Part of this is my fault, I didn't particularly research what this comic was about, but I don't think this story attempts to be friendly to those without any knowledge of the Marvel continuity.
I felt very disconnected from the characters. Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk is the main protagonist and her main conflict is the struggles of being the Baroness of Arcadia. The problem is there isn't enough time devoted to her character so I never felt like I knew Jennifer. However, this might be expanded upon in the next volume which I will be reading. So fingers crossed we get a bit more character building.
The secondary characters were also indistinct. I felt distanced from them because I had no idea who they were in the first place. Unfortunately, I've never read any comics about any of the characters in this story (except for Captain Marvel) and there wasn't a lot of time devoted to establishing the team dynamic before the main conflict kicks in. It felt like I was thrown into a world that had existed for years and the authors didn't feel it necessary to catch newbies up on things.
I also had a problem with the costume and character design. A lot of the female superheroes felt uncomfortably sexualized in panels. There is a lot of talk about female superheroes and their costumes and a lot of those talking points came to mind while reading this book. The exposed breasts and thighs of our some of our heroines made me feel squicky. I know there is a much more nuanced conversation to be had about sexualization and male gaze that I can't address in this review but just know I wouldn't rate it A* in its framing of women.
Despite my problems with the comic, I did enjoy the final battle at the end of this comic. The quips and comments from the plethora of superheroes in the final fight scene were fun and entertaining to consume. I'm easy to please in that regard. I mean, how could you not love Jessica Drew giving Kamala Khan fanfiction recommendations mid-battle
Singularity was also a stand-out character in this comic. Seeing her learn about this world and these characters was super adorable. Her wide-eyed naivety was charming. She was instantly sympathetic and I quickly became invested in her storyline. I'm a complete sucker for self-sacrifice and the last panel with her was the best thing about the whole book.
I think my middling feelings for this volume stems from it not really being targeted for me. I'm sure if you're familiar with the Marvel continuity and the characters involved in this story you would understand this story much better than I could. But if you're a newbie like me a wouldn't recommend you pick this one up.
rgag86's review
2.0
Ugh, I was so excited for this when I first heard about it. An all female team featuring some of my faves? I should've loved it. But I'm really not into Secret Wars and Battleworld.
ishmael's review
3.0
Loved the art, this is a comics style I enjoy.
Not a fan of big crossover events in general and while this had some solid moments everything was so compressed nothing got enough time. I assume the new ongoing will fix that. As it is this was a fun one side story with a bunch of people interacting I normally wouldn't get to see. Look forward to finding out more about Singularity.
Not a fan of big crossover events in general and while this had some solid moments everything was so compressed nothing got enough time. I assume the new ongoing will fix that. As it is this was a fun one side story with a bunch of people interacting I normally wouldn't get to see. Look forward to finding out more about Singularity.
trin's review
2.0
I keep missing reading Marvel titles and then being frustrated and disappointed by what I do read. I usually love G. Willow Wilson, but this was not a good pick for me from the outset. I hate Marvel's stupid Battleworld concept, which this of course has to be a part of, and I generally have a rough time with team comics where there are like 87,000 characters in play and I can't recognize half of them half the time. (The fact that this is an alternate universe does not make it easier.) There are some great individual panels in this ("America, no!" "America, YES.") but overall it's muddled and confusing and just really not my jam.
Also, the plot hinges on there being a traitor and the traitor isLoki ? Come on.
Also, the plot hinges on there being a traitor and the traitor is
seawarrior's review
3.0
I'm honestly not sure whether I really enjoyed reading this comic or not, partially since the plot is disconnected from the typical Marvel universe which leads to it being somewhat confusing since I haven't bothered to read Secret Wars.
The writing throughout each issue really varies in quality during some parts, the omnipresent narrative sounded articulate and artistic, whereas some of the quips characters made during fight scenes were more irritating than cool.
The real depth to the series seemed to be primarily focused on Nico and Singularity's relationship. Their interactions were very sweet and caring and I'm looking forward to hopefully reading more about them, but unfortunately the rest of the volume was underwhelming for me since I had high hopes.
The writing throughout each issue really varies in quality during some parts, the omnipresent narrative sounded articulate and artistic, whereas some of the quips characters made during fight scenes were more irritating than cool.
The real depth to the series seemed to be primarily focused on Nico and Singularity's relationship. Their interactions were very sweet and caring and I'm looking forward to hopefully reading more about them, but unfortunately the rest of the volume was underwhelming for me since I had high hopes.
geekery's review
3.0
2.75 stars. I like the premise, the characters included, and the new character Singularity, but having Loki be the traitor is about the laziest most predictable twist ever. Even if they did really want to have Loki be the villain, they could have at least given her a better, more fleshed out reason than just being power hungry
connieischill's review
3.0
3/5 stars
Not my favourite Marvel comic, but I will be picking up the next volume. The cast is incredible, the art is beautiful (albeit the panel layout gets a bit confusing, especially during the fight scenes that take up two pages), and I'm sure it'll get less confusing as the series goes on and I adjust to the Secret Wars setting.
Admittedly, one of the big reasons I picked this up was for America. Her time in A-Force was brief, but she was exiled the True America Way, and for that, I'm grateful. It was also nice to see some of the Runaways in here, too- Nico! My baby! Her emotions are still very all over the place, but when you take into account all the shit she's been through since the start of Runaways... well, you kinda get why she cares about those she's closest to. Also- SURPRISE HULKLING. YAY.
I also liked the very brief Spider-Gwen sighting, where she swoops in, saves MJ's life, and they then proceed to flirt with each other. Anyone who tries to convince me those two won't end up together can talk to the hand.
Not my favourite Marvel comic, but I will be picking up the next volume. The cast is incredible, the art is beautiful (albeit the panel layout gets a bit confusing, especially during the fight scenes that take up two pages), and I'm sure it'll get less confusing as the series goes on and I adjust to the Secret Wars setting.
Admittedly, one of the big reasons I picked this up was for America. Her time in A-Force was brief, but she was
I also liked the very brief Spider-Gwen sighting, where she
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