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captwinghead's review against another edition
2.0
This was just pretty ridiculous. One of those Avengers books where no one really felt in character. I know it exists primarily to try to get people interested in the comics leaving the theater from the first Avengers film. And I know that mostly because Janet van Dyne was nowhere to be found. This is just Thor, Hulk, Cap and Iron Man. And each other characters feels like a watered down version of their MCU counterparts. Once again, I have a hard time reading an Avengers book when Iron Man is really out of character. This is especially odd because I swear Peter David wrote the Iron Man novelization and that book was fantastic. So... I'm confused.
So, don't read this. This isn't really anything. It has nothing to do with the Avengers 616 origin and no one's really in character. You gain nothing by reading this.
So, don't read this. This isn't really anything. It has nothing to do with the Avengers 616 origin and no one's really in character. You gain nothing by reading this.
jdemster's review against another edition
4.0
I'm becoming a fan of these "Season One" series, even if the stories could use a little work. The issues are mostly in the pacing of plot. This is one of the better ones. Does a good job of hi lighting both individual and team aspects of the Avengers. Artwork is very cool.
nananna's review against another edition
3.0
I read this to try to figure out who some of the characters are (thanks to two young grandsons). I'm starting to keep some of them straight, including the bad guys (whom the 4-year old wants to identify). That said, there were some references that I don't think younger children would understand. Not my type of reading material, but entertaining. Although I'm still confused as to why the Hulk is a bad guy???
elisetheninth's review against another edition
3.0
There were so many laugh-out-loud moments that I nearly gave this four stars (the last page in particular is priceless), but I think this idea's been done better. Peter David is a capable writer who here attempts to blend the campy feeling of the earliest Avengers stories with a more modern sense of plot and humor, but he falls short of the high mark set by Mark Waid with his "Man out of Time" limited run. I find David's Captain America clunky and shallow, but his Iron Man is spot-on. Worth reading, just maybe not worth reading twice.
P.S. Where were Hank and Jan, again? Oh yeah, off on a cruise. Guess they were literally put on a boat, lol.
P.S. Where were Hank and Jan, again? Oh yeah, off on a cruise. Guess they were literally put on a boat, lol.
paperbackstash's review against another edition
3.0
Cute but a little disjointed. The Avengers, being a new team, are easily divided to distrust each other in a scheme conceived by a rather boring version of Loki in a distant planet. Iron Man begins suspecting Thor of being part of an Alien race, Captain America is suspicious Iron Man is behind a naughty scheme, and Thor is suspicious of Captain America's suspicious resurrection. Surprisingly it's Hulk who has some common sense, although is dialogue felt off. And, sorry to say to Goodreads Hulk Jeff, but Thor basically beat two Hulks at once in a fight of sorts.
The personalities were close to what I'm used to, although Iron Man wasn't funny, Hulk was a little too intelligent with beefed up dialogue, and Thor's strange way of talking may have been authentic but it grew old after awhile. Captain America got the best treatment. It's faithful enough to who he is, but digs into the deeper psych of waking up when he did.
The story isn't bad but it's just average. The artwork is the same.
The personalities were close to what I'm used to, although Iron Man wasn't funny, Hulk was a little too intelligent with beefed up dialogue, and Thor's strange way of talking may have been authentic but it grew old after awhile. Captain America got the best treatment. It's faithful enough to who he is, but digs into the deeper psych of waking up when he did.
The story isn't bad but it's just average. The artwork is the same.
gswizzel's review against another edition
2.0
I've been getting into graphic novels lately, but I thought I'd try out a marvel comic as I rewatched Age of Ultron this week so I've been in the mood for some Avengers action.
This one didn't have a Wow-factor to it, but it was still good!
I really appreciated the art style! I felt like it was a bit choppy and didn't make sense to me at first, but I eventually got used to it.
Overall, it was satisfactory, but I'm still left wanting more.
This one didn't have a Wow-factor to it, but it was still good!
I really appreciated the art style! I felt like it was a bit choppy and didn't make sense to me at first, but I eventually got used to it.
Overall, it was satisfactory, but I'm still left wanting more.
birdmanseven's review against another edition
3.0
This was fine. Nothing particularly noteworthy either way. It deviated from the Season One style by not being an origin story. I've never read an Avengers origin so I think I would have preferred that.
depreydeprey's review against another edition
2.0
This didn't do it for me. This felt more like a retread than a retelling. The art was underwhelming and I didn't get enough from these iconic characters to really care.
betanine's review against another edition
3.0
I have to say that the references to which issues the story references is a cool idea. Overall, this ends as a fun read, but I don’t imagine I’ll come back to it again.
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