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corky12's review
2.5
Grabbed this thinking it was the OG Civil War II. Whoops. Doesn't make much sense out of context of everything else.
stormqueen's review
3.0
Civil War II was shallow, trite garbage and Brian Michael Bendis is a hugely overrated comics writer, but Marvel events basically force you to follow them if you want to follow my faves. This featured authors and artists I liked, as well as a few characters I adore.
Most of the stories are pointless, some connected to Civil War II, some really not. As cute as it is to see the Power Pack, what exactly was the point of their story???
Also Alpha Flight meeting Justin Trudeau? Tony Stark sparring with him and wanting a hug? Simmer down on the cringe factor, Marvel.
The War Machine short with America, Misty, Storm, and Monica reflecting on what Rhodey meant to them and how they want to continue forward in his name. Marguerite Sauvage's art is gorgeous and evocative. I'm a big fan of her work and I think that this story is the stand out of the collection.
The reason I borrowed from the library was for the Kate Bishop short, written by Ming Doyle with art by Stephen Byrne. It reunited Kate with some of her closest friends, the other Young Avengers America, Billy, Teddy, and David as she struggles with the reality of her mentor killing the Hulk. It was sweet and poignant. David Alleyne is hugely underappreciated. A cute, Black, bisexual mutant genius and he's not part of a current team? Give my boy some love! Also I loved the Jamie McKelvie/Matt Wilson alternative cover.
The Jessica Jones short was fun and though I'm not familiar with the White Fox, Sana Takeda's art was gorgeous as per usual. I also liked the little showdown between Misty Knight and Colleen Wing.
Overall, it was probably better than Civil War II solely because characters ignored in the event issues got to have their voices heard.
Most of the stories are pointless, some connected to Civil War II, some really not. As cute as it is to see the Power Pack, what exactly was the point of their story???
Also Alpha Flight meeting Justin Trudeau? Tony Stark sparring with him and wanting a hug? Simmer down on the cringe factor, Marvel.
The War Machine short with America, Misty, Storm, and Monica reflecting on what Rhodey meant to them and how they want to continue forward in his name. Marguerite Sauvage's art is gorgeous and evocative. I'm a big fan of her work and I think that this story is the stand out of the collection.
The reason I borrowed from the library was for the Kate Bishop short, written by Ming Doyle with art by Stephen Byrne. It reunited Kate with some of her closest friends, the other Young Avengers America, Billy, Teddy, and David as she struggles with the reality of her mentor killing the Hulk. It was sweet and poignant. David Alleyne is hugely underappreciated. A cute, Black, bisexual mutant genius and he's not part of a current team? Give my boy some love! Also I loved the Jamie McKelvie/Matt Wilson alternative cover.
The Jessica Jones short was fun and though I'm not familiar with the White Fox, Sana Takeda's art was gorgeous as per usual. I also liked the little showdown between Misty Knight and Colleen Wing.
Overall, it was probably better than Civil War II solely because characters ignored in the event issues got to have their voices heard.
contrabanddonut's review
1.0
Look this may look better once the whole Civil War II is over, and this rating in retrospect will look exceedingly silly, but what the hell did I just read?
The Nick Fury story is just fine. The introduction of Nighthawk is fine. Another hero with a surfboard? Sure, why not. The Damage Control portion looks like a toy tie-in with Hasbro and Tonka. It brought back memories of what was the original impetus for the terrible original Secret Wars crossover event back in the 1980s, sell some toys.
I've not read the Nighthawk series yet and this is not to be critical of the hero, this is to be critical of the name. How many portmanteaus of Night (or Knight) and birds must we endure. I get that superhero names are mostly all portmanteaus, but I wish they would be as creative with names as they are with plots.
The Nick Fury story is just fine. The introduction of Nighthawk is fine. Another hero with a surfboard? Sure, why not. The Damage Control portion looks like a toy tie-in with Hasbro and Tonka. It brought back memories of what was the original impetus for the terrible original Secret Wars crossover event back in the 1980s, sell some toys.
I've not read the Nighthawk series yet and this is not to be critical of the hero, this is to be critical of the name. How many portmanteaus of Night (or Knight) and birds must we endure. I get that superhero names are mostly all portmanteaus, but I wish they would be as creative with names as they are with plots.
greymalkin's review
4.0
I didn't like all the issues collected in this edition but there were some really strong, poignant ones.
"War Machine" was excellent, with some really nice thoughts on loss and failure.
"Alpha Flight" was the whole reason I bought this collection and it did not disappoint. Cost of admission for the hug between Trudeau and Stark alone was absolutely worth it.
"White Fox" was absolutely gorgeous but of course it was drawn by Sana Takeda of Monstress. But the story was also really good. I like that it took into account that America forgets that the rest of the world doesn't always agree with how to deal with threats and super villains.
"War Machine" was excellent, with some really nice thoughts on loss and failure.
"Alpha Flight" was the whole reason I bought this collection and it did not disappoint. Cost of admission for the hug between Trudeau and Stark alone was absolutely worth it.
"White Fox" was absolutely gorgeous but of course it was drawn by Sana Takeda of Monstress. But the story was also really good. I like that it took into account that America forgets that the rest of the world doesn't always agree with how to deal with threats and super villains.
geekery's review
4.0
Each issue is a different character or characters' story, and they vary in quality. Kate's was amazing and everything I've been waiting for since Young Avengers ended. The one about various heroes at the funeral was also real good. Seeing Justin Trudeau box Tony Stark was bizarre, and not in a good way.
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