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meadhbhryan21's review
5.0
I just adored this? It's hilarious and refreshing, and sure, the writing's a bit weak in places, but it shows more than enough personality to compensate.
lberestecki's review
4.0
Plot: The plots in these comics are just really fun. There's always a lot going on and a lot of characters, which sometimes can be a bit much, but that's really the only reason this doesn't get 5 stars. I think the plot in the first 6 issues was a bit more consistent than in this volume, but I still really loved these issues. I was a bit worried when the male heroes got together to intervene, but that resolved itself nicely (especially loved the Shamrock cameo here!). I'm bummed that it ended with a bit of a cliffhanger though.
Characters: I love all of the characters in Fearless Defenders. It's great to see so many underused female heroes and villains getting the spotlight. The one issue is that it gets me attached to characters that don't have any other series centered around them! It's also great that there is such a diverse group of characters but that you never get the sense that any of them are there just as a token.
Overall: This is such a fun series, and I'm really disappointed it got cancelled. It's still worth reading the 12 issues that were written though!
Characters: I love all of the characters in Fearless Defenders. It's great to see so many underused female heroes and villains getting the spotlight. The one issue is that it gets me attached to characters that don't have any other series centered around them! It's also great that there is such a diverse group of characters but that you never get the sense that any of them are there just as a token.
Overall: This is such a fun series, and I'm really disappointed it got cancelled. It's still worth reading the 12 issues that were written though!
theartolater's review
5.0
Excuse me while I use this review to rant for a few minutes.
There's a lot of desire for diversity in books, especially in comics as of late. The desires are not completely unreasonable, although I think that there's a broader discussion that needs to take place regarding the genre, the history, the expectations, and so on. The better news, however, is that we have a comic right here that hits a lot of those marks - diversity in character set, in gender, in race, in sexuality, and it does so without calling attention to itself or coming across as some sort of attempt to check off different boxes. It's a marvelous series that knows what it's trying to do and has a keen sense of the tropes it's aping and understands that comics are often supposed to be fun romps.
So that's why Marvel cancelled it, right?
No, Marvel cancelled it because sales dropped significantly, in part because it was a difficult draw in some senses, with characters that only hardcore comics readers would know and with plots that intentionally bordered on the absurd. That's what made it fun and drew in people like me, but I also get why it might not have caught fire with a lot of others. It's a shame, because it definitely felt like a comic that I could point to and say "this is what we should be striving for" in a lot of ways, from character to casting to plot. Instead, well...
I get that the industry is in trouble in some regards. It's just a shame there's not more room for a team-up that's off-kilter a bit. No, there's no foul-mouthed raccoon, but that doesn't mean that Valkyrie couldn't be the next Gamora, either, right?
And I suppose we'll never know.
There's a lot of desire for diversity in books, especially in comics as of late. The desires are not completely unreasonable, although I think that there's a broader discussion that needs to take place regarding the genre, the history, the expectations, and so on. The better news, however, is that we have a comic right here that hits a lot of those marks - diversity in character set, in gender, in race, in sexuality, and it does so without calling attention to itself or coming across as some sort of attempt to check off different boxes. It's a marvelous series that knows what it's trying to do and has a keen sense of the tropes it's aping and understands that comics are often supposed to be fun romps.
So that's why Marvel cancelled it, right?
No, Marvel cancelled it because sales dropped significantly, in part because it was a difficult draw in some senses, with characters that only hardcore comics readers would know and with plots that intentionally bordered on the absurd. That's what made it fun and drew in people like me, but I also get why it might not have caught fire with a lot of others. It's a shame, because it definitely felt like a comic that I could point to and say "this is what we should be striving for" in a lot of ways, from character to casting to plot. Instead, well...
I get that the industry is in trouble in some regards. It's just a shame there's not more room for a team-up that's off-kilter a bit. No, there's no foul-mouthed raccoon, but that doesn't mean that Valkyrie couldn't be the next Gamora, either, right?
And I suppose we'll never know.
anthroxagorus's review
5.0
Knock me off the bed, jesus, issue #7 was one of the most gorgeous pieces of comics to ever come into existence. I can't formulate real mouthwordthings to create a stunning review when my mind keeps equating the end of this series with Firefly's single season. Which incidentally got a movie and MORE comics after enough people showed interest. This series was seriously good. It was a little rushed on the ending, but I'm forgiving given its restraints and hope to see this series get picked up again. I want everyone I know to make this happen, get these stunning ladies more screentime - ESPECIALLY the Val/Annabelle pair.
squidbag's review
3.0
I said I would review this one together with the first one, so I am.
Everyone's got a seedy restaurant they love; sure, it's a hole in the wall, the floors are gross, and there's busted neon and a surly waitress. BUT, the shakes are awesome, the burger grill is properly seasoned, and it's had the same dependable flavor since like, a decade ago.
This is like that. The writing is clunky and the violence and confrontations cartoonish and contrived. But the art is mostly awesome, the characters are Valkyrie, Misty Knight, Moonstar and Elsa Bloodstone, and you can't help but go on and read this girl power-y comic which is ultimately, a pretty decent comic book.
Everyone's got a seedy restaurant they love; sure, it's a hole in the wall, the floors are gross, and there's busted neon and a surly waitress. BUT, the shakes are awesome, the burger grill is properly seasoned, and it's had the same dependable flavor since like, a decade ago.
This is like that. The writing is clunky and the violence and confrontations cartoonish and contrived. But the art is mostly awesome, the characters are Valkyrie, Misty Knight, Moonstar and Elsa Bloodstone, and you can't help but go on and read this girl power-y comic which is ultimately, a pretty decent comic book.
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