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tabman678's review
3.0
If I'm being honest with myself this is a 2.5 more than it is a 3, but I try not to have decimals in my scores.
This is the end of Bendis on Avengers. He wrote the main Avenger titles from 2004 - 2012 before Hickman took over for his legendary run. And I read a lot of it, a large large portion of it at least. He says 232 comics together throughout all the titles and I haven't read all 232 but it's quite the achievement.
This volume is about two things, two people. Janet Van Dyme and Wonder Man.
The main story is about going to a smaller dimension that exists within our dimension in the same space but at a microscopic level. There is also a half baked plot about Wonder Man thinking the Avengers are bad and his subsequent attack on their home which is confusing to say the least because that took place in the annuals before the last couple issues of Avengers.
The art is fine and does it's job, even being very pretty during the fight scenes. As a sort of conclusion to Bendis writing Avengers? It doesn't really feel like an end and that hurts it. But at the very least I enjoyed them going to get Janet again.
3 stars, lukewarm.
This is the end of Bendis on Avengers. He wrote the main Avenger titles from 2004 - 2012 before Hickman took over for his legendary run. And I read a lot of it, a large large portion of it at least. He says 232 comics together throughout all the titles and I haven't read all 232 but it's quite the achievement.
This volume is about two things, two people. Janet Van Dyme and Wonder Man.
The main story is about going to a smaller dimension that exists within our dimension in the same space but at a microscopic level. There is also a half baked plot about Wonder Man thinking the Avengers are bad and his subsequent attack on their home which is confusing to say the least because that took place in the annuals before the last couple issues of Avengers.
The art is fine and does it's job, even being very pretty during the fight scenes. As a sort of conclusion to Bendis writing Avengers? It doesn't really feel like an end and that hurts it. But at the very least I enjoyed them going to get Janet again.
3 stars, lukewarm.
birdmanseven's review
4.0
I went in and out with this series, but it manages to bring it home for a solid ending.
We discussed this further on Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jqROQ4MmBw&t=364s
We discussed this further on Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jqROQ4MmBw&t=364s
captwinghead's review
3.0
As far as Avengers stories go, this is okay. As far as a series finale goes... it's pretty bland. That last fight wasn't as big as you'd want it to be but it was fine. Again, I'm always relieved when the Avengers don't fight each other so, at least this book has that going for it.
I liked seeing Jan return though a part of me always cringes when I have to watch her embrace Hank Pym. I'm never going to be okay with that.
Anyway, this was just the Avengers coming to the microverse to rescue her and that was nice to see. Nothing super special but it was okay.
Also, that annual where Simon Williams wants to shut the Avengers down because they're running around unchecked. Yo, Bendis, that came several years too late. The time for that would have been during the actual Civil War arc. What a waste of what could have been interesting: Bill Foster's relative trying to get revenge for Goliath's death.
I liked seeing Jan return though a part of me always cringes when I have to watch her embrace Hank Pym. I'm never going to be okay with that.
Anyway, this was just the Avengers coming to the microverse to rescue her and that was nice to see. Nothing super special but it was okay.
Also, that annual where Simon Williams wants to shut the Avengers down because they're running around unchecked. Yo, Bendis, that came several years too late. The time for that would have been during the actual Civil War arc. What a waste of what could have been interesting: Bill Foster's relative trying to get revenge for Goliath's death.
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