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kerrig's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
writerlibrarian's review
4.0
3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars. This is the conclusion to the rescue Black Widow arc. It's full of cameos and Bucky trying to do it alone and in the end makin the ultimate sacrifice. It's infuryating from the point of view of Natasha because she doesn't get a say in the end and doesn't remember Bucky at all. Which is kinda of using her to pile more manpain on the already very full Bucky's shoulder.
Still it ends the whole sleeper agents arc in a somewhat okay place.
Still it ends the whole sleeper agents arc in a somewhat okay place.
rtimmorris's review
3.0
The first three issues of this volume is a great start, continuing from where Volume 2 left off, but like Vol.2, the ending kind of goes all flimsy. The 4th issue herein is pure action filler, with a plot twist that is completely unnecessary, leaving the conclusion to be a bit rushed.
Issues 10-12: 5 Stars
Issues 13-14: 2.5 Stars
Let's settle on 3.
Issues 10-12: 5 Stars
Issues 13-14: 2.5 Stars
Let's settle on 3.
veganemelda's review
2.0
Quite frankly I was bored. I put this on hold at the library because it came up on my search for Black Widow collections (of which there are only 6, according to the back of this TPB). I might have been more invested if there were more comic collections that focused on Natasha's perspective of how she's been brainwashed, used, and been made into a weapon more times than anyone can survive sanely. But there aren't, and I'm sick of her story being told through men's narratives (and I wouldn't have to complain on a book that is clearly going to focus on Winter Soldier's if they gave Black Widow her own run!). Man pain, boring. As a relationship geek, I enjoy her exes (and Wolverine, whom I still have a childhood crush on- they never made out at any point that I missed, right? because ew, he's an uncle figure to her) ganging up to save her/help her "current" partner, Bucky. Also, Captain America's buff-ness was over the top and kinda gross. Male muscle fantasies run amok!
coffeeandink's review
1.0
Unless I hear from a reliable source that he has stopped using female characters solely as the objects of deep angst for male characters who then make decisions from them, I am done with Ed Brubaker.
Ugh, this ending is awful.
Ugh, this ending is awful.
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